Nouns (album)

Nouns
Studio album by No Age
Released May 8, 2008
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)
Genre Noise pop
Length 30:35
Label Sub Pop
No Age chronology

Weirdo Rippers
(2007)		 Nouns
(2008)		 Losing Feeling
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Blender [2]
Crawdaddy! (favorable) [3]
Drowned in Sound (9/10) [4]
NME (7/10) [5]
Pitchfork Media (9.2/10) [6]
Robert Christgau (A-)[7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Spin [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes [10]
Twisted Ear [11]

Nouns is the first LP (as Weirdo Rippers was a compilation of singles and EPs)[12] by American experimental music 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.

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.[13] The album was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Recording Package.

Reviews

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 the their relentless punk vigor".[14]

Track listing

  1. "Miner" – 1:50
  2. "Eraser" – 2:41
  3. "Teen Creeps" – 3:25
  4. "Things I Did When I Was Dead" – 2:27
  5. "Cappo" – 2:42
  6. "Keechie" – 3:27
  7. "Sleeper Hold" – 2:26
  8. "Errand Boy" – 2:41
  9. "Here Should Be My Home" – 2:03
  10. "Impossible Bouquet" – 2:09
  11. "Ripped Knees" – 2:53
  12. "Brain Burner" – 1:51

Singles

Chart performance

Chart (2008)[16] Peak
position
Billboard 200 196
Top Heatseekers 7
Independent Albums 27

References

  1. ↑ Tim Sendra (2008-05-06). "Nouns - No Age | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=7032
  4. ↑ Kharas, Kev (2008-04-28). "No Age - Nouns / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  5. ↑ "NME Album Reviews - No Age". Nme.Com. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  6. ↑ "No Age: Nouns | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "No Age". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 1012-12-05. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ↑ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  9. ↑ Gross, Joe (2008-05-06). "No Age, 'Nouns' Review". Spin.com. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  10. ↑ Canino, Jeffrey. "No Age - Nouns | Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ "Pop & Hiss". Los Angeles Times.
  13. ↑ "Amazon.com: Nouns (W/BOOK) (DIG): No Age: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  14. ↑ "No Age, 'Nouns'(Sub Pop) | Spin Magazine". Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  15. ↑ "New No Age - "Eraser"". StereoGum. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  16. ↑ "Nouns - No Age". Billboard.com. 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2012-03-03.