We all have things that we don’t like to talk about and when we think they’re on the brink of being mentioned, we panic and hope that that moment will bypass. If not, we immense anxiety and wish endlessly for the ability of invisibility. Then there comes a time where those stories just have to come out and you brush them off, you reach a point where their outcomes won’t hurt you. That’s where I think the guys of Next To Nothing are in their lives. Their record, Stories We’ve Never Told, airs out all their dirty laundry in a very pop rock fashion.
Next To Nothing speaks very little of their lady triumphs, and more often about the negative side of relationships. I don’t know if it was one guys’ perspective or these feelings were mutual throughout the group – but one thing’s for sure, at least one of them got played. You can hear the animosity covered in sugar rock in personal favorites like “Park Slope 8th & 8th” with its fancy finger work at the end and “Misery,” one of the stand outs because of its layout and execution. If you ironically fall in love with those two, there’s no doubt you’ll like the rest of the record that’s flooded with more of the same. Then there are ballady tracks towards the end, they’re okay but I liked it better when there were bursts of energy in the heartbreak.
If you find yourself loving bands like All Time Low and July, then Next To Nothing will fit right into your world just fine, like straggling piece in your pop rock puzzle. As for the story I’ve never told, well I’m not at that place in my life where I’m cool with sharing. So ponder what it is and check out Stories We’ve Never Told, out now.
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