Cloud Nothings

So I finally got round to checking out this band properly. Having had their new/soon to-be-released album for quite a while now. (It's available from the band themselves, but is yet to be officially released, or summink)

It's called Turning On and is quite simply, superb. Less than 30 minutes of lo-fi pop gems complete with cassette quality vocals, harking back to a simpler time, when the indie "biz" was no more than some spotty teens sending their mixtapes through something called the "postal service" (I've no idea either), for only the kudos of their fellow acne-ridden penpal and the hope that you receive something equally amazing in return. At least according to some books I read.

If I were to receive Turning On in the post, on a C90 with a handwritten label and (maybe) a tracklisting, I'd have been pleased. If I were to hear this on vinyl, the medium it was clearly recorded for, I'd be in love.

They tap into the warmth and sound of contemporaries such as Black Lips without attracting the controversy and the wankiness. This is some guys having fun, and it sounds amazing.

Far from fashionable Brooklyn or the Bohemiam Bay area in Cali, this Ohio 4-piece (or just Dylan Baldi on a four track recorded) are worth a look.

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