"Out Of Nations is a dream for a future world where humanity comes before nationality. Lety, Jonas, Christian, Ayman, Charis, Fabian and Khalil connected on a musical level before realizing that each one of them carried a different passport ... The melodies were written between NYC, Cairo, Beirut, and Berlin by Lety, a reeds player and composer born to Egyptian and Mexican immigrant parents in suburban America. Lety was inspired by experiences living in the USA, Europe, and Middle East from 2010-2018 and witnessing global waves of increased xenophobia, border security and violence she viewed as obstacles against people's ability to travel, live, and think "Out Of Nations" ... [The tracks] each tell part of a global story of music with a modern sound, taking inspiration from their Arab and Latin heritage and the pop-classic, funk, rock, electronic, and jazz artists that were always spinning in the background ... The band's futuristic take on world music challenges the normal custom that musicians performing music from non-Western parts of the world emphasize the difference of their home countries through traditional, exotic dress and performance. Out Of Nations instead performs in sleek futuristic garments, reflecting a post-racial, post-national future world".
