Album Review: Cloud Nothings – “Last Building Burning”

The sixth album from Cloud Nothings doesn’t so much wash over you as hit you like a drink in the face. It’s bracing and quick—but not rushed, or half-done, and not abrasive or unlistenable. The overall sensation of the album…

Melody on Music: Let’s Talk About White Guys With Guitars for Once!

Editor’s note: From 2012 to 2014, Melody Rice wrote the music column Matt on Music for The Eastern Echo, the student newspaper for Eastern Michigan University. Beginning in 2016, Melody relaunched this column on The Young Folks. You can read past…

Album Review: Cloud Nothings – “Life Without Sound”

The indie rock game can be played in many ways, and during the past seven years, Cloud Nothings has jumped all over the board. In 2010, back when the band was the solo project of singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi, it had…