By Scott Jeffrey
Cloud Nothings is an indie rock band from Cleveland Ohio. For the most part were relitvely unknown until their third release just this past week Attack On Memory. These guys have come a long way from their first release which was recorded on a band member’s personal computer.
This is a doozy of an album and has flown up the charts on billboard and pitchfork already. The album begins with No Future/No Past a song that had been floating around the internet for some time. This song starts with a depressing drone and builds into a huge rageamaholic release. The songs on this album are very simple nearly on the verge of a punk. It’s just one verse chorus and maybe a bridge “wham bam thank you mam”.
Songs like Our Plans and Stay Useless have a Strokes feel. The bass and vocals have a similar New York Indie Rock style.
The album has some great instrumentals, there are a few bits where vocals just stop and these guys go a bit post-rock, the song Wasted Days is a great example of how a long instrumental midway through can make for an absolutely epic track.
Cut You Is a radio friendly track that has one of the catchiest choruses I’ve heard in 2012. This has to be the next single.
9/10
Final thought: My only gripe with this album is that there really isn’t enough of it. The 8 tracks are great but they have left me wanting more. If you’re a fan of the Strokes or Violent Soho, give these guys a listen.
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