"I wrote this because I feel like there aren't too many rock bands doing this right now. A lot of the popular bands with guitars are light. They sound good, but it's missing the heaviness I like," says Cloud Nothings frontman Dylan Baldi. Last Building Burning is the Cleveland, Ohio band's 5th studio full-length, and the first thing you'll notice when listening to the 8-tracker is energy: pure, raw, uncut energy that does not let up through the duration of the LP. Jagged riffs, unpredictable solos, and an all-around roughness charge at full force, with Baldi's unrelenting vocals add even more intensity to the tracks. Check out "On an Edge," "Dissolution (over 10-minutes long!)," "Leave Him Now," and "So Right so Clean."

• limited edition clear vinyl
• music label: Carpark Records 2018

reviewed by singing in japanese 10/18