The Next New Nothings: great garage rock from Cleveland

Crank up the volume for The Next New Nothings

The Next New Nothings (from Cleveland) would have been featured in the spring issue…if the spring issue hadn’t vanished when my old laptop died. And yes, if you’re scoring at home…or even if you’re alone… that’s two Ohio bands I’ve featured this week.

End of a World Ideology is a raw record that lands squarely in the wheelhouse of yours truly. If you want a good example, check out “I Don’t Know Who I Am.” This isn’t so much a song as an explosion of sound. Seriously, you might want to listen to this song more than once before you go on to the rest of the album.

The band throws a bit of a changeup into the mix with “Post Next Day Animal Blues.” Don’t get me wrong. It’s the same raucous garage rock you’ll hear on the rest of the album, but this has a sort of cowpunk aspect to it. If ever there were a garage rock song that you could two-step to, this is it.

A good comparison for this band is The Gories and The Compulsive Gamblers. If you’re a fan of either of those bands, chances are pretty good that you’ll dig The Next New Nothings. Oh, and do yourself a favor. Turn the volume up as loud as you can stand it when you listen to this album. Your neighbors may not appreciate it, but your rock-n-roll soul will.

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