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Album Review: "Ty Segall" by Ty Segall

Album Review: “Ty Segall” by Ty Segall

February 4, 2017

Ty Segall returns with another furious addition to his expansive catalogue, but this time it’s not all about him. Instead of playing the entire record himself, Segall is enlists the aid of the “Freedom...

“Life Without Sound” is the fourth studio album from Cloud Nothings, an indie rock quartet out of Cleveland, Ohio.
The band started as the creative vision of a teenager named Dylan Baldi, who recorded the project’s debut, “Cloud Nothings,” alone in 2010. Later he enlisted the help of three bandmates and cranked out the group’s sophomore effort, “Attack On Memory.”
“Life Without Sound,” available on January 27, serves as a slight departure from Cloud Nothings’ usual lo-fi pop sound. The new record is more polished and less intrusive than the band’s two previous albums, making it their most radio-friendly production to date. Overall, “Life” is less punk and more pop.
The piano-laden opener “Up to the Surface” signals a modest change in Baldi’s song writing, from raw and emotional to thoughtful and melodic. It’s not until the album’s fourth track, “Darkened Rings,” that Cloud Nothings returns to the unrefined energy of its earlier work. That same energy is echoed by Baldi’s vocal performance on “Strange Year,” while the song’s instrumentation uncovers one of the band’s many inspirations — noise rock.
At the same time, tracks like “Enter Entirely” and “Modern Act” border on pop-punk, and the chorus of “Internal World” could have easily been written(and performed) by Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day.
In short, “Life Without Sound” is just under 40 minutes of not-so-lo-fi indie rock. Lyrically, the album is introspective, though musically, “Life” brings little new to the table.
Cloud Nothings is a band evolving with each new record — on their fourth, the group holds true to the quick, distorted progressions of their earlier work while both tightening production and learning the value of a good hook.
 - Taxi

Album Review: “Life Without Sound” by Cloud Nothings

February 4, 2017

“Life Without Sound” is the fourth studio album from Cloud Nothings, an indie rock quartet out of Cleveland, Ohio. The band started as the creative vision of a teenager named Dylan Baldi, who...

Arcade deux

Arcae Jan. 28, 2017

February 4, 2017

Come listen to more of your favorite video game tunes with DJ Quicksave. "Escape from the City" ...for City Escape Jun Senoue, Ted Poley, et al. Multi-Dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound TrackPsychic...

Album Review: "Apocalipstick" by Cherry Glazerr

Album Review: “Apocalipstick” by Cherry Glazerr

February 2, 2017

19-year-old Clementine Creevy, the front lady of Los Angeles garage-pop band Cherry Glazerr, has already made a name for herself in the LA music scene. "Apocalipstick," produced by Joe Chiccarelli (White...

More Than NOISE

More Than Noise Playlist Jan. 25, 2017

February 1, 2017

On this week's first hour of More Than Noise, Bad Ramona takes on fascism, misogyny and the establishment with some political punk tunage. Look out for some of your favorite seditious songs form Bad Brains,...

CMJ Charts: Jan. 31, 2017

CMJ Charts: Jan. 31, 2017

By KLSU Top 30 January 31, 2017

RankArtistRecordingLabel 1RUN THE JEWELSRun The Jewels 3Run The Jewels 2FOXYGENHangJagjaguwar 3REGRETTESFeel Your Feelings Fool!Warner Bros. 4LETTUCEMt. Crushmore [EP]Lettuce Records 5A...

ALTitude Playlist 1.29.17

ALTitude Playlist 1.29.17

January 31, 2017

ALTitude 1.29.17 from 91.1KLSU on 8tracks Radio.   1. Hand In Hand-- Elvis Costello & The Attractions 2. Paint Her Face-- The Records 3. All the Way from Memphis (single edit)-- Mott the Hoople 4....

Samadhi Glasnost

Nimitta Interview

January 31, 2017

Chicago noise rock duo Nimitta has been a mainstay on The Math Lab since its conception almost two years ago. Members Rob Poznanski and Collin Benson are masters of manipulating noise and chaos to create...

The Math Lab

The Math Lab 1/29/17

January 31, 2017

The Math Lab 1/29/17 from 91.1KLSU on 8tracks Radio. The week's edition of The Math Lab is extra special, and I bet you're wondering why. This week's show features a splendid arrangement of math rock...

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The Cine Files: January 28, 2017

January 30, 2017

This week I tackled some movies to come out of Sundance with some great soundtracks, two of which I saw at the festival last year. Hope you enjoy! 1. Little Green Bag-George Baker Selection (Reservoir...

Jamboree

Jamboree Jan. 28, 2017

January 28, 2017

We started off with bluegrass, moved to southern rock, then to space rock, jamtronica, heavy, and finally back to the classics. For the beloved Butch Trucks, founding member and drummer of the Allman Brothers...