tickets available now https://t.co/3rvlTn9IPE pic.twitter.com/aaXKMTcG6a

— Nothing® (@BandofNOTHING) May 13, 2021

Emerging in 2010, NOTHING self-released three E.Ps before signing to Relapse Records in 2013, releasing their debut full-length album Guilty Of Everything the next year. The group would then go on to release three more albums under the Relapse Records label in the subsequent years; 2016’s Tired Of Tomorrow, 2018’s Dance On The Blacktop, and recently, The Great Dismal, released in October of 2020. With their impressive output and signature sound defined by reverb-drenched guitars and soaring vocals, NOTHING have earned their place on the ever-expanding roster of post-2010 shoegaze groups.

As indicated by the title, The Great Dismal B-Sides will feature music from the previous album’s recording sessions, which took place at Pennsylvania’s Studio Four, helmed by acclaimed producer Will Yip. Amongst the album’s tracklist are three brand new songs, including a track that shares the album’s namesake, and “Amber Gambler”, which has been released as a B-side to the “La La Means I Love You” single.

Whilst it may seem quite out of left-field for a shoegaze group to cover a seminal R&B tune, vocalist Domenic Palermo talked at length about the song in a recent press release, reminiscing on his childhood, when he would drive around Philadelphia with his father: “We’d cruise around the neighbourhood with the windows down while he blasted Del, Stylistics, O Jay’s, Teddy P… lots of old soul and funk.” He also stated regarding the band’s decision to cover “La La Means I Love You”: “I always loved the strings and harmonies that were on these records… I find myself looking to integrate those kinds of soundscapes with guitars when I’m recording for NOTHING.”

The album is set to be released on the 8^th of October and can be pre-saved using this link. Physical copies of the album are also available for pre-order via Relapse Records’ website.

NOTHING’s UK tour dates are listed down below. Tickets for their UK/EU tour are available here.

16/04/2022- Green Door Store- Brighton
17/04- Dead Wax- Birmingham
18/04- Exchange- Bristol
19/04- The Brudenell Social Club- Leeds
20/04- Audio- Glasgow
22/04- Boston Music Room- London

Photo Credit: Ben Rayner/Press Release

It will be a collection of tracks recorded during the critically acclaimed The Great Dismal sessions. Additionally, there will be three new songs added: “The Great Dismal”, “Amber Gambler” and a cover of Delfonics “La La Means I Love You”. 

The Great Dismal release in 2020 received great reviews all over. Mxdwn saying: “They’ve built something here, track by track, that is capable of affecting one’s world view. It’s expansive, beautiful at some moments and grotesque at others. Sure, some tracks are better than others, but the whole is undoubtedly an impressive accomplishment”.

Ahead of the new release, Nothing has shared a video for “Amber Gambler”, directed by Ben Rayner, showing a couple running away from the law. Watch the video below.

Vocalist Domenic Palermo shared in the press on the upcoming release: “The world disparity and surreal circumstances that occupied all corners of life while attempting to write and record this album were so overly animated that the songs couldn’t help but be contaminated. Trimming away at the layers to negotiate with time felt akin to ripping out whole chapters out of a novel. The reasoning behind having this be physically released in the first place, and a big part we left the title track off was to make that eventual and necessary connection.“

Nothing’ new album can be pre-saved here and vinyl version pre-ordered here. 

Philadelphia’s @BandofNOTHING return with The Great Dismal B-Sides, set to release on October 8th on 12″/Digital.

Watch the “Amber Gambler” music video & pre-order at https://t.co/BjCCWhtYSf pic.twitter.com/oeIHIat9pf

— Relapse Records (@RelapseRecords) August 26, 2021

The band started their tour this August in North America and next year will visit Europe and UK. See details of the UK shows below. Tickets can be purchased here.

16/04/2022 – Green Door Store -Brighton
17/04 – Dead Wax -Birmingham
18/04 – Exchange – Bristol
19/04 – The Brudenell Social Club -Leeds
20/04 – Audio – Glasgow
22/04 – Boston Music Room – London

Photo Credit: Press Release/Ben Rayner