Turning On

Cloud Nothings, “Turning On” (Carpark, 2010)
The Cloud Nothings make music with the sound and feel of garage-punk, but with more complex melodies and structures, vaguely akin to mid-‘60s Beach Boys or Beatles. What sets them apart from and above most other such bands is that the hazy, disorienting aura of their music isn’t just a matter of snazzy production effects, but is integral to the songs themselves: tonalities that clang and ring against one another, tunes that follow their own peculiar, distinctive paths. And I bet it sounds great right when you can’t tell if it’s still nighttime or already morning, so try it out.
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