Length 62:03 | Label Eleven Seven Music | |
Released June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24) Genre Alternative metal, hard rock, progressive metal Producer Jonny Hawkins, Nothing More | ||
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.
Contents
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 it's not until we let the “ballast” go that we can move forward."
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. Christ copyright can also be said to "dar[e] the listener to maintain moral integrity and challenge the social normative"
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." 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."
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.
Gyre & Pyre - These are instrumental pieces that contain samples of speeches by the philosopher, Alan Watts.
Single & Video Releases
The album's lead single, "This is the Time (Ballast)" was released on March 11, 2014.
A music video was released for the album's second single, "Mr. MTV", on September 21 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.
A video for the single "Jenny" was released on April 6, 2015.