With 2014’s Here and Nowhere Else, which local indie rockers Cloud Nothings recorded in Hoboken at Water Music over an 8-day period, the band opted for a poppier, cheerier effort than 2012’s Attack on Memory.
That trend continues with Life Without Sound, the band's latest effort.
Singer-guitarist Dylan Baldi worked on the songs for a good year before putting the finishing touches on them with his bandmates, drummer Jayson Gerycz, keyboardist Chris Brown and bassist TJ Duke. The band wrote some songs during sessions in Northampton, Mass. and then finished the songs at a writing session in Cleveland at Duke’s practice space on the near West side. "Modern Act," the infectious first single, shows off the band's ability to create a memorable hook. Nice to see the evolution of this local act. (Niesel)