Nothing Valley

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Nothing Valley
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
Length32:38
Label Wax Nine/Carpark
Melkbelly chronology
Pennsylvania
(2016)
Nothing Valley
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10 [1]
Metacritic 78/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound B [4]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [5]
Paste 9.3/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [7]

Nothing Valley is the debut studio album by American band Melkbelly. It was released on October 13, 2017 through Wax Nine Records, a subsidiary of Carpark Records. [4]

Contents

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
MusicOMH Top 50 Albums of 2017
28
[8]
Paste Top 50 Albums of 2017
36
[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Off the Lot"2:13
2."Kid Kreative"2:18
3."R.O.R.O.B."5:01
4."Greedy Gull"2:22
5."Petrified"3:24
6."Middle Of"2:57
7."Twin Looking Motherfucker"2:17
8."RUNXRN"3:14
9."Return to Pan Candy Mountain"1:28
10."Cawthra"3:42
11."Helloween"3:42

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References

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  2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved April 8, 2019.
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  4. 1 2 Clark, Tyler (October 9, 2017). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved April 8, 2019.
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