Nothing More (album)

In explaining the song "Mr. MTV", frontman Jonny Hawkins explained, "It's not just about MTV specifically, but we use them as an example for a path that many individuals or other companies can go down in life when they choose to value money or ratings or something more than doing something that's, I think, bigger than all that."^[3] He further expanded that it "speaks to vacancy of idealism in a world ruled by capitalism and the almighty dollar."^[4] The song "Christ Copyright" contains a similar message, with Hawkins explaining that "Christ Copyright is still about the [Mr.] MTV thing. It's serious but it's also like we're playing with the words a little bit because we found it funny to take a word like 'Christ' which is a religious icon and take the word 'Copyright' which is a business sign. In American spirituality or religion, which was a pure thing, have been now mixed with marketing and corporations."^[5] He also said its message is to "dar[e] the listener to maintain moral integrity and challenge the social normative."^[6] "Jenny" was written about Hawkins' sister, Jenna; who struggles with bipolar depression. The music video for the song is a depiction of Jenny's life.^[7] "Gyre" and "Pyre", meanwhile, are instrumental pieces that contain samples of speeches by the philosopher, Alan Watts.^[8]

The album's lead single, "This Is the Time (Ballast)", was released on March 11, 2014.^[9] An acoustic recording was later released as a stand-alone single on September 23.^[10] A music video was released for the album's second single, "Mr. MTV", on September 21^[11] via the band's YouTube and Vevo accounts. A video for the single "Jenny" was released on April 6, 2015.^[7] A fourth single was also released – "Here's to the Heartache".

The album was released on June 4, 2014. It debuted at number 33 on the Billboard 200 all-format album chart, selling 8,600 copies in its opening week.^[12]