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On the Record: Cloud Nothings, Nada Surf, Skrillex & More

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By Bill Chenevert

Add Comment | Comments: 0 | Posted Jan. 31, 2012

Cloud Nothings

Attack On Memory

(Carpark)

Sounds Like: Cleveland’s Dylan Baldi switches gears on this one, taking his punk-flavored garage rock, cranking the volume and making one of the best LPs of the winter.

Free Association: His Steve Albini-sponsored Jawbreaker-reinvention is impressive.

For Fans Of: Nirvana/Fugazi + Unwound, Tapes ’n’ Tapes, classic punk revised.

Lamb of God

Resolution

(Epic)

Sounds Like: Virginia’s reigning death metal royalty spit out another strong LP of bone-crushing, face-melting, relentless and morbid music that’ll give you nightmares.

Free Association: CAN’T STOP LIVIN’ IN THE RED.

For Fans Of: Pantera + Mastadon, Slayer/Sabbath, bloody barf-fueled headbanging.

Nada Surf

The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy

(Barsuk/City Slang)

Sounds Like: Celebrating a 20th anniversary with their seventh studio LP, the forever-known-for-“Popular” guys are far more than that with shimmery glam power rock.

Free Association: The ’90s were better with these guys in them (and Weezer and Cake).

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