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Interview - Cloud Nothings
Dylan Baldi discusses his new album, and not having to deal too hard with pressure.. Dylan Baldi, at the ripe old age of 22 has released his fourth full-length album, Here & Nowhere Else, and it cements his indie-darling status. It's seriously all killer-no-filler, and we got to chat with him about it, dealing with the pressure of media outlets such as Pitchfork, and future plans with Wavves. Cloud Nothings' new album is out now via STOP START // iTUNES. Congrats on Here & Nowhere Else – your fourth album in about five years. Has much changed for your personally up to now since the last one given you’re still only 22? My general outlook on things has changed. I always felt like most people could do whatever they want with their lives, as long as they worked hard at it, but I started to doubt that after doing the band for three years and not having much success. Then things started to work out. It’s a very gratifying feeling to have something you’ve worked at for so long finally start
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Introducing - Yeah Boy
The former young parachuter launches his solo project.. Out of the ashes of Parachute Youth, we'd like you to meet Yeah Boy, currently celebrating the release of his debut EP, Can't Get Enough: Who are you? My name is Johnny Castro, I'm 24 years old and living in London and loving it. What kinda tunes we talkin’? Funk nu-disco. But there is some diversity in my music as I'm always exploring new things and hopefully that shows in my second EP. Production/writing process: I think just mainly having fun with it. Letting things happen by accident is where the magic usually happens. When in a writing sessions with myself or anyone else, it's good to go in there without expecting too much, having a jam or something. I find that just experimenting and just playing around with sounds that aren't so 'typical' gives you a unique and positive outcome in writing. Just have fun with it!  Any shows coming up? I'm currently still putting the live show together, but expect something special. I'll be