Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible
by Enter Shikari
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
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  1. Jerem13
    Apr 18, 2020
    8
    A great album, with some truly great epic moment (half the songs are bangers, other half is much more experimental); I wish they would put one heavy track with "the mindsweep" or even "a flash flood of colour" but otherwise it's a very solid creation.
  2. Mikilimitless
    Apr 19, 2020
    9
    The definition of creativity, they're always one step forward. I didn't found the album that I expected but I found something even better.
    Solid lyrics and good combination of jungle and electronic beats with the orchestra. Not their best album but sounds fresh as always.
    And still we will be here.
  3. SAARESTO
    Apr 17, 2020
    6
    DISCLAIMER: English is not my native tongue so please be tolerant to my grammar. It is also clear, that Nothing is true and Everything is possible. It's just my reflection.

    There is one big problem with both the entire album and many of the songs separately - running out of itself. Nonsense? Let me try to explain. Example 1: we have extremely cool "modern living..." lyrics- and    DISCLAIMER: English is not my native tongue so please be tolerant to my grammar. It is also clear, that Nothing is true and Everything is possible. It's just my reflection.

    There is one big problem with both the entire album and many of the songs separately - running out of itself. Nonsense? Let me try to explain.

    Example 1: we have extremely cool "modern living..." lyrics- and composition-wise. It is creative, its 1st verse is really well compiled. What could have gone wrong? There is no 2nd verse. Instead, "We are Apocaholics..." chorus goes over and over again... Lyrics end at this point (1:15/2:53). The whole magic of the song disappears as its "statement-ness" turns into expanding the length through chorus repeat.
    Same could be said about "Waltzing off the Face of the Earth (I. Crescendo)", "the pressure's on.", "Marionettes (I. The Discovery of Strings)", "Marionettes (II. The Ascent)" and "satellites* *". Each of these songs is amazing in it's idea, overall concept and... until the second half starts.

    Example 2: let's start from the very beginning, February 11, 2020. "{ The Dreamer's Hotel }" releases and it's fantastic. Quite simple but still catchy and with it's message between the lines. Then - "thē kĭñg", my favourite song of the record. Same virtues and flaws but old-school and with a small tale inside. "T.I.N.A." and "THE GREAT UNKNOWN" to follow - also remarkable tracks.
    And here we are, April 17. Having great and inspiring preview for an album with 4 fresh and driving tracks, we acquire the album:
    - sometimes pop-ish, sometimes old-school or even causing Déjà vu from the "Common Dreads". It doesn't feel as compositionally whole as "The Spark" was;
    - pretty straight-forward messages having a lack of metaphors (at least after 3 times listened);
    - Featureless "Crossing The Rubicon", especially after "THE GREAT UNKNOWN", which sets an emotional tone this composition just can't match;
    - constant lyrics failing in second half of the songs.

    Can you see it too? It all started so promising, back in February, but result fell short. Songs start to capture your mind every single time, but there is not enough power, they just run out of it.

    Nature of the record is all in "Elegy For Extinction"'s tone. Brightness, happiness, alacrity. It gives you an inspiration for what's to come. But there's only extinction. Extinction of expectations for the next real breakthrough, like "The Spark" was.

    I love Enter Shikari. I adore "The Spark", I hope to hear "The One True Colour" live (I wanted it so much I came to another country 2 weeks past backbone surgery back in 2015; sadly they didn't play it).
    And I still like "Nothing is True & Everything is Possible". It should be 8,5/10, (if rating music makes any sense at all). It's just my greater hopes that don't let me rate the album higher than 6.
    The album is half-ideal for me, so the score corresponds.    … Expand
  4. rock-omlet
    Apr 27, 2020
    6
    6-ой релиз британских музыкантов. Их, пожалуй, самая взрослая, разносторонняя и талантливая работа на сегодняшний день. Удивительно, как им удаётся так виртуозно и уместно переплетать электронику, рок и классику. Понравилось, конечно, далеко не всё, но отдельные музыкальные фрагменты – просто елеем по ушам.

    Лучшие треки: THE GREAT UNKNOWN { The Dreamer’s Hotel } T.I.N.A.    6-ой релиз британских музыкантов. Их, пожалуй, самая взрослая, разносторонняя и талантливая работа на сегодняшний день. Удивительно, как им удаётся так виртуозно и уместно переплетать электронику, рок и классику. Понравилось, конечно, далеко не всё, но отдельные музыкальные фрагменты – просто елеем по ушам.

    Лучшие треки:
    THE GREAT UNKNOWN
    { The Dreamer’s Hotel }
    T.I.N.A.
  5. RageNate
    Apr 22, 2020
    2
    Worthies (3/15):
    - T.I.N.A.
    - Marionettes (II. The Ascent)
    - Ssatellites* *
  6. Mrbritches
    Apr 25, 2020
    9
    Fantastic Album. Incredible lyrical content and an excellent listen through. Evenly spaced tracks that allows for a full listen through without becoming bored. Definitely one of the best albums I’ve listened to in a while and maybe the best by Enter Shikari.
  7. bjhh
    Jun 17, 2020
    9
    Ambitious and bold, Enter Shikari pull of the difficult task of creating a genre-spanning album that hits the mark. The album doesn't actually start of that well; The Great Unknown and Crossing the Rubicon are fairly standard tracks that are rather bland in comparison to the rest of the album. Dreamer's Hotel is when the album really gets going; a strong rock anthem with politicalAmbitious and bold, Enter Shikari pull of the difficult task of creating a genre-spanning album that hits the mark. The album doesn't actually start of that well; The Great Unknown and Crossing the Rubicon are fairly standard tracks that are rather bland in comparison to the rest of the album. Dreamer's Hotel is when the album really gets going; a strong rock anthem with political undertones and some electronic influences - Enter Shikari at their best. Waltzing 1 is when the album takes is first dramatic detour with a quirky brass waltz beat with some of the best lyrics of the album over the top that descends into a big noise followed by some jazz. The rest of the album follows a similar pattern; some straight-forward Shikari tracks incorporated with more experimental ideas. The way Elegy for Extinction manages to sound great in amongst this album is testament to this - an orchestral interlude in a (very broadly) rock album that still sounds epic and adds something the album's statement (if you want to hear this concept done badly, check out the recent 1975 album!). The concluding track - Waltzing 2 - is a beautiful culmination to the album; using the orchestra again, the same notes as Waltzing 1 but played on guitar, glitching synths and a choral quality to the vocals. This is how to do the genre-defining album… Expand

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    May 6, 2020
    70
    It's the record's crazed detours that make for the most interesting moments. [Jun 2020, p.89]
  2. AllMusic
    Apr 28, 2020
    80
    Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible is either the best or the worst Enter Shikari outing to date. What it certainly isn't is dull.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Apr 17, 2020
    80
    Blending philosophy and science with the bloodied, bruised heart of someone who cares about their fellow man, ‘Nothing is True’ offers comfort, reason, familiarity and forward-thinking to give us the soundtrack we need for now.
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