CatsNJazz Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) New Cloud Nothings album out tomorrow, self released and unclear if there will be a vinyl release. The last album was good but overall is probably my least favorite. Cloud Nothings have a new album coming tomorrow (July 3). It’s called The Black Hole Understands. The group is self-releasing it on Bandcamp, coinciding with the platform’s next day of waiving its fees to help artists through the COVID-19 pandemic. The band wrote and recorded The Black Hole Understands remotely while self-isolating in the early weeks of the pandemic, finishing the tracks over email. A 25% cut of the proceeds from album sales will benefit the music-education nonprofits Play On Philly and the Rainey Institute. The Black Hole Understands: 01 Story That I Live 02 The Sound of Everyone 03 An Average World 04 A Weird Interaction 05 Tall Gray Structure 06 A Silent Reaction 07 The Mess Is Permanent 08 Right on the Edge 09 Memory of Regret 10 The Black Hole Understands Edit for more info Edited July 2, 2020 by CatsNJazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 What the fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHews Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Both the last and LWS were honesty terrible. But WTF why would there be no vinyl 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 15 minutes ago, JRHews said: Both the last and LWS were honesty terrible. They were? ethereal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHews Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, Derek™ said: They were? Afraid so... imho LWS was radio rock. Mellowed out garbo. LBB tried harder but still sounded incredibly dispassionate to me; had no soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldKentuckyShark Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 24 minutes ago, JRHews said: Afraid so... imho LWS was radio rock. Mellowed out garbo. LBB tried harder but still sounded incredibly dispassionate to me; had no soul. LWS was disappointing but I thought LBB was a nice return to form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntslash Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 17 minutes ago, OldKentuckyShark said: LWS was disappointing but I thought LBB was a nice return to form I enjoyed both of these albums a lot. I guess I'm not sure exactly what "radio rock" is or why it's a bad thing. I've heard lots of good rock on the radio. But I've also never heard Cloud Nothings or anything similar to Cloud Nothings on the radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Just now, ntslash said: I'm not sure exactly what "radio rock" is or why it's a bad thing. I've heard lots of good rock on the radio. But I've also never heard Cloud Nothings or anything similar to Cloud Nothings on the radio. That’s the boat I’m in, too. LWS has some of their poppiest moments and doesn’t really “go hard” or get too experimental outside of a few brief glimpses. I think it may be their most accessible record as a whole. But even with that said, I’m Not Part Of Me has the most hooks they’ve ever crammed into a single track, and I think it’s such a good closer to HANE. I also really enjoyed their last album for what it’s worth. Thought it was a pretty blistering, no-frills response to LWS’ sugary sound. That Dissolution track is them at peak noise / build, and probably the closest they’ve gotten to capturing the lightning in the bottle that is Wasted Days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEnemy Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 2 hours ago, JRHews said: Afraid so... imho LWS was radio rock. Mellowed out garbo. LBB tried harder but still sounded incredibly dispassionate to me; had no soul. This is crazy. Dylan hasn’t released a bad record, or song, in my opinion. I’ve been there since 2009. scottheisel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, MyEnemy said: This is crazy. Dylan hasn’t released a bad record, or song, in my opinion. I’ve been there since 2009. To this day I can’t really get Turning On to do much for me, but even the S/T is a goofy, sugar-indie pop good time. Edited July 2, 2020 by Derek™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEnemy Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Derek™ said: To this day I can’t really get Turning On to do much for me, but even the S/T is a goofy, sugar-indie pop good time. When Turning On came out, there was nothing like it, really. To boot, a 17 year old kid who wrote and played everything. The singles that preceded it, were even better. Became friends with Dylan and the guys in 2010, when Wavves toured with them, right after he started an actual band and played live, and Cloud Nothings was my favorite band, at that point. Seeing them play some of their first live shows, was fucking amazing. So much energy, especially from Jayson. Dylan’s a musician freak and I know he knows what he’s doing and definitely love and respect that. Him and Jayson released a fucking free jazz record this year haha Edited July 2, 2020 by MyEnemy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I don't care for LWS either but your ears are fuckin broke if the last album didn't do it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsNJazz Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 The last show I saw before shows were canceled was Cloud Nothings, they turned Wasted Days into the craziest jam I've ever seen, Jayson is one of the best drummers I've ever seen play, I'm hoping this record is in the jam- jazz-punk style they lean into occasionally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkazoid Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) Out on Bandcamp: https://cloudnothings.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-hole-understands It's different to their usual, or at least to the last few albums. I've only listened to the two songs streaming there but I think they're great. The description describes it better than I can: Quote Since the start, every record has had its own vibe, but these songs take a sharp turn away from the noisy thrash and improv tendencies that have shown up on recent albums. The vocals are far more delicate and dreamy, floating along on fast, jangly songs. With clean hooks and uncluttered arrangements (a synth overdub from Bee Mask’s Chris Madak is the album’s only guest feature), the songs are the kind of concise, hook-heavy blasts the band was churning out in their earliest days, only a little more distant and weary. The Black Hole Understands isn’t mellow by any means, but it shows a restraint that very much fits with the strange times that it was born of. The Black Hole Understands is hyper-melodic and high-energy but carries a sense of melancholy and cautious optimism that mirrors the restless dread of life on lockdown. Edited July 3, 2020 by Burkazoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoa Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Aw his voice sounds all cuddly like he's reading me a bedtime story and I like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkazoid Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I asked them about a vinyl release: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes chef Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 i went in on the vinyl subscription. kinda nervous about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Thread has been awfully quiet since release; what do you guys make of this one? For me, I expected to enjoy it, but I didn’t expect to enjoy it this much. Dylan is such an underrated songwriter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Cloud Nothings have never made a bad record. This one feels like a throwback to the S/T days, which is my favorite Cloud Nothings era, so I'm into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsNJazz Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 This is a lot catchier and poppier compared to what I was expecting, but I really like it, might have to sign up for the subscription service to make sure I get this on vinyl to keep my collection complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1910 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 it's very, very good! I hope they press it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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