NO AGE

this band rules. two really great dudes! saw wives back at a basement show a few years ago and have been following these dudes ever since.

I agree with whoever said japanther do the same thing better.

Why does their cover of "When You Find Out" by The Nerves not even remotely resemble the original version?

This is an important question.

Help celebrate Worldwide Hipster Day with No Age!

i am not nor ever have been a hipster, thanks.

Remember those skater punks that John Cusack busts for trying to shoplift in High Fidelity? I always thought No Age sounds like their band would sound like.

don't they play some of their shit in the movie and it's like balls breakbeat electronica?

More specifically, their remix of the Holy Fuck's Lovely Allen sounds like the skater punks from High Fidelity. Sort of dubbed out art damaged electronica with a lot of screaming.

by the way that sounds great

the skater kids' music in High Fidelity is Royal Trux

I bought that E.P. with the Nerves "cover" on it - isn't it just a minute and a half of ambient noise, basically? I was pretty excited about that, too. Their Urinals cover is awesome. And the other cover on there (I don't remember the name of the song or artist, though). Their Bjork cover is totally dismantled but still vaguely recognizable.

Other cover on the Eraser b-side is Don't Stand Still by Nate Denver's Neck. Is great.

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc400/c425/c425130w4io.jpg
Found this at the radio station a couple of weeks ago.

Unfortunately I don't really want to listen to it or this band.

the first and last song on the new EP - Losing Feeling are masterpieces.
adding reverb and shoegaze to their sound,reducing the punk - the new direction they took sounds great.

did not know abt this, thanks for the heads up.

also,Randall voice sounds fragile, more emotional - the first song is kinda sad.

where can i hear?

It's streaming, hang on...

http://pitchfork.com/news/36128-hear-the-new-no-age-ep-in-its-entirety/

worrrrrrrrrrrrd

You need to sign up for a Sub Pop account a shit, although I think it's free. NB I haven't tried to sign up or listen to the stream yet.

*and shit

these guys are still just ok.

the "japanther is better" thing is funny and backs my sentiment as they were always just sort of ok as well but had the hype.

this all just makes me think of the locust. as in hype.

japanther are pretty good I think

the new EP is pretty solid. i agree with what's been said about the first and last songs on it. the other stuff is a bit harder to get into, but it reminds me a lot of what was compiled on weirdo rippers.

japanther are decent-- you can't really fault them for coming out after no age-- but their songs don't stick as well as no age's stuff does.

Japanther were out well before No Age, maybe you're thinking of Japandroids?

oh jesus, yes. my bad.

you sure it wasn't Japancakes?

Or Japan Jizz Jars?

(That may not be a band.)

(I did get an email notice, though.)

When the title track of the new ep finally kicks in on the final minute, it fucking RIPS. No Age's finest minute, I think, and I'll definitely be picking it up when it comes out even though the singing on the second track is off key in the kind of way that actually makes my hair stand up and my jaw jut out a little uncontrollably, in a bad bad way.

New EP is so good. Best thing they ever did

The cover of Weirdo Rippers is so fucking bad, I want to punch it

Such a cool band.

Looking forward to this. Any progression in their sound?

The cover of Weirdo Rippers is so fucking bad, I want to punch it

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hahaha otm

well kinda, they were shoegazy and reverby on the first lp. then dropped some of it on the second. and on halfway through a first drunken hearing it sounds like both albums are sort of squashed together.
pretty good, but i'll defo wait until tomorrow to provide a concrete opinion.
to be honest it sounds more like weirdo rippers than nouns, there are definite proper abstract songs. but also, there are the full on punk rawk tracks which i love.
a gud ep.

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but i for sure have a soft spot for these guys; regardless of the pitchfork hype. i love the hard drums with pop hooks. srsly fucking love that. can deal with the heavy reverb and think it adds something to the music, but am glad that its not all echoey and experimental...

some new stuff here: http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/no-age-concert/20030822-3738137.html

two new songs on their myspace: "In Peril," which could almost be from Pink Flag if it didn't sound like No Age, scrappy and too short to only listen to once, and "Brett Schultz Himself," which I think shows the Disco Inferno influence they've been talking about.

They're playing in a couple of hours in Miami in honor of National Record Store Day.

damn son, i'm 12 hours from miami. don't think i'm going to make it.

i guess I'm just having a conversation with myself, but in the event that someone else cares there's new stuff here: http://ashtapes.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-age.html and it has me vry excite for the new album.

awesome. thanks for the link.

thanks!!!

★★★Glittter!!!★★★

kind of a let down in my o. Where's the energy, bros? I think the lackluster drum beat is the problem. It might grow on me though

you can also listen to "Inflorescence" at pitchfork, which isn't going to be on the album, but it is good. More like what I want from them.