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Nothing is an American
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band that formed in 2010. The band self-released several EPs before signing to
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. They released their debut studio album, ''
Guilty of Everything ''Guilty of Everything'' is the debut studio album by the American shoegaze band Nothing, released on March 4, 2014 by Relapse Records. Musical style The band's musical style has been described as a mixture of 1990s shoegaze, noise rock and sl ...
'', in 2014. The follow-up album, ''
Tired of Tomorrow ''Tired of Tomorrow'' is the second studio album by American shoegaze band Nothing. It was released on May 13, 2016, by Relapse Records. It is the first Nothing album to feature bassist Nick Bassett, the guitarist of Whirr. Critical reception Br ...
'', was released on in 2016. Nothing's third studio album, ''
Dance on the Blacktop ''Dance on the Blacktop'' is the third studio album by American shoegaze band Nothing (band), Nothing. It is the last album to feature bassist Nick Bassett (also the guitarist of Whirr (band), Whirr) and founding member, vocalist and guitarist Br ...
'', was released in 2018, and their fourth studio album, ''
The Great Dismal ''The Great Dismal'' is the fourth studio album by American shoegaze band Nothing (band), Nothing. It is the only album to feature bassist Aaron Heard (also a member of Jesus Piece (band), Jesus Piece), the first to feature Doyle Martin (also a ...
'', was released in 2020.


History

Nothing founder Domenic "Nicky" Palermo was previously a member of the
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band Horror Show. The short-lived band only released a pair of EPs through
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label during its existence. Horror Show was put on hold in 2002 when a 20-year old Palermo stabbed a man during a fight between two rival gangs and spent two years in jail for
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and
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; Palermo claimed self-defense. Of this period in his life, Palermo said: "It was kind of a violent time. We were going to shows and kind of, like, fucking shit up for the whole ardcorescene". He also performed in XO Skeletons, which featured
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). Following his stint in jail and done with performing in punk bands, Palermo spent a long time soul-searching. He has said, "I didn't know what else to do with my life, what would make me want to wake up every day. I really struggled with that for like four years and, not to sound dramatic or anything, but I thought about blowing my brains out every day". Palermo eventually began making music again, and released a demo, ''Poshlost'', under the name "Nothing" in 2011. Nothing went through several lineup changes over the next few years while releasing two EPs, ''Suns and Lovers'' and ''Downward Years to Come'' in 2012. In 2013 Nothing signed to
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and released the single "Dig", which featured on the band's debut album, ''Guilty of Everything'', released by Relapse on March 4, 2014. To continue promotion for the album, Nothing also released the tracks "Endlessly" and "Bent Nail" for online streaming, and in 2014 it reissued ''Downward Years to Come''. In August 2013 Nothing toured with
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, and as a result, members of Nothing and Whirr formed a side project called Death of Lovers. The two bands also released a
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in 2014, and Whirr member
Nick Bassett Nick Bassett is an American musician, producer and composer from Modesto, California. He was the bassist of shoegaze band Nothing and is the lead guitarist of shoegaze band Whirr. He also played guitar in the original lineup of blackgaze band Dea ...
(ex-
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) joined Nothing on bass. Nothing then signed to
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, but terminated its contract with the label after completing their new record, due to the label's ties to former
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. On December 8, 2015, it was announced that Nothing had re-signed with Relapse Records. Its second album, ''Tired of Tomorrow'', was released on May 13, 2016. The first single from the album, "Vertigo Flowers", debuted on February 23, 2016. Chris Betts returned to tour for the record, as Bassett was busy with Whirr. The band's third studio album, ''Dance on the Blacktop'', was released on August 24, 2018, by Relapse. It was preceded by the "Zero Day" single on June 4. After the recording of the album, new bassist Aaron Heard (vocalist for
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band Jesus Piece), replaced Bassett. Founding guitarist/vocalist Brandon Setta left the band mid-tour due to personal reasons in 2019 and continues to release music under the name White Lighters. He was replaced by
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frontman Doyle Martin. On October 30, 2020 ''The Great Dismal'' was released on Relapse Records. Promotional videos were released for the songs "Say Less", "Bernie Sanders", "Famine Asylum", "April Ha Ha (Ft. Alex G.)", and "Catch a Fade". Production was handled by
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, who previously produced the band's second record, ''Tired of Tomorrow''. This is the first album to feature Doyle Martin replacing Brandon Setta on guitar and vocals, as well as Aaron Heard replacing longtime bassist Nick Bassett. On January 5, 2022, Aaron Heard posted that his few upcoming shows with Nothing would be his last, in order to spend more time raising his son. On February 28, 2022,
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frontwoman Christina Michelle replaced Heard on bass.


Discography


Studio albums

* ''
Guilty of Everything ''Guilty of Everything'' is the debut studio album by the American shoegaze band Nothing, released on March 4, 2014 by Relapse Records. Musical style The band's musical style has been described as a mixture of 1990s shoegaze, noise rock and sl ...
'' (2014,
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) * ''
Tired of Tomorrow ''Tired of Tomorrow'' is the second studio album by American shoegaze band Nothing. It was released on May 13, 2016, by Relapse Records. It is the first Nothing album to feature bassist Nick Bassett, the guitarist of Whirr. Critical reception Br ...
'' (2016, Relapse) * ''
Dance on the Blacktop ''Dance on the Blacktop'' is the third studio album by American shoegaze band Nothing (band), Nothing. It is the last album to feature bassist Nick Bassett (also the guitarist of Whirr (band), Whirr) and founding member, vocalist and guitarist Br ...
'' (2018, Relapse) * ''
The Great Dismal ''The Great Dismal'' is the fourth studio album by American shoegaze band Nothing (band), Nothing. It is the only album to feature bassist Aaron Heard (also a member of Jesus Piece (band), Jesus Piece), the first to feature Doyle Martin (also a ...
'' (2020, Relapse)


Singles and EPs

* ''Poshlost'' demo EP (2011, Like Glue) * ''Suns and Lovers'' EP (2012, Big Love) * ''Downward Years to Come'' EP (2012, A389) * "Dig" single (2013, Relapse) * ''
Whirr / Nothing ''Whirr / Nothing'' is a split EP by the American shoegaze bands Whirr and Nothing, released on November 17, 2014 by Run for Cover. The EP was released digitally as well as in 12-inch vinyl format with an etched B-side packaged with a documentary ...
'' (split with
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)
(2014,
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) * "ACD"
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single (2016, Relapse) *"Vertigo Flowers" (2016, Relapse) * "Zero Day" (2018, Relapse) * "Blue Line Baby" (2018, Relapse) * "The Carpenter's Son" (2018, Relapse) * "Say Less" (2020, Relapse)


Compilation appearances

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on ''
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)


Members


Current

* Domenic "Nicky" Palermo - vocals (2010-present), guitar (2010-2011, 2012-present), keyboards, synthesizer (2010-2012) * Kyle Kimball - drums (2013-present) * Doyle Martin - guitar, backing vocals (2019-present) * Christina Michelle - bass (2022-present) Current live/touring members * Ben "Benny" Mead - drums (2022-present) * Zachary Jones - drums (2022-present) * Nah - drums (2022-present)


Former

* Aaron Heard - bass (2018-2022) * Brandon Setta - guitar, vocals (2011-2019) *
Nick Bassett Nick Bassett is an American musician, producer and composer from Modesto, California. He was the bassist of shoegaze band Nothing and is the lead guitarist of shoegaze band Whirr. He also played guitar in the original lineup of blackgaze band Dea ...
- bass, piano, keyboards (2013-2018) * AJ Annunziata - bass (2013) * Chris Betts - bass (2012-2013, 2016-2017 (touring)) * Michael Bachich - drums (2011-2013) * Joshua Jancewicz - bass (2011-2012) * Ryan Grotz - guitar (2011-2012)


References


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