Released May 8, 2008 Nouns
(2008) Losing Feeling
(2009) Release date 6 May 2008 Genre Noise pop | Length 30:35 Artist No Age Label Sub Pop | |
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Recorded Infrasonic, Los Angeles (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, and 12), Southern Studios, London (Tracks 2, 6, 7, and 11), and Fuller Compound, Los Angeles (Tracks 4 and 10) Nominations Grammy Award for Best Recording Package Similar Weirdo Rippers, Everything in Between, An Object, Dear Science | ||
No age miner
Nouns is the first LP (as Weirdo Rippers was a compilation of singles and EPs) by American noise rock duo No Age. It was (partly) recorded at Southern Studios in London. The album was leaked onto the internet on April 16, 2008 and subsequently released by Sub Pop on May 6, 2008. On May 5, it earned a 9.2/10 rating from Pitchfork Media; and is the website's joint highest-reviewed original release of 2008 (along with Dear Science by TV on the Radio and Microcastle by Deerhunter). The album ranked third in Pitchfork Media's list of the top 50 albums of 2008, and was listed at number 50 on Rolling Stone's list of the best albums of 2008.
Contents
No age teen creeps
Packaging
Nouns was released on LP, CD, and via download. The CD version features a 68-page full-color booklet with art, photos, lyrics and information about the release. The album was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Recording Package.
Reception
The album received many positive reviews (as indicated by its Metacritic score of 79); "Teen Creeps" was also mentioned as one of the bright spots on the album. In particular, Spin cited "Teen Creeps" as "adding Superchunky pop riffs to their relentless punk vigor".
Track listing
- "Miner" – 1:50
- "Eraser" – 2:41
- "Teen Creeps" – 3:25
- "Things I Did When I Was Dead" – 2:27
- "Cappo" – 2:42
- "Keechie" – 3:27
- "Sleeper Hold" – 2:26
- "Errand Boy" – 2:41
- "Here Should Be My Home" – 2:03
- "Impossible Bouquet" – 2:09
- "Ripped Knees" – 2:53
- "Brain Burner" – 1:51
Singles
Songs
1Miner1:51
2Eraser2:41
3Teen Creeps3:25