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Cloud Nothings

Turning On

A "prologue" to a proper debut of lo-fi indie from Cleveland teenager Dylan Baldi.

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
Wichita
UK Release date
25/10/2010
  1. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Sturdy pop constructions that hit the spot again and again.
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  2. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    For all Baldi’s youthful exuberance, he's proven himself an honest and remarkably mature set of hands
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  3. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Full to the brim with charm and charisma
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  4. 7.9 |   Pitchfork

    Cloud Nothings' pop has become deceptively dense
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  5. 7.9 |   Pitchfork

    What becomes clear most quickly is how much these songs would benefit from a studio and band
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  6. 7.5 |   Bowlegs

    Although there are production issues with this album, it still delivers enough promise to show that Cloud Nothings have a bright future ahead them.
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  7. 7.5 |   BBC

    Rattles along at a fair old clip, boasting an embarrassment of hooks delivered with unassuming, ‘it’s-probably-nothing-but’ panache
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  8. 7.0 |   AU Review

    A sound that’s timeless and head-noddingly poppy, albeit semi-disguised under a blanket of C60 hiss
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  9. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Whilst there are high points, Cloud Nothings need to carve out more of an identity or else risk being an also-ran - lost in the haze of the lo-fi genre
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    The danger Blandi runs is that he may find himself too enamored with his own songwriting and clever amalgamation of pop hooks
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  11. 7.0 |   Spin

    Scrub these songs a bit and you'll find love and acceptance across genres. But please, don't scrub too much
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  12. 7.0 |   Culture Deluxe

    Though it might not break any boundaries as it does sound about ten years old at times, it will make you smile, a lot, as you pretend the music industry still is the way it used to be
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  13. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A gradual streamlining, bleaching out of the lo-fi production, however much displeasing it would be to current loyal fans of the band, seems a suitable route to go on
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  14. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    While there isn't enough variety to make Cloud Nothings into a (very) early album of the year contender, it certainly isn't a bad way to kick the year off.
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  15. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Infectious, jangly guitar pop
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  16. 6.0 |   Mojo

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  17. 6.0 |   Mojo

    A new spin on a retro sound. Print edition only

  18. 6.0 |   Mojo

    The effect is akin to early Libertines battling it out with fellow Ohioans Guided By Voices as filtered through a Postcard Records sensibility. Print edition only

  19. 6.0 |   NME

    Dylan Baldi is blessed with the ability to lay the occasional golden egg
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  20. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    A deep well of hooks
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  21. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    This is a confident and pretty decent record of breakneck speeds, edgy guitars and fully-formed tunesmithery
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  22. 6.0 |   Clash

    Hooks aplenty
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