Here And Nowhere Else
by Cloud Nothings

From buzzdainer 08/11/2019 18:54 | #241065

I'll admit that what drew me initially to Here and Nowhere Else was its near-ubiquitous presence in end-of-the-year best-of charts, so my first few spins really were more about listening because I knew I was supposed to like it than actually finding common ground with it. Pop punk just isn't a genre that tends to excite my listening buds. Most of the time it speeds past too quickly for me to absorb anything, and it often runs the risk off all running together in a very samey fashion. But Here and Nowhere Else is about as close to a truly great album in the pop punk tradition as one ever gets, and it's hard to ignore Dylan Baldi's talents as a terrific, if frequently grim, lyricist. Liking this album is a nod to my former self as college radio DJ and lover of this kind of driving, three-chord guitar attack.

The production is a bit to muddy and the vocals a tad to stripped down but the songs are way too good and catchy for me not to like this album. Would have been a 90/100 rating from me if the production was better.

Good release, but not nearly as much as its predecessor. I just found it a little harder to get into.

From paladisiac 12/30/2014 22:29 | #130457

An extension of their prior release, it's a bit more abstract, but contains all of the guitar-and-drum fury of "attack on memory". There's less respite from the onslaught this time around as there's no "fall in" of fleeting gentleness. The entire album is mass of pummeling grunge with shredding guitars and the fastest drum-playing i've heard in years.

From HoldenM 12/08/2014 06:23 | #128967

I regret not paying attention to this more. It's pretty damn brilliant.

Reminds me a lot of Attack On Memory, but the songs on here are just stronger, catchier, and in my opinion better. I see it as the Cloud Nothings' best so far, and the sound is great.

From pearljammer13 09/12/2014 10:35 | #121772

And it was my soundtrack to summer '14. Can't even guess how many times I've listened to this album, but I'm still not tired of it. Crazy to think I almost shelved it after a couple listens. So many people have been saying it's a giant step back from Attack On Memory, but I think it's a huge leap forward, though I love both albums (and the first two). It never drags, sprinting right from the start and not letting up. Potentially my favorite album of the '10s.

I apologise for my previous comment. After numerous listens: this album officially kicks ass, hell its much more consistent than Attack on Memory (though the lack of Albini production is a bit of a downer on me). Love "psychic Trauma" and "No Thoughts"

Laughing at pitchfork as usual for saying that this is better than attack on memory. They must be taking part in some weird new drug craze that makes them think that stepping down on production and the removing of a talented guitarist is a good thing. Because Here and nowhere else sounds like cloud nothings with one guitarist and worse production. I came to this conclusion last month when I saw them live. The last song they played was my absolute favorite of theirs "Wasted Days". I was excited but that quickly changed. It was almost pathetic to see the lead singer (and now only guitarist) trying to keep up with the song, excluding the amazing solos and replacing them with power chords. Anyway its clear what Cloud Nothings are doing wrong here. Although the album is nowhere near as good as it could have been it still offers many good tracks from that are memorable just not amazing. GET STEVE ALBINI! GET A NEW GUITARIST! GET CLOUD NOTHINGS BACK!

From qwert9579 07/24/2014 12:09 | #117648

Was excited for this and was disappointed