Alternative Press teamed up with Nothing for an exclusive vinyl of A Short History of Decay, limited to 300 copies. Head to the AP Shop to grab yours.
Nothing have announced their new album, A Short History of Decay, out Feb. 27 via Run For Cover Records. It marks the band’s fifth studio LP and features frontman Domenic “Nicky” Palermo unpacking aging, illness, and memory on the record.
Alongside the announcement is “Cannibal World,” a song about life’s paradoxes. The video is directed by Ben Ditto with visuals from Berlin-based artist Icysaw, who creates unsettling AI-generated imagery to further emphasize the disconnect between machine-made imagery and the human experience.
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Nothing will perform at their own festival Slide Away in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles next year, where they’ll celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tired of Tomorrow.
Check out Nothing’s video for “Cannibal World,” A Short History of Decay tracklist, and the 2026 festival dates below.
Nothing — A Short History of Decay tracklist
1. “never come never morning”2. “cannibal world”3. “a short history of decay”4. “the rain don’t care”5. “purple strings”6. “toothless coal”7. “ballet of the traitor”8. “nerve scales”9. “essential tremors”
Nothing 2026 tour dates
02/08 – Tokyo, JP @ UNIT 02/09 – Tokyo, JP @ FEVER 05/15 – Brooklyn, NY, US @ Brooklyn Paramount 05/16 – Brooklyn, NY, US @ Brooklyn Paramount 05/22 – Chicago, IL, US @ Aragon Ballroom 05/23 – Chicago, IL, US @ Aragon Ballroom 05/29 – Los Angeles, CA, US @ Hollywood Palladium 05/30 – Los Angeles, CA, US @ Hollywood Palladium
