NO AGE

yeah that song rules, i always get the first line stuck in my head, "it's our duty to"

man i basically forgot about these guys and this new album is a fuckin' lovely hit of sunshine

― alpine static, Sunday, February 11, 2018 10:52 PM (nine months ago)

i still think it's one of 2018's most underrated great albums. i see literally no one nowhere talking about it.

definitely one of my top albums this year.

this is lame but i didn't listen to it earlier this year because it wasn't on spotify and i didn't see it in any of the other usual places (bandcamp, npr first listen or whatever). but it's there now (guess drag city had a change of heart), so i finally listened to it last night! the energy of it reminds me of Everything In Between, which was one of my favorite albums of 2010 (and one of the more underrated releases of the decade, i think).

Yes to Everywhere In Between being a top rock album of the decade.

I'm not sure why this new one isn't getting more buzz. It's fantastic, and Send Me is easily one of my favorite songs of the year.

feel like No Age sorta feel thru the cracks. the indie press that championed them in 2008 don't care anymore and they never broke thru to a higher level. I don't think they ever established a solid fan base that would be with them no matter what. I saw them at a warehouse here in 2008 and it was packed, dangerously overcrowded even, and only five years later it was basically empty just a few weeks after An Object came out (fwiw I think that's their unsung masterpiece).

Snares is their best since Nouns. Top 5 of the year. I think I like it better than Everything In Between.

this is lame but i didn't listen to it earlier this year because it wasn't on spotify
lame but true for me too

glad to see it's there now!

it would seem that their style/genre is... not really in vogue

feel like No Age sorta feel thru the cracks. the indie press that championed them in 2008 don't care anymore and they never broke thru to a higher level. I don't think they ever established a solid fan base that would be with them no matter what. I saw them at a warehouse here in 2008 and it was packed, dangerously overcrowded even, and only five years later it was basically empty just a few weeks after An Object came out (fwiw I think that's their unsung masterpiece).

― flappy bird, Wednesday, November 21, 2018 1:31 PM (two months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It's interesting looking at their discogs, where cost of the vinyl is somewhat indicative of a band's cult following. It also has to do with the amount of copies out in the wild of course, but usually the record that corresponds to a band's peak will hold on to some value and it seems sellers can't even get rid of Nouns.

Their style may not be the hottest thing for the current indie crowds but it doesn't feel as dated as some other yelpy indie-punk trends of the past, or much less some other style that was once big like freak folk etc.

Side note: I would LOVE to hear the guitarist try his best to make music similar to Jefre Cantu-Ledesma. I think he'd be great at it!

yeah that's what confuses me, it's not dated at all, they're a great rock band with great songs. the light incorporation of electronics is distinct from p much every other band of their era bc they never sounded like they were using samplers to sound like animal collective

whew i was worried they had an apartment building too

lol

New song streaming now and album due in June: https://www.stereogum.com/2074375/no-age-turned-to-string/music/

love it

modern modern lovers

I do like this song. That write-up is accurate in noting it sounds like Parquet Courts (in a good way).

best band

So good

Their last album was overlooked

very very very very very much so ^

'Snares' might be my favourite No Age album. I also loved Randy's Sound Field project from last year - one of the best pure ambient albums I've enjoyed in recent times. I don't think I know anyone else who's listened to it, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAPeP4G1zfY

Tune

https://noage.bandcamp.com/album/goons-be-gone

it's really nice!

August 28, 2007 11:56 AM (twelve years ago)

gaaah

i kind of check in and out on this band but the vocals on the new one sound weird to me, like really dry and up front. have they been doing that for a while or is it new on this album?

tbh i think the vocals have always been a sticking point for me with no age, even though i love a lot of singers with "bad" voices

I like the new one, though feel like it hits its stride with the last three tracks. Which is kind of the opposite of 'Snares' for me. Need to spend more time with it.

^^^ otm. This is the first No Age I'm indifferent to.

I get what you mean. The vocal thing was actually a bugbear of mine with "Everything in Between" back in the day for similar reasons. Still never really got into that album.

An album poll could be fun.

haha eib my favourite no age record