Matt Rad is all over this slice of modern pop dross misstep from a woman who should have returned to her roots and instead went to the pop charts. The only area of interest is yet another chorus that seems to have been made from the sweat off Bono’s brow and a mood infused with the loss of Corey – C-
Bent Nail – Nothing – This sounds like shoe gaze yes, but shoe gaze with an attack that is sometimes missing in other bands and a vocal higher in the mix than we’re used to – A-
It almost has the same feel as something written by Explosions In The Sky. Though Explosions is entirely instrumental, it puts the focus on musicianship in the same way Nothing does. It’s entrancing and is an aural sedative.
