NOTHING
DEBUT NEW VIDEO "I HATE THE FLOWERS"
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U.S. TOUR KICKS OFF IN D.C. TOMORROW
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NOTHING have unveiled new video "I Hate The Flowers" directed by Matt Newman. The single, written by frontman Domenic Palermo and Brandon Setta, is a love song about NYC and the strong sense of impending doom it leaves on you as you exit your apartment. Its title is a nod to the agoraphobic anthem by Strawberry Switchblade's "Trees and Flowers" but also a sequel to the band's "Vertigo Flowers" which appeared on 2016's Tired of Tomorrow. Palermo notes "I've been referring to humans as flowers since the earliest days of NOTHING for their beautifully sad and their literal life/death cycle is so relatable."
Dance On The Blacktop pulls from all corners of life in its contents. Stories of self loathing, self destruction, and a general disdain for humanity and its, "insignificant" role in Palermo's vision of the universe are met with his poised amusement and tranquil hysteria being one himself. All of this told through the eyes of a recently diagnosed Palermo suggesting he is dealing with the early stages of CTE, a neurodegenerative disease found in people with serious head injuries. Palermospews songs of heightened confusion, anxiety, paranoia, depression, and chronic battles with physical pain- a result of his unstable past and more recent illness. These themes, spoken in a lush angelic language are juxtaposed against the band's now signature apocalyptic, reverberating wall of shimmering sound.
NOTHING sought out celebrated producer John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr, Breeders, Sonic Youth, Kurt Vile) to help accentuate the band's love for all sounds 90s, from rock to shoegaze to pop realms and on both sides of the pond.NOTHING kick off their first U.S. run in support of the album this Friday in D.C. All dates are with Culture Abuse. Highlights include Warsaw in Brooklyn, LA's Regent Theatre and a Philadelphia hometown release event that benefits thePhiladelphia Prison Society via
. For more info go here and check below for a full list of dates.
Photo By Ryan Lowry| L-R: Brandon Setta (guitar/vocals), Kyle Kimball (drums),
Domenic Palermo (lyrics/vocals/guitar), Aaron Heard (bass)
Artwork By Mark McCoy, Domenic Palermo & Ryan Lowry
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"'Dance On The Blacktop' is an exercise in this philosophy: droning guitars, subdued yet emotive vocals and crashing percussion" FORBES
"glorious, droning, guitar rock band that is sort of like MBV but grittier and darker"NPR
"their most ambitious, sprawling effort to date" STEREOGUM (Cover Story Here)
"Nothing's dismal backstory both colors in their sound and accounts for its sadness, its heaviness, its palliative effect...tried-and-true arrangements-simmering and erupting, despondent and ecstatic" PITCHFORK
"Nothing has mastered the shoegaze toolbox...bracingly loud... thick, sludgy guitar roar and dreamy verses" PASTE
"a pitch-black four minutes of laconic nihilism, sung like a haunted lullaby" NOISEY
"brings a heaping of Smashing Pumpkins-esque alt-rock, melding hard guitars with moody distortion" REVOLVER (Cover Story Here)
"mournful, atmospheric vocals" CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
"an impressive demonstration of dream-pop art brut" FLOOD
NEW NOISE MAGAZINE (Cover Story Here)
"intermixes the gritty and the gorgeous with all the economy of an Anton Corbijn photo" AV CLUB
NOTHING Live Dates:
9/07: Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel $
9/08: Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop $
9/09: Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups $
9/11: Detroit, MI - The Shelter $
9/12: Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall $
9/13: Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry #
9/14: Lawrence, KS - Record Bar #
9/15: Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater #
9/18: San Jose, CA - The Ritz #
9/19: San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall #
9/20: Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater #
9/22: San Diego, CA - Soda Bar #
9/23: Phoenix, AZ - The Rebel Lounge #
9/25: Dallas, TX - Club Dada ^
9/26: Austin, TX - Mohawk ^
9/27: Houston, TX - Secret Group ^
9/29: Atlanta, GA - Masquerade ^
9/30: Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall ^
10/05: Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw ^
10/06: Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer ^
*Record Release, Benefiting Pennsylvania Prison Society*
10/07: Boston, MA - The Sinclair ^
$ w/ Culture Abuse, Smut
# w/ Culture Abuse, Big Bite, Smut
^ w/ The Swirlies, Big Bite, Smut
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