| NO NOW | ||||
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| Released | 2 March 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–15 | |||
| Length | 1:02:24 | |||
| Label | Bella Union | |||
| Producer | Clarence Clarity | |||
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No Now (stylized as both NO NOW and No NOW) is the debut studio album by English musician Clarence Clarity. It was released on 2 March 2015 on the Bella Union label. [1]
Clarity had gained notability among the music community for his previous releases, 2013's Save †hyself EP and 2014's Who Am Eye EP, both of which featured tracks that reappeared on No Now. [2] [3]
No Now was Clarity's first full-length album under the Clarence Clarity name. In an interview with DIY Magazine he stated that "I just wanted to make it the biggest, boldest statement that I could possibly make." [4] He claimed that the LP took years to create and that his previous EPs were "bitesize [sic] clarity". [5]
Clarity expressed in the press release for the album that the album was his "bubble of clarity", and that it was "the exorcism of everything I’ve ever learned. It’s all left me now – no more human condition left to give. This is the album I’ve had to make. And now I can bow out ungracefully – Creator and destroyer of my own worlds." [1]
The Guardian gave the album praise, saying it sounded "like funk played by a swarm of bees" and that it was "almost as good as Clarence Clarity thinks it is," also drawing comparison to much of Prince's output. [6] Consequence of Sound drew a similar comparison, stating "We've seen shades of his messianic act before. Prince is one touchstone, both for his larger-than-life persona and his willingness", calling No Now a "rollercoaster of an album". [7] DIY gave it 4 stars, claiming Clarence is "currently without an equal" and describing his music as polarizing. [8]
All tracks are written by Clarence Clarity
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Become Death" | 0:58 |
| 2. | "Will To Believe" | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Alive In The Septic Tank" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Buck-Toothed Particle Smashers" (featuring Kill J) | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Hit Factory Of Sadness" | 1:19 |
| 6. | "Off My Grid" | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Those Who Can't, Cheat" | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Let's Shoot Up" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Bloodbarf" | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Tathagatagarbha [note 1] " | 0:23 |
| 11. | "Meadow Hopping, Traffic Stopping, Death Splash" | 3:05 |
| 12. | "Porn Mountain" | 4:33 |
| 13. | "One Hand Washes The Other" | 3:16 |
| 14. | "The Cute" | 2:09 |
| 15. | "1-800-WORSHIP" | 4:30 |
| 16. | "The Gospel Truth" | 3:43 |
| 17. | "No Now" | 1:31 |
| 18. | "Cancer™ In The Water" | 3:26 |
| 19. | "With No Fear" | 6:05 |
| 20. | "Now I Am" | 1:13 |
| Total length: | 1:02:24 | |
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