NOTHING – a short history of decay – MC – Cassette Tape [FEB 27]

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, an authentic Corridos musician who Nothing became acquainted with during a long night of partying at Sonic Ranch, the legendary Texas studio where Nothing recorded A Short History of Decay.

Located on a 1,700-acre pecan orchard just two hours from the Mexican border, Sonic Ranch provided a surreal backdrop for Nothings usual itinerary of heavy drinking and thrill-seeking antics. We were drinking like it was the apocalypse every night — and all day I guess, pretty much, Palermo says, laughing. Tony Rancich, the eccentric billionaire who owns the studio compound, was an enigmatic presence during the two-week recording process. Palermo says Rancich always had a personal book of spells on hand, and would jog around the studio premises with a 357 magnum strapped to his chest to fend off wild dogs. He allegedly holds the record for the most speeding tickets in Texas, and one night during their marathon bender, he took the Nothing boys on a death-defying 160mph cruise down a desert highway.

Clearly, despite all of Palermos reckonings with age and deterioration, Nothings rebellious spirit remains intact. Even though, in so many ways, from the personnel changeovers to their advanced sound, Nothing are a vastly different band than they were when they started, Palermo still feels that A Short History of Decay is an uncannily familiar reflection of Nothings briney 2014 debut.

Between the point of clarity and this overwhelming sense of honesty within myself, Palermo explains. This feels like an exact full circle moment to that first record.

He calls the new record a final chapter. Not the end of Nothing, but the conclusion of a story that began with Guilty of Everything — another album about time, regret, and confronting uncomfortable truths — and now resolves with A Short History of Decay. As much a snapshot of Palermos past as it is a leap into Nothings future.

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Tracklist:

Side A
1. never come never morning
2. cannibal world
3. a short history of decay
4. the rain dont care

Side B
1. purple strings
2. toothless coal
3. ballet of the traitor
4. nerve scales
5. essential tremors