After years of steady outputs and extensive touring, Danish jazz/rock quintet Nausia put their new full length ‘Finding A Circle’ into steady waters today, April 14th, via the Copenhagen based label Vasen. The album will be presented live at two release shows, with the first being tomorrow March 15th at ALICE, Copenhagen and the second at Headquarters, Aarhus on the 5th of April.
With ‘Finding A Circle’ spanning from high-intensity fretting, with a repetitive horn-section backed up by sharp and tight percussion, we cross the palette and are catapulted with reminiscents of transcendental, free-jazz and the avant-garde. Spanning 45 minutes, Nausia explores the wide variety of jazz in 2025, including riffy rock guitars, double saxophone colossus vibes and a new inclusive progressive jazz vibe. This fusion can e.g. be heard on the beautifully pummeling second single ‘Wabi-sabi’, on which the band states:
“For us ‘Wabi-sabi’ marks a movement towards a calmer and more lingering sound compared to our previous releases. This sense of calm and contemplation is a recurring theme throughout the album. The song is inspired by our shared deep love for cute guitar rock.
During a trip to Japan, Oskar came across the term ‘wabi-sabi’. Wabi-sabi refers to an awareness of nature’s simplicity and the impermanence of the world. A perspective that finds beauty in impermanence and imperfection, which we have drawn inspiration from in our songwriting for this track.”
Nausia describes ‘Finding a Circle’ as the culmination of five years of hard work on tours and releases. Created in close collaboration with producer Jacob Günther, the album reflects a strong musical camaraderie and a desire to find solace amidst the storm of turbulent youth, climate collapse, and dystopian futures. Expect a work that is spiritual, intense, jazzy, doomy, and cohesive – cementing Nausia as a profoundly original band in constant development and one of Denmark’s most compelling jazz-rock acts.