Nothing share new track ‘ACD’ for Record Store Day
NOTHING Share ‘ACD’ (Abcessive Compulsive Disorder)
Available on ltd edition 12” for Record Store Day
Stream on SoundCloud
Watch part one of the in-studio documentary on YouTube
New album Tired Of Tomorrow due May 13 2016 via Relapse Records
UK shows on May 13 at London’s Moth Club / Rough Trade East In-Store
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Philadelphia’s NOTHING have shared a brand new album track, ‘ACD’ (Abcessive Compulsive Disorder). Taken form the forthcoming Tired Of Tomorrow LP, due May 13 via Relapse Records, ‘ACD’ will also receive a one-time ltd edition 12” release for Record Store Day 2016, pressed on white vinyl with red etching, backed by an exclusive non-album track. Part one of their Don Argott-directed album making-of documentary is also now streaming on YouTube.
Adding to their already marathon-length North American tour, today NOTHING have also announced performances at Brooklyn’s Rough Trade on Record Store Day, and appearances at the legendary Lollapalooza festival in Chicago. NOTHING will play two UK shows on album release day, May 13, beginning with an unplugged in-store set at Rough Trade East, followed by a full show at London’s Moth Club.
Following the album highlights, ‘Vertigo Flowers’ and ‘Eaten By Worms’, ‘ACD’ is streaming on SoundCloud here.
Watch part one of the Tired Of Tomorrow documentary
“…a muscular and expansive record, building on the shoegaze-meets-hardcore sound of their debut and showcasing their pop hooks and post-rock sensibilities.” NME
“…a dark, otherworldly affair […] which explores the realm between life and death, reality and dream.” Rolling Stone
“Nothing capture paranoia & beauty in ‘Vertigo Flowers’” Noisey
“Gentle shoegaze with a 90s alt-rock pop sensibility” Pitchfork
“Their most direct form to date” DIY
“Capable of leaving heads spinning and hearts reeling” The Line of Best Fit
“‘Veritigo Flowers’ is a huge, surging, melodic piece of work, and it sounds really good if you play it really loud” Stereogum
“Catchy noise rock” NPR
(Photo Credit: Ben Rayner)
People often wonder why NOTHING are so damn loud. In the case of many artists, the volume stems from a preoccupation with negativity, misanthropy and the human condition. But while NOTHING’s attitude lines up with these ideas, their personality isn’t one that the band picked from a list of clichés. It’s one moulded by their own experiences, from family troubles and personal tragedy to a string of bad luck that Murphy’s Law would balk at. And that volume, rather than a selling point, is the only way the band has been able to translate the difficulty of real-life events into musical form.
Tired Of Tomorrow is a record born out of a chain of events that forced Palermo to drastically re-think and re-shape his perspective about both life and music. Borrowing from personal memoir and external works alike, NOTHING have worked the deepest influences of their youth and maturation into a package that’s ultimately at its most relevant in the present day.
Tired Of Tomorrow was originally set for release via Collect Records, until the band discovered that the label had been funded by the now-infamous hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli, whose roster subsequently dissolved under the weight of the unsettling controversy surrounding him. Though the album was written before the Shkreli debacle, Palermo sees those events to only have strengthened the sentiments and ideas behind Tired Of Tomorrow, rather than confuse its message. It’s a mess to think about, but as always, the contradictions and paradoxes of the kind NOTHING harnesses ultimately lead to the greatest revelations, and the band’s personal and tragic path has nonetheless led NOTHING to produce deeply heartfelt and inspiring music. Whichever way you want to look at it, you can’t deny that NOTHING feels good.
The band’s 2014 debut LP Gulity Of Everything, a record inspired largely by the events surrounding Palermo’s incarceration in 2002 following an aggravated assault charge (to which he pleaded self-defense), garnered widespread critical acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone, NPR, Stereogum, SPIN, Noisey, The FADER, Vogue and many others. Having toured relentlessly across North America and Europe, playing with the likes of DIIV, Merchandise, Torche, Failure, Hum and many more, NOTHING will play the following tour dates detailed below with two UK performances slated for May 13 at Rough Trade East (unplugged instore) and London’s Moth Club.
May 13th 2016 will see the worldwide release of Tired Of Tomorrow via Relapse Records on CD / LP / Deluxe 2xLP (with two bonus tracks) / Cassette / Digital.
Physical Pre-Order: http://bit.ly/tiredoftomorrow
Digital Pre-Order: www.wearenothing.bandcamp.com
Tour Dates
April
16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade (Record Store Day)
May
13 – London, Rough Trade East (in-store & unplugged @ 6.30pm ltd edition LP & tickets here)
13 – London, Moth Club (tickets)
15 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Fest
June
4 – NYC, NY Governor’s Ball
5 – Boston, MA The Sinclair
7 – Toronto, ON Lee’s
8 – Detroit MI, El Club
9 – Cleveland OH, Now That’s Class
10 – Chicago IL, Sub T
11 – Minneapolis MN, Triple Rock
12 – Omaha NE, Slowdown
14 – Denver CO, Marquis Theater
15 – Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
16 – Boise ID, Neurolux
17 – Seattle WA, Tractor Tavern
18 – Vancouver, BC Levitation Festival (Cobalt)
19 – Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
21 – San Francisco, CA Slim’s
22 – San Diego, CA Soda Bar
23 – Los Angeles, CA The Echo
24 – Phoenix, AZ Yucca
25 – Albuquerque, NM Sister Bar
27 – McAllen, TX Yerba Cultura
28 – Austin, TX Sidewinder Out
29 – Dallas, TX RBC
July
1 – Atlanta, GA Masquerade
2 – Tampa, FL Local 662
3 – Orlando, FL Backbooth
5 – Chapel Hill, NC Motorco *
6 – Richmond, VA Strange Matter *
7 – Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel *
8 – Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer *
9 – New York, NY Bowery *
10 – Brooklyn, NY Market Hotel*
16 – Louisville, KY Forecastle Festival
30 – Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
* = w/ Culture Abuse, and Mary Lattimore & Jeff Zeigler
NOTHING is: Domenic Palermo, Brandon Setta, Kyle Kimball & Nick Bassett.
Track Listing & artwork
- Fever Queen
- The Dead Are Dumb
- Vertigo Flowers
- ACD (Abcessive Compulsive Disorder)
- Nineteen Ninety Heaven
- Curse Of The Sun
- Eaten By Worms
- Everyone Is Happy
- Our Plague
- Tired Of Tomorrow
