{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Trauma Factory | type = studio | artist = Nothing,Nowhere | cover = Nothing,Nowhere - Trauma Factory.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|2021|02|19}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = 41:47 | label = Fueled by Ramen | producer = {{hlist|Jay Vee|Joe Mulherin|Judge|Misogi|Sam Klempner|Y2K|Zakk Cervini}} | prev_title = Ruiner | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = Void Eternal | next_year = 2023 }} {{Music ratings |ADM=6.6/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web|url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/12746/nothingnowhere-Trauma-Factory.aspx|title=AnyDecentMusic? Review|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=February 26, 2021}}</ref> |MC=69/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/trauma-factory/nothingnowhere|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=February 26, 2020}}</ref> |rev1=AllMusic |rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/trauma-factory-mw0003458841|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Thomas|first=Fred|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> |rev2=''Clash'' |rev2score=8/10<ref name="Clash">{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/nothingnowhere-trauma-factory|title=Clash Magazine Review|work=Clash|last=Hansen|first=Susan|date=February 15, 2021|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> |rev3=''DIY'' |rev3score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2021/02/18/nothing-nowhere-trauma-factory-album-review|title=DIY Magazine Review|work=DIY|last=Goggins|first=Joe|date=18 February 2021 |accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> |rev4=''Kerrang!'' |rev4score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Kerrang">{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-nothing-nowhere-trauma-factory/|title=Kerrang! Review|work=Kerrang!|last=Richardson|first=Jake|date=February 18, 2021|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> |rev5=''Pitchfork'' |rev5score=6.6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/nothing-nowhere-trauma-factory/|title=Pitchfork Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Bardhan|first=Ashley|date=February 23, 2021|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref> }} '''''Trauma Factory''''' is the fourth studio album by American rapper nothing,nowhere. It was released on February 19, 2021, by Fueled by Ramen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/nothing-nowhere-announces-new-album-trauma-factory/|title=Nothing,Nowhere Announces New Album|work=Kerrang!|last=Ruskel|first=Nick|date=December 8, 2020|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
==Release== Nothing,Nowhere announced the release of the new album on December 7, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2020/12/07/nothing-nowhere-new-album-trauma-factory-watch-fake-friend-video|title=Nothing,Nowhere Announces New Album|work=DIY|date=December 7, 2020|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
===Singles=== The first single from the album, "Blood" was released on October 27, 2020, and features KennyHoopla and producer Judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2020/10/27/watch-nothing-nowhere-kennyhoopla-judge-blood-video|title=Nothing,Nowhere, KennyHoopla and Judge Join Forces for 'Blood'|work=DIY|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
===Music videos=== The official music video of "Blood" was released on YouTube on the same day as the single, and was directed by Mason Mercer and produced by Evan McGillivray.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OoShtF4_yQ|title=nothing,nowhere - Blood (feat. KennyHoopla and Judge)|publisher=YouTube|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
On January 20, 2021, Nothing,Nowhere released "Fake Friend" on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9AmCpVBBqM|title=Nothing,nowhere - Fake Friend (Official Video)|publisher=YouTube|date=January 20, 2021|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
The third video "Upside Down" was released on February 19, 2021, the same day as the album release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBgPh3SJVg0|title=Nothing,Nowhere - Upside Down|publisher=YouTube|date=February 19, 2021|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
==Critical reception== ''Trauma Factory'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 69 based on 6 reviews.<ref name="MC"/> At AnyDecentMusic?, the release was given a 6.6 out of 10 based on 6 reviews.<ref name="ADM"/>
Writing for AllMusic, Fred Thomas said: "Trauma Factory, the fourth proper studio album from nothing,nowhere, was the result of two years of experimentation with songwriting and genre, whittled down to its still hefty 15-song track listing from dozens of songs Mulherin wrote while playing with the stylistic boundaries of the project. Trauma Factory rarely stays in the same mode from one song to the next, but its grab-bag approach never comes off as disjointed. Even with the quick-shifting styles, the emotional charge of the songs and Mulherin's distinctive songwriting sensibilities expand nothing,nowhere's range and keep the album from devolving into a scattered mess."<ref name="AM"/> Susan Hansen of ''Clash'' wrote: "nothing,nowhere.'s intention to create an album unrestricted by genre shines through this project, as he incorporates elements of post-punk, new wave, hard rock, electro-pop, folk and more. While fifteen tracks could seem rich, each song averages no more than two to three minutes."<ref name="Clash"/> Jake Richardson of ''Kerrang!'' said: "Trauma Factory's straight-up rap moments are more hit-and-miss, with the likes of exile and upside down feeling coherent enough but lacking in bite, demonstrating how nothing,nowhere. sounds best when the musical backdrop is thicker and leans more into the heavier side of Joe’s sound."<ref name="Kerrang"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Trauma Factory'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 41:51
| title1 = Trauma Factory | writer1 = Joe Mulherin | extra1 = Mulherin | length1 = 1:34
| title2 = Lights (4444) | writer2 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Joseph Valla II|Zakk Cervini}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Jay Vee|Cervini}} | length2 = 2:40
| title3 = Buck | writer3 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Valla|Cervini}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Jay Vee|Cervini}} | length3=2:35
| title4 = Love or Chemistry | writer4 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Valla|Cervini}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Jay Vee|Cervini}} | length4 = 2:19
| title5 = Exile | writer5 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Valla}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Jay Vee}} | length5 = 2:59
| title6 = Upside Down | writer6 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Valla|Ari Starace}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Jay Vee|Y2K}} | length6 = 3:07
| title7 = Pain Place | note7 = featuring Misogi | writer7 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Zain Siddiqui}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Misogi}} | length7 = 3:03
| title8 = Fake Friend | writer8 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Valla|Sam Klempner|Michael Matosic|Jake Torrey}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Sam Klempner|Cervini|Jay Vee{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length8 = 2:49
| title9 = Death | writer9 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Cervini}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Cervini}} | length9 = 2:07
| title10 = Pretend | writer10 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Cervini}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Cervini}} | length10 = 2:59
| title11 = Blood | note11 = featuring KennyHoopla and Judge | writer11 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Kenneth La'Ron|Paul Schuele Judge}} | extra11 = Judge | length11 = 2:38
| title12 = Nightmare | writer12 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Valla|Cervini}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Jay Vee|Cervini}} | length12 = 2:54
| title13 = Crave | writer13 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Valla|Cervini}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Jay Vee|Cervini}} | length13 = 2:24
| title14 = Real | writer14 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Valla|Cervini}} | extra14 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Jay Vee|Cervini}} | length14 = 3:36
| title15 = Barely Bleeding | writer15 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Valla|Cervini}} | extra15 = {{hlist|Mulherin|Jay Vee|Cervini}} | length15 = 4:03 }}
'''Note''' * {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} indicates an additional producer
==Personnel== Credits for ''Trauma Factory'' adapted from liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Trauma Factory|author=nothing,nowhere.|author-link=nothing,nowhere.|type=LP liner|publisher=Fueled By Ramen|year=2021}}</ref>
===Musicians=== * Joe Mulherin – vocals, guitars, bass, drums writing <small>(all)</small> * MISOGI - additional vocals <small>(7)</small> * KennyHoopla - additional vocals <small>(10)</small>
===Additional=== * JUDGE - guest producer <small>(10)</small> * Joe Mulherin - art direction, design * Chris Athens – mastering * Zakk Cervini – mixing * Robert Gotham – art direction, design * Fox Beach – photography
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==External links== * {{MusicBrainz release|mbid=004edb1d-3497-44a3-8991-06e5aa3d9076|name=Trauma Factory}}
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