The Great Dismal

ReleasedOctober 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)

RecordedStudio 4 Recording
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Genre

• Shoegaze
• alternative rock

Length46:10

The Great Dismal
Studio album by Nothing
Released	October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)
Recorded	Studio 4 Recording Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Genre	Shoegaze alternative rock
Length	46:10
Label	Relapse
Producer	Will Yip Domenic Palermo
Nothing chronology
Dance on the Blacktop (2018) The Great Dismal (2020) When No Birds Sang (2023)
Singles from The Great Dismal
"Say Less" Released: September 11, 2020 "Bernie Sanders" Released: September 29, 2020 "Famine Asylum" Released: October 27, 2020 "April Ha Ha" Released: November 2, 2020 "Catch a Fade" Released: December 3, 2020

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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]

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.