Capitalising on the zeitgeist of our dystopian present, Nap Eyes return with most apropos of questions: is Mark Zuckerberg, in fact, a ghost? Is he invested in us? In our future? Does he have hands, and if he does, are they his own? In all likelihood, we will never know the answers.
Assuring us that Facebook’s CEO and personification of our collective digital conscious isn’t the subject of a takedown, the band suggest the “capitalist tech fascist” is more the eye of a hurricane in a “beautiful swirl of modern life.” He represents the world as we have manifested it, and whether we choose to accept it or not is a trivial choice.
“People are scared of Mark Zuckerberg. You look at him before Congress and think, ‘Is this the bogeyman? Is he a CIA plant? Can he read my mind with some sort of God-mode search feature in all my chat transcripts?’” explain the band. “This video leads us to believe that Mark wants to enjoy and surveil whatever world he inhabits, whether it’s starting a band with ghastly apparitions in the spirit realm or changing size according to his whim while observing natural and urban landscapes with equal awe. He wants you to accept his friend request and let him watch over you. ‘When there was only one set of footprints in the sand…’”
The song is the lead single from Nap Eyes upcoming album, Snapshot of a Beginner. Recorded at The National’s NY Long Pond Studio, with producers Jonathan Low (Big Red Machine, The National) and James Elkington (Steve Gunn, Joan Shelley), the album captures Nigel Chapman doing what he does best: divesting himself of a contemporary commentary as the second coming of Lou Reed, delivered in 20-minute voice-and-guitar free-writing sessions that is then left to be reassembled by drummer Seamus Dalton, bassist Josh Salter and guitarist Brad Loughead.
Nap Eyes new album, Snapshot of a Beginner, is expected to be released March 27th via Royal Mountain Records / Jagjaguwar, in partnership with Paradise of Bachelors.
Tour Dates
03.04.20 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House *
03.05.20 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount *
03.06.20 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair *
03.07.20 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel *
03.08.20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts *
03.09.20 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
03.11.20 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
03.12.20 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
03.13.20 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge *
03.14.20 – St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill *
03.15.20 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room *
03.16.20 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
03.17.20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
03.19.20 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
03.20.20 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre *
03.22.20 – Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar
03.25.20 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
03.27.20 – San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
03.28.20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Bar
03.29.20 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
03.30.20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
04.01.20 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda
04.02.20 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links
04.04.20 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
04.05.20 – Urbana, IL @ Rose Bowl Tavern
04.06.20 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
04.15.20 – London, UK @ The Moth Club
04.16.20 – Liverpool, UK @ Leaf
04.17.20 – Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint
04.18.20 – Leeds, UK @ Hyde Park Book Club
04.19.20 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hounds
04.20.20 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope & Ruin
04.22.20 – Paris, FR @ Le Point Ephemere
04.23.20 – Brussels, BE @ Volta
04.24.20 – Rotterdam, NL @ V11
04.25.20 – Utrecht, NL @ Ekko
*with Destroyer