The Clouds
The Clouds came out of Sydney's early-90s indie scene with a sound built on two voices. Jodi Phillis and Trish Young traded and tangled their harmonies over guitars that could chime one minute and churn the next, with restless chord changes and inventive basslines pulling the songs in unexpected directions.
Their debut, Penny Century, led by the single 'Hieronymus', reached the ARIA top 30 and later went gold, and Octopus and Thunderhead pushed further into noisier guitar pop. Futura closed the original run in 1996.
The band split in 1997 and have regrouped several times since, releasing their first new music in two decades with the Zaffre EP in 2017.
If you like The Clouds you should check out: The Church, The Breeders, Lush, Pixies, Hoodoo Gurus, Cocteau Twins, Mazzy Star, The Cranberries, Slowdive
