The Great Dismal
2020 studio album by Nothing
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The Great Dismal is the fourth studio album by American shoegaze band Nothing. It is the only album to feature bassist Aaron Heard (also a member of Jesus Piece), the first to feature Doyle Martin (also a member of Cloakroom) on guitar and backing vocals, and the last with longtime drummer Kyle Kimball. The album was released on October 30, 2020, by Relapse Records.
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| Released | October 30, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | Studio 4 Recording Conshohocken, Pennsylvania | |||
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| Length | 46:10 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Beats Per Minute | 79%[3] |
| Clash | 8/10[4] |
| DIY | [5] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[6] |
| Kerrang! | [7] |
| Louder | [8] |
| NME | [9] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[10] |
| Scene Point Blank | 7.5/10[11] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10[12] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[13] |
| Under the Radar | 8.5/10[14] |
| New Noise |  [15] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Domenic Palermo, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Fabricated Life" | 5:46 | |
| 2. | "Say Less" | Palermo, Bassett | 4:15 |
| 3. | "April Ha Ha" | Palermo, Alex G | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Catch a Fade" | 3:50 | |
| 5. | "Famine Asylum" | 4:10 | |
| 6. | "Bernie Sanders" | 4:07 | |
| 7. | "In Blueberry Memories" | 5:18 | |
| 8. | "Blue Mecca" | 5:17 | |
| 9. | "Just a Story" | Palermo, Bassett, Kimball | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Ask the Rust" | Palermo, Kimball | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 46:10 | ||
Personnel
- Nothing
- Domenic Palermo – vocals, guitar, record producer
- Kyle Kimball – percussion
- Aaron Heard – bass
- Doyle Martin – guitar, backup vocals
- Additional personnel
- Nick Bassett - composer
- Alex G - backing vocals (track 3)
- Will Yip - engineer, mastering, mixing, percussion, producer
- Hank Byerly - assistant engineer
- Jackson D. Green - design
- Jordan Hemingway - direction, photography
- Mary Lattimore - harp
- Walter Pearce - art direction
- Shelley Weiss - cello, viola, violin