Cloud Nothings Announce Here and Nowhere Else – 10th Anniversary Reissue
Earlier this year Cloud Nothings released their highly anticipated new album, Final Summer, which garnered attention from the likes of Pitchfork, NPR, Stereogum, Rolling Stone, Paste, BrooklynVegan, Uproxx, FLOOD Magazine, and more. Final Summer continues the band’s nearly 15 year streak of unimpeachably fantastic albums, and 2024 also marks the 10th anniversary of another landmark Cloud Nothings release: their 2014 instant-classic Here and Nowhere Else.
To celebrate, Cloud Nothings and Pure Noise Records will release a deluxe double LP reissue of the album, including the original eight songs, a collection of invigorating live contemporaneous performances, and two new remixes. The reissue is streaming in full today and vinyl will be available on October 18th.
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Watch the “I’m Not Part Of Me (Live at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, 1-15-2015)” visualizer via YouTube:
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Vocalist/guitarist Dylan Baldi looked back on Here and Nowhere Else, saying:
“A lot has changed for us in the 10 years since Here and Nowhere Else came out, but it’s really cool to have such a clear document of the band we were at that time. I can vividly remember the shows at Bell’s and Gasa Gasa that are part of the new live record we’re releasing, and all the youthful energy of the time really comes across on the recordings. Our friendships with John Elliott and Chris Madak were both just beginning to form around then as well, and their remix contributions were the first of many times we’d be collaborating with them in the future. Here and Nowhere Else was the end of a certain era of the band, but the beginning of a more stable and grounded future as well. In 2014 I’m not sure I would have thought we’d be around to celebrate a 10 year anniversary, but it feels good to be here in 2024 still playing music and making records.”
Cloud Nothings evolved from scrappy lofi upstarts into a guitar music institution, churning out incredible songs at a rate and level of quality that few can compare to. Produced and mixed by John Congleton, Here and Nowhere Else captured the band at a special point in their career, fully coming into their own with the unique blend of melody and noise that defines their deeply satisfying sound. Pure Noise’s double LP reissue is the perfect way to commemorate this modern indie rock classic.
Cloud Nothings will perform Here and Nowhere Else in full on a special anniversary headlining tour this Fall, with support from Armlock, Equipment, and Farmer’s Wife. The band will also play a run of shows supporting Rise Against. See full itinerary below.
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Praise for Cloud Nothings and Final Summer:
“With spruced-up production highlighting new subtleties in their sound, yet never abandoning their melodic fundamentals, the Cleveland indie rockers’ latest radiates a renewed sense of purpose.” – Pitchfork
“…the kind of melodic, hard-hitting, no-bullsh*t indie rock that has become Cloud Nothings’ calling card — a sound that has helped them endure through several hype cycles to become one of the most consistently rewarding bands in their scene.” – Stereogum
“…a dependable, giant slab of rock music in its purest form.” – Paste Magazine
“Whenever there’s a new Cloud Nothings record, you can rest assured that it will be great.” – Uproxx
“…at their most anthemic.” – BrooklynVegan
“The band’s energy level never slackens throughout Final Summer, and the entirety of the record’s half-hour run time sounds massive…” – FLOOD Magazine
Here and Nowhere Else – 10th Anniversary is streaming now with vinyl due out October 18th via Pure Noise Records. Please email james@letsgopublicity.com.
Here and Nowhere Else – 10th Anniversary track list:
1. Now Hear In
2. Quieter Today
3. Psychic Trauma
4. Just See Fear
5. Giving Into Seeing
6. No Thoughts
7. Pattern Walks
8. I’m Not Part of Me
9. How Hear In (Live at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, 1-15-2015)
10. Quieter Today (Live at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, 1-15-2015)
11. Psychic Trauma (Live at Gasa Gasa in New Orleans, 4-24-2014)
12. Just See Fear (Live at Gasa Gasa in New Orleans, 4-24-2014)
13 Giving Into Seeing (Live at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, 1-15-2015)
14. No Thoughts (Live at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, 1-15-2015)
15. Pattern Walks (Live at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, 1-15-2015)
16. I’m Not Part of Me (Live at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, 1-15-2015)
17. Giving Into Seeing (Outer Space Remix)
18. I’m Not Part of Me (Bee Mask Remix)
Upcoming Shows:
10/19 Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s +^
10/20 Columbus, OH @ Woodlands Tavern +^
10/21 Louisville, KY @ Headliners +^
10/22 Birmingham, AL @ Saturn +^
10/24 Gainesville, FL @ The FEST
10/26 Gainesville, FL @ The FEST
10/28 Richmond, VA Richmond Music Hall +^
10/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s +^
10/30 Asbury Park, NJ @ Wonder Bar +^
10/31 Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right +^
11/01 Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right +^
11/03 Greenville, SC @ Radio Room +^
11/04 Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern *
11/05 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works *
11/07 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom *
11/08 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues *
11/09 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
11/11 Albuquerque, NM @ Revel Entertainment Center *
11/13 Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House *
11/15 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater *
11/16 Vancouver, BC @ Harbour Convention Center *
11/17 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo *
11/19 Berkley, CA @ UC Theater *
11/20 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues *
11/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon ^%
11/22 Del Mar, CA @ The Sound %
11/23 Las Vegas, NV @ Sinwave ^%
11/25 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater ^%
11/26 Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater ^%
11/29 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry ^%
11/30 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle ^%
12/01 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle ^%
+ w/ Equipment
^ w/ Farmer’s Wife
% w/ Armlock
* w/ Rise Against
Biography:
Some bands never miss. This rare breed consistently puts out great records every couple years, avoiding the lengthy hiatuses or egregious sonic missteps that often come with achieving longevity. It’s an often unsung reliability, as few realize how truly remarkable it is to put art into the world at this rate without letting the quality slip. For nearly 15 years, Cloud Nothings have continued to hit the target, steadily becoming a part of the fabric of modern indie rock as we know it with a run of fantastic albums. This streak continues unabated with their latest full-length, Final Summer–an album that’s so assured, so instantly satisfying, that it forces you to pause and realize you’re listening to one of the great American rock bands in their prime.
Formed in 2009 by guitarist/vocalist Dylan Baldi, Cloud Nothings evolved over the years from a one-man lo-fi project into a finely tuned unit also comprised of drummer Jayson Gerycz and bassist Chris Brown. Cloud Nothings, over so many years and so many records (nine or ten “depending on how you look at it,” laughs Baldi), have existed long enough to witness all sorts of musical moments come and go, but the secret to their endurance isn’t about savvily navigating trends. “We’ve just never felt inclined to stop,” Baldi explains. “It’s not like this makes us millions of dollars, but it’s a great gig, it’s what we love to do.” Gerycz adds, “It’s just still so fun every time we do it, every time we go get in the basement and start writing.”
And it shows. Recorded with Jeff Zeigler (Kurt Vile, The War On Drugs, Torres, Purling Hiss), mixed by Sarah Tudzin (boygenius, Tim Hiedecker, Pom Pom Squad), and mastered by Jack Callahan (Ryley Walker, Merchandise, Wolf Eyes), Final Summer is bursting with the unbridled joy that only comes from playing guitars and drums loudly. This is not the work of a scrappy new band cramming all of their ideas into a debut album or grizzled veterans grinding through another release: it’s one of the tightest and most invigorating rock bands active today, driven to make the best version of themselves. “I just like making things,” says Baldi. “I love having something that I’ve made by the end of the day, even if it’s just one song. It’s like proof that my day happened. I’m just always trying to refine the thing we do, which is to make songs that take you from one place to another.”
Very few bands take listeners on that kind of journey within a hooky rock song as effectively as Cloud Nothings, and the album’s opening title track proves exactly why. A wash of crackling synths sets the scene before the band roars to life with a cutting riff and Gerycz’s driving beat. From there, it’s layer after layer of interlocking melodies and guitar lines, all rising action while Baldi lays out the album’s overarching lyrical ideas. “It’s about feeling alright in the moment,” Baldi says. “A lot of these songs sort of ended up being about getting by or trying to keep improving despite everything.”
His lyrics often take on a mantra-like quality, using repetition and a one-of-a-kind delivery to dig something deeper out of observations about the mundane or frustrating parts of life. On early Final Summer standout “I’d Get Along,” Baldi repeats “if something would happen with me…” over and over, each time adding to the tension before the track’s truly massive chorus explodes with a cacophony of fuzzed-out guitars and a howling “I’d get along.” Throughout the record, Cloud Nothings strike their trademark balance of inventiveness and accessibility, with every track full of catchiness but also the kinds of details and twists that reward repeat listens. “The Golden Halo” feels like a two-minute-long chorus, hook after hook careening forward with a motorik beat and ever-growing sea of voices, while elsewhere songs like “Mouse Policy” or “Running Through The Campus” take very literal ideas and spin them into something else through walls of thick bass and thunderous distortion.
On Final Summer closer “Common Mistake,” Baldi sings, “This is your life, it’s a common mistake. We’ll be alright, just give more than you take.” It’s the kind of deceptively direct lyric that he excels at, a clear and real sentiment filtered through a melody that’s stuck in your head before the end of the first chorus. The line could almost be an accidental mission statement for the band itself: a group that creates with a workman-like commitment, providing listeners with something authentic and artful at an unflinching pace. Cloud Nothings don’t miss, and you won’t want to miss them either.