Life Without Sound
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Life Without Sound
| type = studio
| artist = Cloud Nothings
| cover = CloudNothingsLifeWithoutSound.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2017|01|27}}
| recorded = 2016
| venue =
| studio = Sonic Ranch
| genre = Indie rock, post-hardcore, noise rock, punk rock
| length = 37:42
| producer = John Goodmanson
| prev_title = No Life for Me
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Last Building Burning
| next_year = 2018
}}
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,{{cite web|url=http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2017/01/18/members-of-cloud-nothings-dissect-the-tracks-on-their-forthcoming-album|title=Members of Cloud Nothings Dissect the Tracks on Their Forthcoming Album |publisher=Scene and Heard: Scene's News Blog|accessdate=January 20, 2017}} and is the first to feature guitarist Chris Brown.
Reception
{{Album ratings
|MC = 79/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/life-without-sound/cloud-nothings|title=Reviews for Life Without Sound by Cloud Nothings|website=Metacritic|accessdate=February 4, 2017}}
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/life-without-sound-mw0002987588|title=Life Without Sound – Cloud Nothings|website=AllMusic|last=Phares|first=Heather|accessdate=February 4, 2017}}
|rev2 = The A.V. Club
|rev2score = B+{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/cloud-nothings-life-without-sound-keeps-faith-desp-248782|title=Cloud Nothings' Life Without Sound keeps the faith despite personal disorientation|website=The A.V. Club|last=Zaleski|first=Annie|date=January 27, 2017|accessdate=February 4, 2017}}
|rev3 = Consequence of Sound
|rev3score = A−{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2017/01/cloud-nothings-life-without-sound/|title=Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound|website=Consequence of Sound|last=Ottenhof|first=Luke|date=January 23, 2017|accessdate=February 4, 2017}}
|rev4 = DIY
|rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2017/01/27/cloud-nothings-life-without-sound-album-review|title=Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound|website=DIY|last=Beech|first=Dave|date=January 27, 2017|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}
|rev5 = The Guardian
|rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/26/cloud-nothings-life-without-sound-review-wichita|title=Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound review – stop meditating and crank up the noise|website=The Guardian|last=Jonze|first=Tim|date=January 26, 2017|accessdate=February 4, 2017}}
|rev6 = Mojo
|rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal|title=Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound|journal=Mojo|issue=279|last=Prior|first=Clive|date=February 2017|page=98}}
|rev7 = Pitchfork
|rev7score = 7.0/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22799-life-without-sound/|title=Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound|website=Pitchfork|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=January 26, 2017|accessdate=February 4, 2017}}
|rev8 = Record Collector
|rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/life-without-sound|title=Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound|journal=Record Collector|issue=462|last=Maine|first=Sammy|date=January 2017|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}
|rev9 = Uncut
|rev9score = 8/10{{cite journal|title=Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound|journal=Uncut|issue=237|last=Anderson|first=Jason|date=February 2017|page=24}}
|rev10 = Vice
|rev10score = A−{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/newvxx/robert-christgau-on-cloud-nothings-the-xx-and-japandroids|title=Robert Christgau on Cloud Nothings, The xx, and Japandroids|website=Vice|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=June 3, 2017|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}
}}
According to Metacritic, Life Without Sound has received an aggregated score of 79 out of 100 based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
=Accolades=
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| Drowned in Sound
| Favourite Albums of 2017 | 2017 | {{center|93}} | {{center|{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4151506-drowned-in-sounds-favourite-albums-of-2017|title=Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2017|work=Drowned in Sound|publisher=|date=November 22, 2017|accessdate=November 23, 2017|archive-date=November 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123140446/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4151506-drowned-in-sounds-favourite-albums-of-2017|url-status=dead}}}} |
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Cloud Nothings
| title1 = Up to the Surface
| length1 = 3:59
| title2 = Things Are Right with You
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Internal World
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Darkened Rings
| length4 = 3:32
| title5 = Enter Entirely
| length5 = 4:59
| title6 = Modern Act
| length6 = 4:10
| title7 = Sight Unseen
| length7 = 3:58
| title8 = Strange Year
| length8 = 3:27
| title9 = Realize My Fate
| length9 = 5:26
| total_length = 37:42
}}
Charts
References
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Category:Cloud Nothings albums
Category:Carpark Records albums