Comfort Songs by Cloud

Cloud aka Tyler Taormina debuts with a gorgeous 11-track LP on Audio Antihero. An eclectic and emotional autumnal guitar record.

Press:
"Astoundingly accomplished." - Pitchfork

"Cloud know their way around a pop song, and for all of the album's off-beat charms, and occasionally hard-to-grasp content, it's a true pop heart which can be found at the centre of every song that helps to make this such a rewarding listen - 8/10." - Drowned In Sound

"A great record." - Tom Ravenscroft (BBC 6 Music)

"Comfort Songs holds a strong claim as one of best albums under the ill-defined umbrella of 'indie-rock' that has been released in the last
decade or so - 10/10." - Contact Music

"Great!" - Eric Lawrence (KCRW)

"Emerging 21 year old singer/producer Cloud forges a rich, heartening sound around a passionate vocal, dressing his narratives in shimmering instrumentation, like Conor Oberst in the throes of an obsession with psychedelia." - Rough Trade & The Guardian

"Excellent." - Tom Robinson (BBC 6 Music)

"Immediately one of my favourite albums of the year." - Sonic Reverie

"I love this..." - Simon Raymonde (Amazing Radio/Bella Union)

"Mainman Tyler Taormina veers through emotions and narratives over the convention-blurring full-length, crooning of love and life and fear and anger over a stunning backdrop of fuzzy guitars, shuffling rhythms and clarion brass. It's a record sodden with heavyweight feeling that gets you right inside the inner machinations of a troubled soul; it's simultaneously heartbreaking and fascinating." - Bearded Magazine

"A very strong debut." - 7BitArcade

"What starts out promising to be a short and sweet alt-rock number, expands out into a captivating instrumental which ebbs and flows...be sure to check out the record - 8/10." - Shout 4 Music

"A bewildering treat - 8.5/10." - Crackle Feedback

"Deserves to be a huge indie hit." - Yankie Music

"In Comfort Songs I find a time for reflection, a confirmation of life and its wonder, and a sense of belonging – to whom, I’m not certain, but to someone. And I know, years down the road, this will remain a landmark album for me, with just the same resonant power. Hopefully, dear reader, you’ll be moved, too." - GoldFlakePaint

Tracklist

1.	Cars & It's Autumn	5:24

2.	Authorless Novel	4:45

3.	Wish Little Fish	4:39

4.	Boy Sees Mirror	3:35

5.	Stomach Pit	5:57

6.	Frére Jacques and Me	4:03

7.	Blurry & Bright	4:23

8.	Mother Sea	5:16

9.	A Light Wish Weights A Lot	4:46

10.	Desperation Club	9:49

11.	Halley's Comet	6:35

Credits

released August 5, 2013

Produced by the nicest guy I know, Cole Verderber
Kenny Korb - Guitar on tracks 1,3,4,5,6 & Vox on track 1
Konrad Kamm - Bass on 1,2,3,5,10,11
Jon Davie - Guitar on tracks 2,3,8,9,10,11
Samira Winter - Vocals on tracks 1,5
Joey Puleio - Drums on tracks 4,5,8
Tommy Hanft - Drums on track 6
Russell Ridulfo - Trumpet on tracks 3,5,11
Irene Alvarado - Violin on tracks 5,9
Tom Macaluso - Trombone on tracks 1,9
Greg Salwen - Vocals on tracks 1,2
Michael Mausler - Vocals on track 4
Pat Gray - Saxaphone on track 2
Omar Saeed - Drums on track 11
Brendan Mattox - Vox on track 1
The choir includes all my friends, old and new..

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