| Snares Like a Haircut | ||||
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| Released | January 26, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Infrasonic Sound [1] (Echo Park, California) [2] | |||
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| Length | 39:12 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Pete Lyman | |||
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Snares Like a Haircut is the fourth studio album by American noise rock duo No Age. The album was released on January 26, 2018, through Drag City Records.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10 [3] |
| Metacritic | 84/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The A.V. Club | B+ [6] |
| DIY |  [7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| Mojo | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10 [10] |
| Q | [11] |
| Record Collector | [12] |
| Uncut | 8/10 [13] |
| Vice | A [14] |
Snares Like a Haircut received favorable reviews upon release. According to Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 84, based on 20 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [4]
All lyrics are written by Randy Randall and Dean Allen Spunt; all music is composed by No Age
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cruise Control" | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Stuck in the Changer" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Drippy" | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Send Me" | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Snares Like a Haircut" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Tidal" | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Soft Collar Fad" | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Popper" | 2:42 |
| 9. | "Secret Swamp" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Third Grade Rave" | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Squashed" | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Primitive Plus" | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 39:12 | |
The following were credited with the artwork, mixing, and production of the album. [1]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15] | 46 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16] | 12 |
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