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The Black Hole Understands
Rock · 2020 · 10 tracks · 30m

The Black Hole Understands

Cloud Nothings

A pivot from abrasive noise to melodic, mid-tempo power pop. Recorded in isolation, it captures the quiet, jangling anxiety of a world suddenly standing still.

July 3, 2020 · Coypu Records

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A gentle, jangling anxiety that finds comfort in melody while staring down the unknown.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 30m
01
Story That I Live
3:08
02
The Sound of Everyone
3:20
03
An Average World
2:33
04
A Weird Interaction
3:05
05
Tall Gray Structure
2:15
06
A Silent Reaction
3:53
07
The Mess Is Permanent
3:39
08
Right on the Edge
2:44
09
Memory of Regret
2:45
10
The Black Hole Understands
2:39
Moments Worth Listening For
The surprisingly bright, jangling guitar hook that opens Story That I Live, signaling a shift away from their usual abrasive noise.
The layered vocal harmonies on A Silent Reaction that provide a lushness rarely heard in the band's more aggressive work.
The driving but restrained drum pattern on the title track that anchors the album's themes of internal collapse.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Black Hole Understands sound next to the rest of Cloud Nothings's catalogue?

Melancholic+4.0σ

Melancholic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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