Nothing Hurts

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Nothing Hurts
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 2010
RecordedFall of 2009
Genre Indie rock, noise pop, punk rock
Label Sub Pop
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [1]
Review scores
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Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club (B) [3]
BBC (positive) [4]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Drowned in Sound (9/10) [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME (8/10) [8]
One Thirty BPM (65%) [9]
The Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) [11]
Popmatters (8/10) [12]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
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Nothing Hurts is the debut album by noise-pop band Male Bonding. It placed number 72 in NME magazine's 75 best albums of 2010.

Track listing

  1. "Year's Not Long" – 2:34
  2. "All Things This Way" – 1:28
  3. "Your Contact" – 1:44
  4. "Weird Feelings" – 2:17
  5. "Franklin" – 2:45
  6. "Crooked Scene" – 2:23
  7. "T.U.F.F." – 1:54
  8. "Nothing Remains" – 1:41
  9. "Nothing Used to Hurt" – 2:41
  10. "Pirate Key" – 2:10
  11. "Paradise Vendors" – 2:38
  12. "Pumpkin" – 2:15
  13. "Worse to Come (featuring Vivian Girls)" – 2:34

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