NEW: Cloud Nothings 'No Future No Past' Official video

CN finally got a video out for what is by far the best single from the new album Attack On Memory.

ALBUM REVIEW: Cloud Nothings 'Attack On Memory' out 23 January On Carpark / Wichita

Weasely vocals aside I truly love CN's sophomore album. Despite the opener and uber grunge homage 'No Future No Past' which is still my favourite song, if you are expecting a grunge fest take your buck and go elsewhere. Lead singer Dylan Baldi really needs to work on his vocals. They sound stretched to the limit and are unpleasant at times to listen to, especially on an otherwise flawless indie song 'Wasted Days'. There are other examples but I don't want to be overly harsh. Dylan is very young and I'm sure his voice will develop with time. I truly hope it does. He should see a vocal coach.

This is great Indie music. The album was produced by Steve Albini and it shows. It's also very well programmed. Another favourite is the superb Maximo Park- esque 'Separation'. Whilst I love this album with my heart, my Head says that this effort is nothing special - rather slightly above average well put together mid card indie, with a touch of Over hype. Talented musician with a promising future. My heart sings with joy as I listen and get caught up in the moment to the aptly named 'Fall In' that exudes thrashy, exciting, young raw energy from a special, gifted historically aware band. Heart or Head? For me it's all about the love baby.

7/10

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STREAM: Cloud Nothings "Attack On Memory" Mix x Cleveland Mixtape DL

Check this mix Selected by Dylan Baldi of Cloud Nothings. It's part of the Hype build for the release of the next album “Attack on Memory” out January 24th on Carpark Records. Also check out the Cloud Nothings 'Cleveland Mixtape' from earlier this year to DL below.

Dylan says: "While I was writing the songs that would become *Attack On Memory*, I listened almost exclusively to music that was made before I was born. This is a pretty common practice for me, actually, but I took it to a new level while making the record.

I more or less memorized every guitar solo on the best Thin Lizzy albums, listened to only The Wipers for about 3 weeks, and fell asleep to Black Sabbath every night.

This mix condenses my listening habits into an easily digestible "best of", songs that strongly affected what I was thinking while writing my own music. Not to say that every song on *Attack On Memory* sounds like Killdozer, but I do think that the influence of these particular tracks is often obvious, and hopefully sheds some light on why the new Cloud Nothings album sounds so different from any of the past recordings."

Tracklist: 01. Black Sabbath "Supernaut"
02. Nina Hagen "Born In Xixax"
03. Killdozer The Pig Was Cool
04. Zounds "This Land"
05. Thin Lizzy "For Those Who Love To Live"
06. The Wipers "No One Wants An Alien"
07. Bitch Magnet "Navajo Ace"
08. Swell Maps "The Helicopter Spies"
Cloud Nothings "Attack On Memory" Mix by Carpark Records

DOWNLOAD: Cloud Nothings 'Cleveland Mixtape' Tracklist:

01 The Styrenes – One Fanzine Reader Writes
02 Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer
03 Chronics – Test Tube Baby
04 Bernie & The Invisibles – I Don’t Know Where I Am
05 X-X – You’re Full Of Shit
06 Pere Ubu – Waiting For Mary
07 Rocket From The Tombs – Ain’t It Fun
08 Electric Eels – Jaguar Ride
09 The Mirrors – Living Without You
10 Clocks – Confidentially Renee
11 The Baloney Heads – I’m A Drunk
12 The Pagans – What’s This Shit Called Love?

STREAM: Cloud Nothings 'No Future No Past' on Carpark

No Future/No Past is the first single off the new Cloud Nothings album "Attack on Memory". out January 24, 2012. The album has been produced by Steve Albini so it should be a cracker. I'm trying to get a copy for review so watch this space.



Cloud Nothings - No Future/No Past by Carpark Records