No Age, Nouns (Sub Pop)
Posted by Ted Cogswell on July 23, 2008
released May 8, 2008
Just another noisy indie band from L.A., two guys creating a wave of harsh/pretty angular sound with a guitar and drums and often unintelligible lyrics. Sounds like something you’ve heard before, and more often than not, No Age fail to come up with any songs that will set them apart. Still, there’s an ability to find the beauty in their cacophony that indicates the potential for growth, and there’s enough here to keep me from writing them off just yet. 10 of the 12 songs clock in at under 3 minutes, the whole thing wrapped up in barely over half and hour. The brisk, tight package works to their advantage, moving from one idea to the next before wearing out its welcome. Best song: the punky “Here Should Be My Home”, a bouncy two minute wonder with a great guitar break right in the middle which kicks the hook up a notch. I’m filing them away for future reference - if No Age have it in ‘em to evolve, they might have something here.
