Goons Be Gone

Goons Be Gone
Studio album by No Age
Released	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
Length	32:56
Label	Drag City
No Age chronology
Snares Like a Haircut (2018) Goons Be Gone (2020) People Helping People (2022)
Singles from Goons Be Gone
"Turned to String" Released: February 25, 2020 "Feeler" Released: March 30, 2020 "War Dance" Released: April 23, 2020 "Head Sport Full Face" Released: May 18, 2020

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.7/10 [1]
Metacritic	74/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
And It Don't Stop	A− [4]
Beats Per Minute	66% [5]
DIY	[6]
Exclaim!	7/10 [7]
Pitchfork	7.3/10 [8]
Tom Hull – on the Web	A− [9]

Goons Be Gone is the fifth studio album by American noise rock band No Age. It was released on June 5, 2020 under Drag City. ^{[10] [11]}

Singles

On February 25, 2020, No Age announced the release of their new album, along with the first single "Turned to String". ^[10] On March 30, 2020, they released the second single and music video "Feeler", directed by Kersti Jan Werdal. ^[12] The third single "War Dance" was released on April 23, 2020. ^[13] On May 18, 2020, their fourth single "Head Sport Full Face" was released. ^[14]

Critical reception

Goons Be Gone was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on 10 reviews. ^[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 68 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 8 reviews. ^[15] In his "Consumer Guide" column, Robert Christgau found the band's latest iteration of grating avant-punk "deployed cleverly enough" and admired "the way they always come down on the right side of the divide between commitment and repeating yourself". ^[4]

Track listing

Goons Be Gone track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sandalwood"	2:31
2.	"Feeler"	2:40
3.	"Smoothie"	3:53
4.	"Working Stiff Takes a Break"	1:01
5.	"War Dance"	2:34
6.	"Toes in the Water"	3:11
7.	"Turned to String"	3:41
8.	"A Sigh Clicks"	2:26
9.	"Puzzled"	3:59
10.	"Head Sport Full Face"	3:55
11.	"Agitating Moss"	3:05

References

1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved July 5, 2020.
3. Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved July 5, 2020.
4. Christgau, Robert (September 9, 2020). "Consumer Guide: September, 2020" . And It Don't Stop. Substack . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
5. Kenny, Brody (June 5, 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved July 5, 2020.
6. Hakimian, Rob (4 June 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY . Retrieved July 5, 2020.
7. Yuyitung, Matt (June 4, 2020). "No Age Streamline Their Hazy Art-Punk on the Infectiously Fun 'Goons Be Gone'". Exclaim! . Retrieved July 5, 2020.
8. Berman, Stuart (June 8, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 5, 2020.
9. Hull, Tom (September 14, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
10. Schatz, Lake (February 25, 2020). "No Age Announce New Album Goons Be Gone". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved July 5, 2020.
11. Gregory, Allie (February 24, 2020). "No Age Unveil New Album 'Goons Be Gone'". Exclaim! . Retrieved July 5, 2020.
12. Strauss, Matthew (March 30, 2020). "No Age Share New Song "Feeler"". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 5, 2020.
13. Breihan, Tom (April 23, 2020). "No Age - War Dance". Stereogum . Retrieved July 5, 2020.
14. Breihan, Tim (May 18, 2020). "No Age - Head Sport Full Face". Stereogum . Retrieved July 5, 2020.
15. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 5, 2020.