Cloud Nothings

I was driving in my car this afternoon, listening to XM, as I am like to do.  Nothing good was on Underground Garage, so I flipped through my usual stations, landing on Sirixmu.  I caught the tale end of a tune by Cloud Nothings.  I'm probably a Jonny-come-lately to this band, but I enjoyed what I heard.  Once I was home, it was on to Spotify to listen to the whole record.  It's a good'n.

The songs on Attack on Memory are big, explosive indie rock, recalling the heyday of ...And You Will Know Us by Our Absurdly Long Band Name.  That is to say, there' nothing particularly inventive on this record, but that's cool.  There are catchy guitar hooks all over the place, with a nice mix of screaming vocals and wavery-pitch singing.

For the 30 or so minutes I was listening, I felt like I was in a smokey NYC rock club swilling PBR in a way that hasn't been possible for almost a decade.  Those were some fun times.  If more bands sounded like this, I'd probably listen to XMU a lot more frequently.