Relapse Reco

The Great Dismal, NOTHING's new full-length album (2020) explores existentialist themes of isolation, extinction, and human behavior in the face of 2020’s vast wasteland. Closing in on the band’s ten-year mark, frontman Domenic Palermo finds himself stringing together songs of misanthropic tales of Philadelphia with a refined and refreshed take on NOTHING's classic sound. The ever progressive NOTHING keep true to their chaotic outlook on life, keeping a keen eye to avoid repetition. With a radical cast of talented contributors such as harpist Mary Lattimore, classical musician Shelley Weiss, and singer/songwriter/producer Alex G., The Great Dismal showcases yet another essential side of the band’s trademark American Post-Shoegaze.

Burials / Mud features new renditions of the Machine LP tracks “Buried (Your Life Is Short)” & “Drop (Machine Sex)” with blistering vocals from LOGAN (on Bury Dem) & the previously digital only release “Deep in a Mud (ft MAGUGU)”. The 12” is rounded out with 2 unique DUB versions of “Bury Dem” & “Deep in a Mud”. "For me, "Burials / Mud", is a celebration of verbal grime and sonic filth, where dub meets riff, and beats add brute physicality. It's a bridge between the mechanized relentlessness of 'Machine' and the raw, dubbed out extremity of Bug live shows. Logan and Magugu add fire to the flames, as the original rhythms are intensified, and fully f-cked with." - Kevin Martin