KEXP Seattle — January ends on a bang as many long-awaited albums hit stores this past Friday. Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings return with their fourth LP, which KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls, “their most polished and measured set to date of punkish power-pop.... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Allison Crutchfield's debut solo album Tourist In This Town is easily my favorite new release this week. One of the year's first new music weeks brings a host of impressive new albums, including Cloud Nothings' Life Without Sound, Japandroids'... more info

New York Times — These young, guitar-led bands are children of ’90s alternative rock. more info

DrownedInSound — Slower, happier, more confident. We talk to Dylan Baldi about coming full circle and taking your time more info

Consequence of Sound — Japandroids, Cloud Nothings, Real Estate, and others contend with a genre’s never-ending death. more info

Chorus.fm — Cloud Nothing’s new album, Life Without Sound, can be streamed below. The post Cloud Nothings Stream New Album appeared first on chorus.fm. more info

Yahoo! Music — Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Gorillaz and Father John Misty, plus brand new streaming music from Arcade Fire, Spoon, Goldfrapp, Japandroids, C... more info

Consequence of Sound — Ohio outfit hones "their mastery with a driving, raw thesis statement" on fourth LP. more info

Stereogum — There is an insane number of big indie rock albums coming out on Friday, but you should not overlook Cloud Nothings, the driving fuzz-rock bashers who went for something a bit more approachable on their new LP Life Without Sound. The band recorded th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Frontman Dylan Baldi discusses his approach for the new record, working with John Goodmanson, DIY shows, the current state of guitar-based rock, and the time they played a German nu metal festival right after Papa Roach. Read our interview and stream... more info