Select Live Dates in Atlanta, Charleston, and Savannah
“Fixation Fantasy is a seductive, introspective, and mesmerizing goth track: Spatial intricately weaves social, political, and personal narratives within the instrumentals to add depth and darkness that resonates with lost and misunderstood souls.” Post-Punk
On August 15, 2024 – Atlanta, GA: Atlanta darkwavers Now After Nothing share a new video for ‘Criminal Feature’. The song is about the enmeshment of politics and religion and a commentary on the “Damn, the separation of Church and State” mentality in this country.
Matt Spatial explains: “I’m not anti-religion per se but I am very anti-abuse of religion, abuse of politics, or abuse of anything for that matter, when it’s (mis)used to manipulate, and/or harm others for some sort of personal gain as its end goal.”
The ‘Criminal Feature’ video is a true story of ‘everything happens for a reason’. Spatial talks about the process: “I had commissioned a videographer to lead the charge on the video from concept to completion. I wasn’t in love with the concept they had presented to me but knowing that I had an EP to complete and only so many hours in a day, I apprehensively agreed.
The videographer mysteriously ghosted me as I tried to get the ball rolling on the video, however, and I was left again to my own creativity to get it completed. The resulting video is something that I can now look at and feel quite thankful that I was gifted the opportunity to present my original vision for.
Watch ‘Criminal Feature’ on YouTube:
‘Criminal Feature’ is taken from Now After Nothing’s debut EP Artificial Ambivalence, out September 13 on the band’s own label Living On Neptune(s). The EP will be available on all digital platforms and vinyl. Now After Nothing is helmed by Matt Spatial and have started to make waves locally after releasing a series of singles showcasing the band’s goth and post-punk influences.
Artificial Ambivalence was written and performed by Spatial along with drummer Michael Allen and also features additional guitar work by Mark Gemini Thwaite, who has played with Peter Murphy, The Mission, and Gary Numan.
Now After Nothing have also announced select live dates supporting this EP and their first show is a hometown gig on September 14 at Center Stage with Glass Spells and DJ Goth Dad (Dusty Gannon from Vision Video.) The band also proudly supports Atlanta’s LifeLine Animal Project– a non-profit org that runs the animal shelters for the two main Atlanta counties with a mission to end shelter euthanasia. They will be selling a ‘Meow After Nothing’ cat design T-shirt at shows and online with a portion of proceeds to be donated to the organization.
Live Dates:
September 14 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl/Center Stage with Glass Spells and DJ Goth Dad
October 9 – Savannah, GA – Lodge of Sorrows with Al1ce and DJ Syntax Error
October 19 – Charleston, SC – The Garden with Academy Order
Now After Nothing blends classic influences and modern electronic soundscapes to the present-day crowd. Frontman and multi-instrumentalist Matt Spatial draws from a deep well of alternative music sub-genres citing influences Bauhaus, The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, and Sonic Youth.
Spatial intricately weaves social, political, and personal narratives within the instrumentals to add depth and darkness that resonates with lost and misunderstood souls. The band has been getting noticed in Atlanta with their energetic live shows, having shared the stage with Curse Mackey (My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface) and darkwave rising stars Astari Nite.
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/26KhwetisDzHdx22OLK6ZG
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nowafternothing
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