Cloud Nothings release The Black Hole Understands and Life Is Only One Event on streaming, vinyl

Cloud Nothings are releasing two rare albums on streaming and vinyl for the first time. Back in 2020, the group released two lockdown albums on Bandcamp only, The Black Hole Understands and Life Is Only One Event, which they’ve now added to all major streaming services. They’re also set to be released via Pure Noise on vinyl. Pre-order those here.

Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi said in a statement, “When these albums came out 5 years ago the world was in a pretty intense place, and when the idea of reissuing these albums initially came up I was averse to it. They felt like the product of a pandemic-influenced way of working and thinking, and it seemed okay to leave them exclusively available on Bandcamp. But listening back to them, they had a more hopeful sound than I remember, and a light and airy style that feels very singular amongst our records. The lyrics that I thought were deeply rooted in early Covid fear were actually much more universal and compelling than I realized. It feels right to give these songs a wider release on streaming so more people can hear them divorced from the context of the world at the time. The albums stand up on their own as interesting records and should be fun to listen to for newer fans, and especially so to anyone who has been following our musical trajectory from the beginning.”

Cloud Nothings’ last album was 2024’s Final Summer. Read our interview with Cloud Nothings.

Cloud Nothings tour dates:

09/09 Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *
09/10 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *
09/12 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution *
09/13 Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor *
09/14 Charleston, SC @ Music Farm *
09/16 Charlotte, NC @ The Underground *
09/17 New Kensington, PA @ Preserving Underground *
09/19 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater *

* w/ Superheaven, End It, Soul Blind