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Cloud Nothings is a lo-fi, indie rock band from Cleveland, Ohio founded by singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi. It consists of lead singer and guitarist Baldi, drummer Jayson Gerycz, guitarist Joe Boyer,and bassist TJ Duke. Beginning in 2009, Cloud Nothings originally began as a solo project, with Baldi recording both vocals and instrumentals in his parents' basement, although he performed live with the current band line-up..
Cloud Nothings is currently signed with Washington D.C.-based Carpark Records. The band's third album Attack On Memory was released on January 24, 2012.
History
In 2009, Dylan Baldi spent his first semester as a freshman at Case Western Reserve University with a major in saxophone performance. During weekends, Baldi returned to his parents' basement in Westlake, Ohio to record music using GarageBand.. He later created several fake bands, each with their own Myspace page on which Baldi featured his original music. Baldi created the music "for personal enjoyment, to see if I could write a song that was better than the last song I wrote." One of the fake bands Baldi created was Cloud Nothings.
Cloud Nothings' music caught the attention of Bridgetown Records who offered to release the first EP Turning On. Soon after the EP release, underground rock promoter Todd Patrick from New York invited Cloud Nothings to perform at Market Hotel in Brooklyn, opening for Woods and Real Estate. The invitation prompted Baldi to gather a band for the performance in December 2009.
Realizing the potential success of Cloud Nothings, Baldi dropped out of college. He wrote a seven-page e-mail to his parents that explained his decision to work in music full-time. "They were cool with it," explained Baldi. "They trusted me. They've been supportive of me."
Carpark Records signed Cloud Nothings as a one-man band in 2010. Working with producer Chester Gwazda, Cloud Nothings released Cloud Nothings in January 2011. The album received favorable reviews. Pitchfork's David Bevan gave the self-titled albume a 7.9 out of 10, writing "the result is another fantastic step forward, though not without some growing pains." Meanwhile, NME's Thomas Ward rated the album with a 7 out of 10. Cloud Nothings is "a fun, frenetic and crisp debut that is more resplendent than his lo-fi scuzz.".
Cloud Nothings third album, Attack On Memory, was released in January 2012. It was the first album in 2012 to receive "Best New Music" status on Pitchfork.com.
