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|rev1 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
|rev1score = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Ian |title=Everything Nice EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/arms-length-everything-nice-ep/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''Spinning Thoughts''
|rev2score = (positive)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bowyer |first1=Dan |title=Arm's Length May Not Remain A Best Kept Secret For Long With 'Everything Nice' |url=https://thespinningthoughts.com/2021/02/23/arms-length-may-not-remain-a-best-kept-secret-for-long-with-everything-nice/ |website=The Spinning Thoughts |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Brooklyn Vegan]]''
|rev3score = (positive)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=Stream Ontario emo band Arm's Length's new EP 'Everything Nice' |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/stream-ontario-emo-band-arms-lengths-new-ep-everything-nice/ |website=Brooklyn Vegan |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>
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'''''Everything Nice''''' is the second EP from Canadian [[emo]] band [[Arm's Length]]. The EP was digitally released on [[Bandcamp]] on 25 February 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything Nice EP |url=https://armslengthontario.bandcamp.com/album/everything-nice |website=Bandcamp |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref> After the band signed to Wax Bodega, the EP was reissued as one side A of a 12" vinyl, with side B containing their previous release, What's Mine Is Yours.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything Nice / What's Mine Is Yours |url=https://www.waxbodega.com/products/712048-arms-length-everything-nice-whats-mine-is-yours |website=Wax Bodega |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>
'''''Everything Nice''''' is the second EP from Canadian [[emo]] band [[Arm's Length]]. The EP was digitally released on [[Bandcamp]] on 25 February 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything Nice EP |url=https://armslengthontario.bandcamp.com/album/everything-nice |website=Bandcamp |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref> After the band signed to Wax Bodega, the EP was reissued as one side A of a 12" vinyl, with side B containing their previous release, What's Mine Is Yours.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything Nice / What's Mine Is Yours |url=https://www.waxbodega.com/products/712048-arms-length-everything-nice-whats-mine-is-yours |website=Wax Bodega |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arm's Length Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/armslengthblues/status/1458485909431767045 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev1score = 7.5/10<ref name="pf">{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Ian |title=Everything Nice EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/arms-length-everything-nice-ep/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[New Noise Magazine]]
| rev2score = (positive)<ref name="nnm">{{cite web|title=News: Arm's Length Release New EP, 'Nice'|url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-arms-length-releases-new-ep-everything-nice/|website=New Noise Magazine |date=25 February 2021 |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Brooklyn Vegan]]''
| rev3score = (positive)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=Stream Ontario emo band Arm's Length's new EP 'Everything Nice' |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/stream-ontario-emo-band-arms-lengths-new-ep-everything-nice/ |website=Brooklyn Vegan |date=25 February 2021 |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>
| rev4 = [[Stereogum]]
| rev4score = (positive)<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=Stream Ontario Emo Band Arm's Length's Anthemic New EP Everything Nice|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2117650/arms-length-everything-nice/music/|website=Stereogum|date=26 February 2021 |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''Spinning Thoughts''
| rev5score = (positive)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bowyer |first1=Dan |title=Arm's Length May Not Remain A Best Kept Secret For Long With 'Everything Nice' |url=https://thespinningthoughts.com/2021/02/23/arms-length-may-not-remain-a-best-kept-secret-for-long-with-everything-nice/ |website=The Spinning Thoughts |date=23 February 2021 |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>
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The EP was received well by critics, with ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'}}s Ian Cohen praising the band's "modern updates" to early 2000s pop-punk and emo, to which they add "a couple of tricky breakdowns sourced from the New Wave of [[Post-Hardcore]] and lyrics that deal primarily in identity, familial strife, and therapeutic frameworks".<ref name="pf" /> Chris Deville of ''[[Stereogum]]'' noted that while the songs are short, they still achieve "anthem status", while a review in ''[[New Noise Magazine]]'' highlighted the growth from the band's previous release, stating that ''Everything Nice'' "provides more sonic depth and quality, as well as a refreshing songwriting approach to the emo-rock genre".<ref name="nnm"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Latest revision as of 22:54, 9 November 2023

Everything Nice
EP by
Released25 February 2021
GenreEmo
Length16:59
ProducerAnton DeLost
Arm's Length chronology
What's Mine Is Yours
(2019)
Everything Nice
(2021)
Never Before Seen, Never Again Found
(2022)

Everything Nice is the second EP from Canadian emo band Arm's Length. The EP was digitally released on Bandcamp on 25 February 2021.[1] After the band signed to Wax Bodega, the EP was reissued as one side A of a 12" vinyl, with side B containing their previous release, What's Mine Is Yours.[2][3]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.5/10[4]
New Noise Magazine(positive)[5]
Brooklyn Vegan(positive)[6]
Stereogum(positive)[7]
Spinning Thoughts(positive)[8]

The EP was received well by critics, with Pitchfork's Ian Cohen praising the band's "modern updates" to early 2000s pop-punk and emo, to which they add "a couple of tricky breakdowns sourced from the New Wave of Post-Hardcore and lyrics that deal primarily in identity, familial strife, and therapeutic frameworks".[4] Chris Deville of Stereogum noted that while the songs are short, they still achieve "anthem status", while a review in New Noise Magazine highlighted the growth from the band's previous release, stating that Everything Nice "provides more sonic depth and quality, as well as a refreshing songwriting approach to the emo-rock genre".[5]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Arm's Length

No.TitleLength
1."Theme Song"1:37
2."No Sleep"3:30
3."Gallows Humour"3:26
4."Safer Skin"2:23
5."Eve (Household Name)"3:04
6."Garamond"2:59
Total length:16:59

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Everything Nice EP". Bandcamp. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Everything Nice / What's Mine Is Yours". Wax Bodega. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Arm's Length Twitter". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  4. ^ a b Cohen, Ian. "Everything Nice EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "News: Arm's Length Release New EP, 'Nice'". New Noise Magazine. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ Sacher, Andrew (25 February 2021). "Stream Ontario emo band Arm's Length's new EP 'Everything Nice'". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. ^ DeVille, Chris (26 February 2021). "Stream Ontario Emo Band Arm's Length's Anthemic New EP Everything Nice". Stereogum. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  8. ^ Bowyer, Dan (23 February 2021). "Arm's Length May Not Remain A Best Kept Secret For Long With 'Everything Nice'". The Spinning Thoughts. Retrieved 30 October 2023.