Nothing Sticks
| Nothing Sticks | ||||
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| Released | March 21, 2025 | |||
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| Genre | Indie rock[1] | |||
| Length | 33:52 | |||
| Label | Get Better | |||
| Pictoria Vark chronology | ||||
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Nothing Sticks is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Pictoria Vark. It was released on March 21, 2025, via Get Better Records in LP, cassette, CD and digital formats.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Rolling Stone | [1] |
| Spectrum Culture | 72%[2] |
| Under the Radar | [3] |
Taylor Ruckle of Flood remarked, "Nothing Sticks reflects on the transitory nature of everything—a blessing, a curse, or just a statement of fact depending on where you stand."[4] In a seven-star review for Under the Radar, Mark Moody commented, "Park's lyrics are sometimes openly frank and other times poetically close to the vest, but what is always clear is the depth of her sincerity."[3]
The album received a rating of 72% from Spectrum Culture's Anna Solomon, who opined, "The record feels longer than it really is, and the writing is occasionally unmemorable, but enough tracks really nail the delicate balance between raw energy and more lush arrangements to make it a worthwhile listen."[2] Assigning the album a four-star rating, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone referred to it as a "perfect springtime road-trip indie-rock album full of soft-spoken guitar haze and emotional travelogues."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sara" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "No One Left" | 2:27 |
| 3. | "San Diego" | 2:13 |
| 4. | "I Sing What I See" | 3:14 |
| 5. | "I Pushed It Down" | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Make Me a Sword" | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Lucky Superstar" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Where It Began" | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Other Things" | 4:33 |
| 10. | "We're Musicians" | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 33:52 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Bandcamp.
- Victoria Park – bass guitar, vocals, backing vocals, additional guitar (tracks 3, 9)
- Gavin Caine – drums, percussion, piano, organ, synth, backing vocals, additional guitar, autoharp (tracks 5, 8), synth bass (track 7)
- Tori Hall – guitar, bowed guitar, backing vocals (track 9)
- Bradford Krieger – synth bass (track 1), lap steel (track 9), backing vocals (tracks 9, 10)
- JB Fulbright – cello (tracks 3, 5, 7, 10)
- Katie Jacoby – violin, viola (tracks 3, 5)
- Nate Williams – trumpet (tracks 1, 4)
References
- ^ a b c Sheffield, Rob (March 21, 2025). "Start Your Indie-Rock Spring Off Right With Pictoria Vark's Nothing Sticks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Solomon, Anna (April 10, 2025). "Pictoria Vark: Nothing Sticks". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Moody, Mark (March 21, 2025). "Nothing Sticks". Under the Radar. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ Ruckle, Taylor (March 19, 2025). "Pictoria Vark, Nothing Sticks". Flood. Retrieved October 12, 2025.