NOTHING has released a new song and video “Purple Strings” which presents a drastically different side of the band from the previously released scorcher, “Cannibal World.”

While “Cannibal World” was a pulverizing statement of intent that fused the band’s signature industrial-gaze intensity with a loose fit breakbeat plucked from the heyday of Madchester, “Purple Strings” is a stripped-down, acoustic guitar-led track where the band’s typical vocal filters are absent. Purple Strings’s dramatic turns are lifted by a full string ensemble, including performances from harpist Mary Lattimore, along with Jason Adams on cello and Camille Getz on violin. Taken as a pair, the two tracks lay the foundation for the wide-ranging sound that defines their forthcoming album, a short history of decay. Out February 27, the band’s fifth studio album stands as their most sonically expansive and emotionally direct work to date: a widescreen reckoning with time, truth, and the body’s slow unraveling.

Recharged by a newly solidified lineup featuring guitarist Doyle Martin (Cloakroom), bassist Bobb Bruno (Best Coast), drummer Zachary Jones (MSC, Manslaughter 777), and guitarist Cam Smith (Ladder To God, Cloakroom), A Short History of Decay captures frontman Domenic “Nicky” Palermo at his most unflinching, confronting aging, illness, and the weight of memory with startling clarity.

NOTHING also have shared the album’s first single and video, “Cannibal World,” a pulverizing statement of intent that fuses the band’s signature industrial-gaze intensity with the stark vulnerability that characterizes their best work.