Modern Nature will release their hotly anticipated new album The Heat Warps on August 29 via Bella Union, a deceivingly encouraging collection through which Jack Cooper – the band’s main creative force – continues to explore themes of collectivism, our relationship with the natural world, the weight of consciousness with more directness and purpose. Early singles “Pharaoh” and “Source” have already earned accolades spanning Under The Radar, BrooklynVegan, Earmilk, Aquarium Drunkard, FLOOD and more. Today, they announce a new January east coast leg to their North American tour and share the new album cut “Alpenglow”, a breathtaking song that encapsulates the beauty of its namesake.
Jack shares, “Alpenglow is an optical phenomenon and the name given to the colours around a setting sun. It ties in with the album title in terms of how unseen forces affect the physical world.
I wrote the words in their entirety after a long drive through New Mexico in 2024. It was beautiful... mini-tornados (dust devils) in the distance, US government surveillance drones in the sky over the Mexican border and for a moment, a Will-o'-the-wisp on the prairie. A strange fire that moved through the undergrowth. I'm sure there was a logical explanation, but sometimes it feels better to believe in something more elusive. It's about borders, folklore magic and letting something feel euphoric at the expense of logic.
We wanted the music to represent that and to make music that people might move to. I like songs that creep up on you and then before you know it; you're moving! A song that sat alongside “I Want More” by Can, Malcolm McLaren's “Double Dutch” or “That's Us/Wild Combination” by Arthur Russell.”
Watch / Share: “Alpenglow” Video
In the time Modern Nature has been a band, the world has undoubtedly changed. For all the grimmer realities of 2025 that the new album wrestles with, it is ultimately not a record entirely consumed by anxieties. Jack Cooper explains, “Every day we’re confronted with a confusing and scary world. Making music and creating things can sometimes feel flippant or unnecessary, but my own world view was defined and influenced by art and artists who weren’t afraid to highlight and offer solutions: Public Enemy, The Smiths, and a wider American counterculture.” The refreshingly optimistic record's themes and lyrics are directed toward the community they've built in their immediate life and with their fans who are "struggling to reconcile how they fit into an increasingly cruel world." It acts as a siren call to the community to double down with the hope that making an album that’s open, uplifting and ambitious is in itself can be part of the solution.
The Heat Warps features the core trio of Jack Cooper (vocals, guitar), Jim Wallis (drums) and Jeff Tobias (bass guitar) augmented by a new guitarist – Tara Cunningham. Be sure to catch Modern Nature on tour in the US this winter & UK this fall.
Tour Dates - TICKETS
West Coast
12/10/25: Arcata, CA @ The Miniplex
12/12/25: Seattle, WA @ Clock Out Lounge
12/13/25: Portland, OR @ Holocene
12/14/25: Point Reyes, CA @ Dance Palace
12/15/25: San Francisco, CA @ 4 Star Theater
12/17/25: Los Angeles, CA @ Gold Diggers
12/18/25: Los Angeles, CA @ Gold Diggers
East Coast
1/13/26: Boston, MA @ The Rockwell
1/14/26: Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
1/15/26: Toronto, ON @ Monarch Tavern
1/16/26: Detroit, MI @ Moodor Cafe
1/17/26: Chicago, IL @ Constellation
1/19/26: Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
1/20/26: Asheville, NC @ Ayurprana Listening Room
1/21/26: Durham, NC @ Perfect Lovers
1/22/26: Washington, DC @ DC9
1/23/26: Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
1/24/26: Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
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