You know, it warms my heart when I hear a solid, straight up, no frills rock'n'roll album.
And luckily, Cloud Nothings have delivered just that, with their latest full length release "Attack on Memory".
Now if you know anything about these guys you'll know that their last two albums were very lo-fi, and more in tune with the indie pop sound. However, thanks to production by the one-and-only Steve Albini, ( Nirvana, The Pixies, Slint) Cloud Nothings are sounding better than ever. With sharp guitar sounds and drums that will leave your ears ringing, Mr. Albini has brought with him a much needed energy boost to the band's music.
The album starts off with the slow burner "No Future/ No Past" an angsty song to say the least. With the lead
singer repeating in a mantra like fashion "Give up/ Come to know/ That we're through" And in the songs last minute he screams out the title... it's a pretty amazing opening
.
Next we have the track "Wasted Days", a nine-minute jam of sorts that completely justifies it's length. The tracks "Fall In" and "Stay Useless" are more upbeat, but the latter is easily the best song on the album, while the former sounds slightly sterile in comparison to the other tracks on the album.
"Separation" is an energetic instrumental with what sounds like a piano playing very sour notes in some spots. "No Sentiment" and "Cut You" are also very solid tracks, but the real star near the end is the song "Our Plans". A song that seems to poke fun at the notion that, just because a band is well loved or well respected, that they can do no wrong. A very easy trap to fall into in this day and age.
In the end, "Attack on Memory" is simply a solid rock album, in a world where solid rock albums are few and far between.
7.5/10
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