Nouns (album)

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Nouns
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Studio album by
No Age
ReleasedMay 8, 2008
RecordedInfrasonic, 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
Length30:35
Label Sub Pop
No Age chronology
Weirdo Rippers
(2007)		Nouns
(2008)		 Losing Feeling
(2009)

Nouns is the first studio album 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

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The A.V. Club C+ [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A− [10]
NME 7/10 [11]
Pitchfork 9.2/10 [12]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]

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". [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

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