Dylan Baldi started Cloud Nothings as a way to amuse himself between classes at Case Western Reserve University in 2009.[4]
The first batch of Cloud Nothings songs, including the blogosphere favorite "Hey Cool Kid" (available on the 2010 compilation "Turning On"), was recorded on a computer in the basement of Baldi's home in Westlake, OH.
A concert promoter who invited Cloud Nothings to play a gig in New York City in December 2009 prompted Baldi to hastily assemble a real band and drop out of college to focus on his music full-time.
Baldi recorded the second Cloud Nothings album (2010's Self Titled) in Baltimore with producer Chester Gwazda.[5]
The Cloud Nothings third album, Attack On Memory, is due to release in 2012.[6]