Everything Nice (EP)

{{Infobox album

| name = Everything Nice

| type = EP

| artist = Arm's Length

| cover = Everything Nice.jpg

| alt =

| released = 25 February 2021

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Emo

| length = 16:59

| label =

| producer = Anton DeLost

| prev_title = What's Mine Is Yours

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Never Before Seen, Never Again Found

| next_year = 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.{{cite web |title=Everything Nice EP |url=https://armslengthontario.bandcamp.com/album/everything-nice |website=Bandcamp |access-date=30 October 2023}} 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.{{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}}{{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}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Pitchfork

| rev1score = 7.5/10{{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}}

| rev2 = New Noise Magazine

| rev2score = (positive){{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}}

| rev3 = Brooklyn Vegan

| rev3score = (positive){{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}}

| rev4 = Stereogum

| rev4score = (positive){{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}}

| rev5 = Spinning Thoughts

| rev5score = (positive){{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}}

}}

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". 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".

Track listing

{{track listing

| all_writing = Arm's Length

| title1 = Theme Song

| length1 = 1:37

| title2 = No Sleep

| length2 = 3:30

| title3 = Gallows Humour

| length3 = 3:26

| title4 = Safer Skin

| length4 = 2:23

| title5 = Eve (Household Name)

| length5 = 3:04

| title6 = Garamond

| length6 = 2:59

| total_length = 16:59

}}

References

Category:2021 EPs

Category:Emo EPs

Category:EPs by Canadian artists