Cloud Nothings
 

These guys just keep getting better and becoming more mature with each release. The new album is dark and poppy and produced by Steve Albini.

I've never seen them live but the random live clips I've heard sounds like they just speed everything up ridiculously and sometimes it really works but some songs are just meant to be nice slow jams and they don't recognizing.


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Cloud Nothings - Even If It Worked Out | Old Flame Records

They're from Ohio!

I've only heard their latest, but I like that album a lot.

I agree, new album is decent, the best thing they've done so far.

Listened to their new album. Not a fan, really. I have an issue with the vocalist trying to sound too gruff for what his singing voice must naturally be. It can get repetitive in parts but the drumming is really great.

I think probably the best thing on this album is the guitars, they're almost math rock-y.

'Hey Cool Kid' is still the catchiest thing I've heard. Have they recorded anything catchier?

Probably this song.



You guys are talking about Attack On Memory when you say "their new album" right?

Attack on Memory is a great album. Hype deserved.

I completely agree. For me, it's the first truly satisfying release of 2012. It's been a long time since I found any music that rocked as hard and had as catchy melodies as this. Kinda reminds me of Sunny Day Real Estate.

Yay Cleveland! But yeah, I can't stop listening to Attack on Memory, especially the first three tracks and 'Fall In'...

Personally love "Separation," great track on a very enjoyable album.

It's a good album, but a severe mish mash, with no cohesion at all. Which I do think was intentional, but after listening to it three times, I would rather take a few songs out and listen to them individually.

Yeah that's the conclusion I've come to. It's a good album but the lack of focus really does kind of bug me. There's such a jarring shift in tone between "Wasted Days" and "Fall In" that makes me almost want to skip the latter. I would have also chosen to end the album with "Wasted Days" and moved "Our Plans" and "Cut You" to the beginning, then just let the album build up from there. Still as far as 2012 goes, it's a great way to start the year off and the album has been in my cars CD player for over two weeks now.

I heard a couple of songs by these guys about two years ago and I thought they sucked balls, but this new album of theirs seems pretty good. The opening song 'No Future/No Past' didn't really grab me but the music just clicked with me during 'Wasted Days'. I pretty cool song I must say. Also is it me or does 'Fall In' sound like Stiff Little Fingers circa Inflammable Material?

I thought "Fall In" was more Green Day circa Nimrod to be honest, the vocals do kind of remind me of Jake Burns a bit, and I suppose "Barbed Wire Love" does have a pretty similar opening.

I am still waiting to get over their first album! Ive been exclusively listening to it for about a week now. Their new stuff from what youtube has shown me is pretty awesome. I hear the wipers in some of their songs. I love the wipers.

I agree! Haven't heard earlier stuff that much before but this is great.

I'm liking that new album its got some dark, heavy moments that I really enjoy.

'Stay Useless' really sounds like a The Strokes song with an attitude. Has that guitar interplay and simple drum beat at the beginning...

They were great last night. Played the new album in its entirety, and the show was free. Can't beat that!

Funny that this has come up right now, because I'm in the same boat as inkfields. I found about about them about 2 or 3 weeks ago. I've been really enjoying them since.

i like no future no past...good song.

I miss them by one day at Øya :\ been getting into Attack on Memory recently.

I like their latest album Here and Nowhere Else more than Attack on Memory. It sounds like a more mature and focused album.

I wouldn't say I like it more than Attack on Memory, because AoM is really, really good.
But it's definitely another stellar effort.
Surprised about how little discussion it's prompted considering the internet was all over the previous album.
I'm thinking they're one of the best bands for killer choruses.

Attack on Memory is still a really good album, especially 'Wasted Days'. But there were one or two songs that I didn't really care too much for. Here and Nowhere Else feels more consistent and is very enjoyable from start to finish.

I agree about the killer choruses. The band strike the right balance between noisy and intense, and melodic and memorable. They also have more depth and variety than bands like Japandroids.

Fun band. Saw them play somewhere in Oakland with Japandroids. Joyce Manor were supposed to show up too but flaked, t'was lames. Great. Live. Set. Crowd was pretty hipsterish but whatevz, still got some moshin.

You know that feeling when your taste has been evolving into new territory and you're consuming everything you can find in a genre or whatever and then you find the epitome of everything you like about the genre in one band? Because that's what just happened to me with Cloud Nothings.

You're just now getting into Indie/Noise/Lo-fi/Post-hardcore/Punk? Cloud Nothings a great start.

I've been heading this particular way for a while. This feels like a rebirth.

If continuous down this path I'd check out No Age, Japandroids, and maybe even Melt Banana. You're bound to like one of these bands.

I do like Japandroids and No Age, and several people have pointed me toward Melt Banana now so I'll definitely be checking that.

I'm surprised you only just really got into them. They are great.

I don't dig Japandroids at all though.

I don't dig their second record, but Post-Nothing is one of my faves.