Lifted from Villagers’ sophomore album Awayland, Nothing Arrived is a hearty and romantic tune, a simple vocal line carried by great slabs of piano and the occasional peak of strings and guitar. The cyclical melody is easy to follow, but in looping over and over upon itself it never really manages to take flight. It has all the trembling pomp of great UK folk, but doesn’t compel any emotional response. So yeah, per the lyrics, I waited for nothing and nothing arrived.
Villagers : Nothing Arrived
