User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License additional terms may apply. If we don’t open our eyes, we’re walking blind.” –Ballast These are the words that will take us home. Even when confronting the darkest of subjects, Nothing More never fails to remind us of the light within that can never be extinguished on one of the albums heaviest tracks, “Ballast”. “In a back room, on your backside, I’m backstabbed as you backslide” - Sex and LiesĪs the listener churns through the tracks, rather than being transported with some idealized form of escapism, they are transformed by experiencing reality through they eyes of Nothing More. It speaks softly of the beauty of personal and outward forgiveness amidst heartbreak through the song “I’ll Be OK”, then takes you into the hell of being cheated on by graphically depicting scenes of infidelity in “Sex and Lies”. This record is artistically landscaped and woven together poetically with vast, dynamic musicality and at the same time brutally honest in its lyrics and poignant in its delivery. With the newly released, self-titled album, Nothing More feels they have truly hit a zenith of creativity. Nothing More’s “take no prisoners” approach holds anyone within sight or earshot hostage until the very last note. This guy was very rude and said, 'I cant change the flavor, you chose that flavor and theres nothing i can do.'. From the gut wrenching yet sonically distinct riffs of guitar virtuoso Mark Vollelunga, to the thundering yet melodic bass of Daniel Oliver, or Hawkins’ commanding presence and charismatic delivery of sing-along lyrics too impossible to ignore, Nothing More is a fierce, snarling juggernaut poised to take the world by storm. This happens on occasion with disposables and the few times this has happened the cashier will take it from me and provide me with a new one, a working one. Welded from discarded truck and motorcycle parts, singer Jonny Hawkins’ percussion platform serves as a de-facto drum kit for Hawkins to accentuate and expertly pound rhythms in tandem with world-class drummer Paul O’Brien. There is nothing pedestrian about this band. Nothing More don’t take the stage, they storm it, alternating between enormous rock anthems full of technical precision and four man percussion assaults that have more in common with the Blue Man Group than a rock show. We wanted to entertain and really connect with people in a unique way.” – Jonny Hawkins “Before we had even started touring we knew that we wanted to do more than just play our songs. Now, a few short years later and with three full-length albums and over 500 live shows under their belts, they have mastered the DIY philosophy in every imaginable way, all the while never forgetting to put their fans first. Armed with the idea that it takes brains and balls to create your destiny in this world, these young men climbed aboard a vintage RV, salvaged from a field and set sail. They’ve set the highest bar possible for the album and vow to eclipse that, at every outing with the live show.įrom their humble beginnings in Texas, Nothing More answered the call to serve in the militia of independent touring artists. There is no better example of this than Nothing More’s newly released fourth album (self titled) and the dynamic show they are building around it. If there are two words that best describe Nothing More, they are innovation and evolution. If there are other non presale items you want shipped immediately, please make a separate order.Nothing More is a rock band from San Antonio, TX, USA. Orders with presale items in them will not ship until all items are in stock. Please note that this bundle is a pre-order and will ship by October 14th.
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