Nothing More (album)

Nothing More
Studio album by Nothing More
Released June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
Genre Alternative metal, hard rock, progressive metal
Length 62:03
Label Eleven Seven Music
Producer Jonny Hawkins, Nothing More
Nothing More chronology
The Few Not Fleeting
(2009)		 Nothing More
(2014)
Singles from Nothing More
  1. "This is the Time (Ballast)"
    Released: March 11, 2014
  2. "Mr. MTV"
    Released: September 21, 2014
  3. "Jenny"
    Released: April 6, 2015
  4. "Here's to the Heartache"
    Released: October 13, 2015[1]
  5. "If I Were"
    Released: April 15, 2016
  6. "Pyre"
    Released: May 1, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicPositive[2]

Nothing More is the fifth and self-titled studio album by the American alternative metal band Nothing More. The album was released on June 24, 2014, and it is the Nothing More's first album with the prominent independent rock label Eleven Seven Music. The songs on Nothing More deal with an array of subject matter such as the mixture of religion, corporations, mental illness, and capitalism.

Song Themes

Ocean Floor & This is the Time (Ballast) - Ocean Floor serves as an intro to "This is the Time (Ballast)". “Ballast” symbolizes something that is initially meant to hold you in place, or steady but sometimes holds you back. A ballast is supposed to keep a ship steady (mostly found with submarines), but sometimes the things we hold onto for comfort are the same things that hold us back, and its not until we let the “ballast” go that we can move forward." [3]

Christ Copyright - According to an interview with Chante Basma of Rock Ur Life, Jonny Hawkins explains 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.[4] Christ copyright can also be said to "dar[e] the listener to maintain moral integrity and challenge the social normative"[5]

Mr. MTV - In an interview with 105.7, Jonny Hawkins[Frontman] said, "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."[6] In a review of the album on Unsung Melody, it is stated that "Mr. MTV speaks to vacancy of idealism in a world ruled by capitalism and the almighty dollar."[7]

Jenny - A song written about Jonny Hawkin’s sister, Jenna; who struggles with bipolar depression everyday. The music video for Jenny is a depiction of Jenny’s life. [8]

Gyre & Pyre - These are instrumental pieces that contain samples of speeches by the philosopher, Alan Watts.[9]

Track listing

CD[10]
# Title Writers Length
1 "Ocean Floor" 0:58
2 "This is the Time (Ballast)" Estrada, Hoffman, Stevens 3:40
3 "Christ Copyright" 3:17
4 "Mr. MTV" 3:59
5 "First Punch" Hoffman, Stevens 3:22
6 "Gyre" 2:57
7 "The Matthew Effect" Hoffman, Rauch 3:16
8 "I'll Be OK" 4:46
9 "Here's to the Heartache" Estrada, Hoffman, Stevens 4:17
10 "If I Were" Hoffman, Stevens 3:32
11 "Friendly Fire" Hoffman 3:43
12 "Sex & Lies" 4:13
13 "Jenny" 3:56
14 "God Went North" 6:09
15 "Pyre" 9:54
Pre-order and Digital editions[11]
# Title Writers Length
1 "Ocean Floor" 0:58
2 "This is the Time (Ballast)" Estrada, Hoffman, Stevens 3:40
3 "Christ Copyright" 3:17
4 "Mr. MTV" 3:59
5 "First Punch" Hoffman, Stevens 3:22
6 "Gyre" 2:57
7 "The Matthew Effect" Hoffman, Rauch 3:16
8 "I'll Be OK" 4:46
9 "Here's to the Heartache" Estrada, Hoffman, Stevens 4:17
10 "If I Were" Hoffman, Stevens 3:32
11 "Friendly Fire" Hoffman 3:43
12 "Sex & Lies" 4:13
13 "Surface Flames" 2:21
14 "Take a Bullet" 3:56
15 "Jenny" 3:56
16 "God Went North" 6:09
17 "Pyre" 9:54
Vinyl Version[12]
Side 1 Side 2
# Title Writers Length # Title Writers Length
1 "Ocean Floor" 0:58 1 "Surface Flames" 2:21
2 "This is the Time (Ballast)" Estrada, Hoffman, Stevens 3:40 2 "Take a Bullet" 3:56
3 "Christ Copyright" 3:17 3 "Jenny" 3:56
4 "Mr. MTV" 3:59 4 "God Went North" 6:09
5 "Gyre" 2:57 5 "Pyre" 9:54
6 "I'll Be OK" 4:46

Charts

Album Charts
Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard 200 33[13]
US Digital Albums 19[14]
US Hard Rock Albums 3[15]
US Independent Albums 8[16]
US Rock Albums 11[17]
Singles Charts
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
Mainstream Rock Songs
[18]		 Hot Rock Songs
[19]		 Rock Airplay
[20]
"This is the Time (Ballast)" 2014 2 30 18 Nothing More
"Mr. MTV" 12 — 42
"Jenny" 2015 6 31 25
"Here's to the Heartache" 7 — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Single & Video Releases

The album's lead single, "This is the Time (Ballast)" was released on March 11, 2014.[21]

A music video was released for the album's second single, "Mr. MTV", on September 21[22] via the band's YouTube and Vevo accounts.

An acoustic version of "This Is the Time (Ballast)" was released as a stand alone single on September 23.[23]

A video for the single "Jenny" was released on April 6, 2015.[24]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Rock Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ "NOTHING MORE INTERVIEW with Jonny Hawkins - Music Existence". Music Existence. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  4. ↑ Basma, Chante. "Interview : NOTHING MORE (2014) - RockUrLife". RockUrLife. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  5. ↑ "Unsung Melody - Nothing More - Nothing More (Album Review)". www.unsungmelody.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  6. ↑ "NOTHING MORE GOES AFTER CORPORATIONS IN 'MR. MTV' VIDEO / 105.7 The Point - Everything Alternative". 105.7 The Point - Everything Alternative. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  7. ↑ "Unsung Melody - Nothing More - Nothing More (Album Review)". www.unsungmelody.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  8. ↑ "Exclusive: Nothing More Premieres Highly Personal 'Jenny' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  9. ↑ "Mark & Dan of Nothing More Interview - University Pulse". universitypulse.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  10. ↑ Monger, James C. "Nothing More". All Music. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  11. ↑ Nothing More, Nothing More, retrieved 2016-03-14
  12. ↑ "Nothing More Vinyl". Nothing More. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  13. ↑ "Nothig More - Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Nothing More - Chart History - Digital Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Nothing More - Chart History - Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Nothing More - Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Nothing More - Chart History - Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Nothing More - Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Nothing More - Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Nothing More - Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  21. ↑ "iTunes - Music - This Is the Time (Ballast) - Single". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Nothing More - Mr. MTV". YouTube. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  23. ↑ "iTunes - Music - This Is the Time (Ballast) [Acoustic] by Nothing More". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Exclusive: Nothing More Premieres Highly Personal 'Jenny' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
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