''Last Building Burning'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band

Cloud Nothings Cloud Nothings is an American indie rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States, founded by singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi. It currently consists of lead singer and guitarist Dylan Baldi, drummer Jayson Gerycz, and bassist Chris Brown. Beginni ...

. It was released on October 19, 2018 via Carpark Records.

Production and release

The album was recorded in eight days with producer

Randall Dunn Randall Dunn is an American record producer, audio engineer, composer, and musician. As a music producer, he has worked with artists and filmmakers including Danny Elfman, Jim Jarmusch, Panos Cosmatos, Nathan Fielder, Benny Safdie, Guillermo De ...

, who is best known for his work in producing

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and heavy metal music. Tracking took place at

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, a studio in the

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. The album was announced on August 13, 2018, which coincided with the release of the album's first single, "The Echo of the World." Prior to the album's release, two further singles were released: "Leave Him Now" and "So Right So Clean."

Reception

According to

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, ''Last Building Burning'' has received an aggregated score of 79/100 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Dylan Baldi.

Personnel

;Cloud Nothings * Dylan Baldi - lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals * Chris Brown - guitar, backing vocals * T.J. Duke - bass, backing vocals * Jayson Gerycz - drums ;Additional personnel * Randall Dunn - production, mixing * Jason Ward - mastering * Rob Carmichael - design

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2018 albums Cloud Nothings albums Carpark Records albums Wichita Recordings albums Albums produced by Randall Dunn Albums recorded at Sonic Ranch