Life Without Sound

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,^[1] and is the first to feature guitarist Chris Brown.

Life Without Sound
Studio album by Cloud Nothings
Released	January 27, 2017 (2017-01-27)
Recorded	2016
Studio	Sonic Ranch[1]
Genre	Indie rock, post-hardcore, noise rock, punk rock
Length	37:42
Label	Carpark, Wichita
Producer	John Goodmanson
Cloud Nothings chronology
No Life for Me (2015) Life Without Sound (2017) Last Building Burning (2018)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.1/10[2]
Metacritic	79/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	B+[5]
Consequence of Sound	A−[6]
DIY	[7]
The Guardian	[8]
Mojo	[9]
Pitchfork	7.0/10[10]
Record Collector	[11]
Uncut	8/10[12]
Vice	A−[13]

According to Metacritic, Life Without Sound has received an aggregated score of 79 out of 100 based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank	Ref.
Drowned in Sound	Favourite Albums of 2017	2017	93	[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cloud Nothings.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Up to the Surface"	3:59
2.	"Things Are Right with You"	4:25
3.	"Internal World"	3:46
4.	"Darkened Rings"	3:32
5.	"Enter Entirely"	4:59
6.	"Modern Act"	4:10
7.	"Sight Unseen"	3:58
8.	"Strange Year"	3:27
9.	"Realize My Fate"	5:26
Total length:		37:42

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	103
Billboard Independent Albums[16]	15
Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums[17]	9
Billboard Vinyl Albums[18]	5
Billboard Top Album Sales[19]	60