It’s been a crazy year for Cloud Nothings since they burst
onto the music scene last winter. At the time main man
Dylan Baldi was eighteen, living at home, and making
lo-fi indie rock on a crappy computer in his parent’s suburban
basement outside Cleveland. Since then, Cloud
Nothings has released an EP and a handful of singles,
and the band has put a few North American tours under
its belt. With all the internet notoriety and their recent
signing with Carpark, Cloud Nothings are now able to record
somewhere besides the basement. For a producer,
Dylan chose Baltimore’s Chester Gwazda, known for his
work with Dan Deacon and Future Islands. Recorded
this past August in a warehouse studio in Baltimore’s
famed Copycat Building (home to the original Wham
City and many of the city’s best musicians and artists),
the self-titled Cloud Nothings album shines through
with a crispness and boldness that Dylan has always
envisioned. The songs now sound as they do live: full
of energy, precision, and catchy bits. Dylan plays all the
instruments on the album, but this time without the lo-fi
scuzz. The excitement and emotion are practically jumping
off the grooves.
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