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.[1] It is the first Nothing album to feature bassist Nick Bassett (also the guitarist of Whirr).

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

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"
  • Palermo
  • Nick Bassett
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

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. 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. 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.CS1 maint: others (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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