On Nothing’s latest single “Downward Years to Come,” the drums and guitar smack you with a barrage of unrelenting force from the get-go, but then the calming, hushed vocals of frontman Domenic Palermo lulls you into a dream-like state. They mesh together tugging and pulling you from the inside-out just before ambient waves of sonic bliss wash you away into an ocean of nothing making it difficult to decide where you truly belong in this world. It’s that inner struggle between joy and sorrow that makes you feel alive, and beckons you to take another listen. Well, you can experience that and more at Johnny Brenda’s tonight when Nothing open for the glorious lo-fi, buzzing pop of Crocodiles. Johnny Brenda’s, 1250 N. Front St., 9pm, $12, 21+ – Q.D. Tran
