Hail Nothing, by .gif

Hail Nothing

by .gif

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Thomas Woodham Unrelenting innovation, haunting yet tender, and of a different caliber altogether, .gif plunges deep and soars above with Hail Nothing. Favorite track: MY DARLING.

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1.	ONLY YOURS ft. Bani Haykal 06:00	buy track
2.	VACANT SPECK 03:35	buy track
3.	AND WHILE ALIVE 04:50	buy track
4.	MY DARLING 03:56	buy track
5.	INDULGENT INTERLUDE 02:54	buy track
6.	DONE (done done) ft. Usaama Minhas 04:28	buy track
7.	LET'S GO 05:37	buy track
8.	NOT MY PLACE 04:37	buy track
9.	UNHOME 03:24	buy track

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The band's previous output garnered acclaim from the likes of VICE, Earmilk, Indie Shuffle and FasterLouder, .gif's sophomore LP HAIL NOTHING still showcases the haunting vocals, deft lyricism and obsidian production that has become their distinctive sound. The album is named after a line in Ernest Hemingway’s A Clean Well Lighted Place –– “Hail nothing full of nothing, nothing is with thee.”
Heavily informed by postmodern literature, film and theatre, .gif’s work has always grappled with themes of alienation, displacement, loneliness; the impossibility of forming any real human connection.

In HAIL NOTHING, however, .gif “imagine Sisyphus happy”, as Albert Camus famously wrote in The Myth of Sisyphus. Where their previous work––saudade EP and soma LP––had been defined by a rainy–day despair and a longing for purpose, their new album is an aggressive attempt to break free from melancholy. A more joyful approach to existential dread, HAIL NOTHING embraces the absence––or inscrutability of––meaning as something not cruel or suffocating, but liberating.

Darker, grittier and bolder than ever before, .gif now treads a unique balance between trip–hop, post punk and slow driving techno. The album confronts the listener with raw, dirty synthesisers and vigorous arpeggiation, the nuance of Din's sonorous beats enhanced and brought to life by Jason Tan's savvy production work. Their robust instrumentation plays magnificently into Weish’s spellbinding vocal melodies, her voice evocatively alternating between tautness and ache, reckless abandon, and sombre poetry.

Known for their unexpected and form–bending collaborations, .gif have often worked with artists across different disciplines, from poets to playwrights. Here in HAIL NOTHING, the pair introduce two exciting first–time collaborators. The opening track “ONLY YOURS” showcases the iconic vocals and rich lyricism of celebrated multi-disciplinary artist and local luminary Bani Haykal of B–Quartet. Later in the record, “DONE (done done)” features prize-winning British poet and spoken word artist Usaama Minhas, whom .gif shared a lineup with in Cambridge during their 2018 UK tour.

Unapologetic and no longer afraid, HAIL NOTHING dances blithely into the void, celebrating the great chaos and wonderful arbitrariness of existence.

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released April 24, 2020

Written and Performed by:
Nurudin Sadali, Chew Wei Shan

Production/Additional Arrangement,
Performance & Programming/Mix by:
Jason Tan

Additional Artists/Performers:
Usaama Minhas: Rap on DONE (done done)
Bani Haykal: Vocal and Lyrics on ONLY YOURS

Mastered by:
Beau Thomas (Ten Eight Seven)

Artwork by:
Marc Gabriel Loh

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