Cloud Nothings have returned, two years after they reaped acclaim from critics and fans around the world for their dark, claustrophobic, yet deeply cathartic sounds of their third album, Here and Nowhere Else.
They’ve returned with a new album in tow, Life Without Sound, which frontman Dylan Baldi has described as the band’s most solid effort yet. If you doubt it even for a second, just listen to lead single ‘Modern Act’.
“A thing I like to do with all of my records is drive around with them,” says Baldi. “In high school, I would listen to music for hours like that: just driving through the suburbs of Cleveland.”
“And if it sounds good to me in that context and I can think of high school me listening to it and saying, ‘That’s okay,’ I feel good about the record. This is the one that’s felt best.”
The album was written over the course of a year, with Baldi working in collaboration with bandmates Jayson Geryczn (drums) and TJ Duke (bass), before hitting the studio with producer John Goodmanson (Sleater Kinney, Death Cab for Cutie).
“Generally, it seems like my work has been about finding my place in the world,” Baldi says. “But there was a point in which I realized that you can be missing something important in your life, a part you didn’t realize you were missing until it’s there—hence the title.”
“This record is like my version of new age music,” he adds. “It’s supposed to be inspiring.” Life Without Sound is out 27th January, but you can pre-order the album now via JB Hi Fi and iTunes from Friday, 14th October.
