Cleveland, OH rock and roll trio Cloud Nothings wears its '90s grunge influences proudly: Frontman Dylan Baldi's insistent rasp often recalls Kurdt Cobain at his most desperately strident. But there's a decidedly freeform undercurrent to the group's guitar/bass/drums assault. Tempos shift drastically from verse to chorus; melodies emerge from unexpected places and then quickly disappear—at times, the band's music seems this close to veering off the rails. Yet Cloud Nothings remains one of the most consistently active groups in indie rock, having just released its fourth album in five years. And, holy shit: Here and Nowhere Else is the most potent distillation of the group's enviable energy yet, an eight-song mini-masterpiece that will have even the most jaded rock fan pumping his tattooed fists in ecstasy.