Philadelphia’s Nothing have never been the most happy-golucky of bands,
but with
The
Great
Dismal
their uniquely beautiful brand of nihilistic pessimism reaches
intergalactic proportions. Influenced by a 2019
New
York
Times
cover featuring the first ever image of a black hole, frontman Dominic Palermo sinks willingly into a heart of darkness from which nothing can escape, before masochistically, luxuriously bathing in the despair and hopelessness he sees in human existence. It was recorded during 2020’s first lockdown, and the claustrophobia is palpable.