Life Without Sound

Life Without Sound
Life Without Sound
Studio album by Cloud Nothings
Released	January 27, 2017
Recorded	2016
Studio	Sonic Ranch
Genre	Indie rock, post-hardcore, noise rock, punk rock
Length	37:42
Label	Carpark, Wichita
Producer	John Goodmanson
Cloud Nothings chronology

Life Without Sound is the fourth studio album by the American indie rock band Cloud Nothings, released on January 27, 2017 on Carpark Records. The album was produced and mixed by John Goodmanson,^[1] and is the first to feature guitarist Chris Brown.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.1/10^[2]
Metacritic	79/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The A.V. Club	B+^[5]
Consequence of Sound	A−^[6]
DIY	^[7]
The Guardian	^[8]
Mojo	^[9]
Pitchfork	7.0/10^[10]
Record Collector	^[11]
Uncut	8/10^[12]
Vice	A−^[13]

According to Metacritic, Life Without Sound has received an aggregated score of 79 out of 100 based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank	Ref.
Drowned in Sound	Favourite Albums of 2017	2017	93	^[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cloud Nothings.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Up to the Surface"	3:59
2.	"Things Are Right with You"	4:25
3.	"Internal World"	3:46
4.	"Darkened Rings"	3:32
5.	"Enter Entirely"	4:59
6.	"Modern Act"	4:10
7.	"Sight Unseen"	3:58
8.	"Strange Year"	3:27
9.	"Realize My Fate"	5:26
Total length:		37:42

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[15]	103
Billboard Independent Albums^[16]	15
Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums^[17]	9
Billboard Vinyl Albums^[18]	5
Billboard Top Album Sales^[19]	60

References

^ ^a ^b "Members of Cloud Nothings Dissect the Tracks on Their Forthcoming Album". Scene and Heard: Scene's News Blog. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ "Life Without Sound by Cloud Nothings reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Reviews for Life Without Sound by Cloud Nothings". Metacritic. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
^ Phares, Heather. "Life Without Sound – Cloud Nothings". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
^ Zaleski, Annie (January 27, 2017). "Cloud Nothings' Life Without Sound keeps the faith despite personal disorientation". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
^ Ottenhof, Luke (January 23, 2017). "Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
^ Beech, Dave (January 27, 2017). "Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound". DIY. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ Jonze, Tim (January 26, 2017). "Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound review – stop meditating and crank up the noise". The Guardian. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
^ Prior, Clive (February 2017). "Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound". Mojo (279): 98.
^ Minsker, Evan (January 26, 2017). "Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
^ Maine, Sammy (January 2017). "Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound". Record Collector (462). Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ Anderson, Jason (February 2017). "Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound". Uncut (237): 24.
^ Christgau, Robert (June 3, 2017). "Robert Christgau on Cloud Nothings, The xx, and Japandroids". Vice. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ "Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2017". Drowned in Sound. November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
^ "Ultratop.be – Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
^ "Cloud Nothings - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Cloud Nothings - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Cloud Nothings - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Cloud Nothings - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[clevescene-1] "Members of Cloud Nothings Dissect the Tracks on Their Forthcoming Album". Scene and Heard: Scene's News Blog. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

[2] "Life Without Sound by Cloud Nothings reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[MC-3] "Reviews for Life Without Sound by Cloud Nothings". Metacritic. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

[4] Phares, Heather. "Life Without Sound – Cloud Nothings". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

[5] Zaleski, Annie (January 27, 2017). "Cloud Nothings' Life Without Sound keeps the faith despite personal disorientation". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

[6] Ottenhof, Luke (January 23, 2017). "Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

[7] Beech, Dave (January 27, 2017). "Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound". DIY. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[8] Jonze, Tim (January 26, 2017). "Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound review – stop meditating and crank up the noise". The Guardian. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

[9] Prior, Clive (February 2017). "Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound". Mojo (279): 98.

[10] Minsker, Evan (January 26, 2017). "Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

[11] Maine, Sammy (January 2017). "Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound". Record Collector (462). Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[12] Anderson, Jason (February 2017). "Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound". Uncut (237): 24.

[13] Christgau, Robert (June 3, 2017). "Robert Christgau on Cloud Nothings, The xx, and Japandroids". Vice. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[14] "Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2017". Drowned in Sound. November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.

[ac_Wallonia_Cloud_Nothings-15] "Ultratop.be – Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

[16] "Cloud Nothings - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[17] "Cloud Nothings - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[18] "Cloud Nothings - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[19] "Cloud Nothings - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

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