CLOUD NOTHINGS

Take a one-person low-fi bedroom project, add band, stir in a liberal amount of Steve Albini, cook over high heat, and slice into eight deliciously crunchy tracks robust enough to satisfy anyone with a taste for the Pixies on a cough-syrup binge. That's Westlake resident Dylan Baldi’s potent recipe for Attack on Memory, Cloud Nothings’ third and best album, which has collected overwhelming praise from the expected (Rolling Stone named them “a band to watch”) and the unexpected (Time called the album “another win in rock for Ohio”). And like any self-respecting indie punk kid, Baldi is doing his part to keep the vinyl seven-inch alive. After releasing “For No Reason” as a split single with Toro Y Moi last year, Cloud Nothings will join the hallowed ranks of those who've contributed exclusive songs to Suicide Squeeze Records’ limited-edition, and therefore exquisitely collectible, singles series. With a future this wide open, we can't wait to see what Baldi cooks up next in Cloud Nothings' test kitchen. With a Classic Education and Library Time. 8 p.m. Tickets: $10, $8 in advance. – Brian Baker