Tired of Tomorrow

Tired of Tomorrow
Studio album by
Nothing
ReleasedMay 13, 2016
StudioStudio 4 Recording, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre
Length45:43
LabelRelapse
Producer
  • Jeff Zeigler
  • Dominic Palermo
  • Brandon Setta
  • Will Yip
Nothing chronology
Whirr / Nothing
(2014) 		Tired of Tomorrow
(2016) 		Dance on the Blacktop
(2018)
Singles from Tired of Tomorrow
  1. "Vertigo Flowers"
    Released: February 23, 2016
  2. "Eaten by Worms"
    Released: March 29, 2016
  3. "A.C.D. (Abcessive Compulsive Disorder)"
    Released: May 25, 2016

Tired of Tomorrow is the second studio album by American shoegaze band Nothing. It was released on May 13, 2016, by Relapse Records.[1] It is the first Nothing album to feature bassist Nick Bassett, the guitarist of Whirr.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[2]
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Consequence of SoundC[5]
Drowned in Sound9/10[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
musicOMH[8]
NME4/5[9]
Pitchfork8.0/10[10]
PopMatters7/10[11]
Rock Sound7/10[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes3/5[13]

Brandon Stosuy of Pitchfork praised the album's "invitingly deep sound", describing it as "familiar but new; varied but consistent; full of ambience but sturdy".[10]

Tired of Tomorrow placed at number 40 on Rough Trade's Albums of the Year list for 2016.[14] Pitchfork ranked it at number 48 on its list of "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time".[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Domenic Palermo and Brandon Setta, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fever Queen" 2:57
2."The Dead Are Dumb" 4:30
3."Vertigo Flowers" 3:25
4."A.C.D. (Abcessive Compulsive Disorder)" 3:39
5."Nineteen Ninety Heaven" 4:41
6."Curse of the Sun"
  • Palermo
  • Kyle Kimball
4:48
7."Eaten by Worms" 5:01
8."Everyone Is Happy"
4:55
9."Our Plague" 5:30
10."Tired of Tomorrow" 6:23
Total length:45:43

Personnel

Tired of Tomorrow album personnel adapted from LP liner notes.[16]

Nothing

  • Domenic Palermo – vocals, guitar, string arrangements, production, design
  • Brandon Setta – vocals, guitar, production
  • Nick Bassett – bass, piano
  • Kyle Kimball – drums

Additional musicians

  • Shelly Weiss – cello, violin, string arrangements
  • Kylie Lotz – vocals

Technical

  • Will Yip – producer, mixing, engineering at Studio 4 Recordings
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Jaime Wong – assistant engineer
  • Daniel Feiphery – design, photography

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 176
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] 48
US Billboard 200[19] 128
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] 15

References

  1. ^ "NOTHING Announce Tired Of Tomorrow Details, Share New Song + Documentary Trailer". Relapse Records. February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Tired Of Tomorrow by Nothing reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Reviews for Tired of Tomorrow by Nothing". Metacritic. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Tired of Tomorrow – Nothing". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Zerbe, Jeremy (May 10, 2016). "Nothing – Tired of Tomorrow". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Takru, Radhika (May 11, 2016). "Album Review: Nothing – Tired of Tomorrow". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  7. ^ Yan, Byron (May 11, 2016). "NOTHING: Tired of Tomorrow". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  8. ^ Milne, Andrew (June 14, 2016). "Nothing – Tired Of Tomorrow". MusicOMH. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  9. ^ Gunn, Charlotte (May 27, 2016). "Nothing – 'Tired of Tomorrow' Review". NME. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Stosuy, Brandon (May 18, 2016). "Nothing: Tired of Tomorrow". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  11. ^ Ingalls, Chris (May 10, 2016). "Nothing: Tired of Tomorrow". PopMatters. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  12. ^ Ayres, Matt (May 12, 2016). "Nothing – 'Tired Of Tomorrow'". Rock Sound. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  13. ^ Davenport, Joe. "Nothing – Tired Of Tomorrow". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  14. ^ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  15. ^ "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. October 24, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  16. ^ Tired of Tomorrow (liner notes). Nothing. Relapse Records. 2016. RR7343.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nothing – Tired of Tomorrow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  19. ^ "Nothing Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  20. ^ "Nothing Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  21. ^ "Nothing Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2019.


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