Name: Turning On (10th Anniversary Edition)
Brand: Cloud Nothings

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CAK55RT

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Colour

clear

Colour details

Schwartz Road Shatter Vinyl.

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Discogs ID

[r17211592]

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-01-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

677517005547

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes / Signed copies: No / clear

CAK55LP

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blue

Westlake Water Vinyl 

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[r17041377]

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format: No

677517005516

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / blue

Artist

Cloud Nothings

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Carpark

It’s been 10 years since the release of Turning On, Cloud Nothings’ debut album. Singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi was just 18 years old when he began recording the album, creating each track in his parents’ basement in Cleveland, Ohio. Over one winter, Baldi produced an album of taut, lo-fi guitar-pop songs, playing each instrument himself. His music gained traction in the increasingly popular music blog circuit, allowing Baldi to book his first shows in new places, like New York City. He gathered a band together to play live, and Cloud Nothings were on their way. The band has accomplished a great deal since Turning On, signing to Carpark Records, releasing seven albums, and headlining numerous international tours. Yet, their debut isn’t dusted over in the band’s history. Turning On still remains the stripped-back core of Cloud Nothings style: raw and grungy, filled with catchy earworms that are surprisingly pop. The album carries all the stored potential of someone ready to venture off into the world, a feeling that bursts with energy even 10 years later.

All the tracks on Turning On are eruptive and restless, its lo-fi quality embodying the desperate need to record an idea by any means necessary. Songs like Hey Cool Kid encapsulate Baldi’s talent for churning, hook-filled guitar. The vocals on songs like Can’t Stay Awake are distorted, with scattered lyrics that echo the angst of a teenage diary. As a whole, the album delivers dissonance and edge, without sacrificing the authentic romanticism of someone who is on the verge of something big and doesn’t know it yet. A necessary album to fully understand the world of Cloud Nothings, Turning On is a welcome return to the band’s origins before the release of their eighth album, The Shadow I Remember.

Turning On (10th Anniversary Edition)

Music GB