‘HERE AND NOWHERE ELSE’ – 10TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE DELUXE DOUBLE LP FEATURING ORIGINAL ALBUM, LIVE RECORDINGS, REMIXES OUT NOW.

Celebrated indie rock band Cloud Nothings has just dropped ‘Traffic Jam’, another B-side from their critically praised album ‘Final Summer’. Following the earlier B-side ‘That Prince’, ‘Traffic Jam’ delivers a burst of high-energy catharsis and sonic grit that fans have come to expect from the band. Some bands never miss. This rare breed consistently puts out great records every couple years, avoiding the lengthy hiatuses or egregious sonic missteps that often come with achieving longevity. It’s an often unsung reliability, as few realise how truly remarkable it is to put art into the world at this rate without letting the quality slip. For nearly 15 years, Cloud Nothings have continued to hit the target, steadily becoming a part of the fabric of modern indie rock as we know it with a run of fantastic albums. This streak continues unabated with their latest full-length, ‘Final Summer’–an album that’s so assured, so instantly satisfying, that it forces you to pause and realise you’re listening to one of the great American rock bands in their prime. Formed in 2009 by guitarist/vocalist Dylan Baldi, Cloud Nothings evolved over the years from a one-man lo-project into a finely tuned unit also composed of drummer Jayson Gerycz and bassist Chris Brown. Cloud Nothings, over so many years and so many records (nine or ten “depending on how you look at it” laughs Baldi), have existed long enough to witness all sorts of musical moments come and go, but the secret to their endurance isn’t about savvily navigating trends. “We’ve just never felt inclined to stop” Baldi explains. This is not the work of a scrappy new band cramming all of their ideas into a debut album or grizzled veterans grinding through another release; it’s one of the tightest and most invigorating rock bands active today, driven to make the best version of themselves.

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