Nouns (album)

Nouns
Studio album by No Age
Released	May 8, 2008
Recorded	Infrasonic, 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	Noise pop
Length	30:35
Label	Sub Pop
Professional reviews
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No Age chronology
Weirdo Rippers (2007) Nouns (2008) Losing Feeling (2009)

Nouns is the first LP (as Weirdo Rippers was a compilation of singles and EPs)^[1] by American experimental music 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 50 Top Albums of 2008. It was listed at number 50 on Rolling Stone's list of the best albums of 2008.

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.^[2] The album was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Recording Package.

Reviews

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 the their relentless punk vigor".^[3] In anticipation of the release of the single, Pitchfork Media described Teen Creeps as a "song you've seen tucked away in the first half of No Age's stellar Nouns LP, but come November 4, the track will grace its very own 7"".^[4]

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

• "Eraser" was released as a single, with covers of Nate Denver's "Don't Stand Still", the Urinals' "Male Masturbation" and The Nerves' "When You Find Out" as B-sides.^[5]
• "Teen Creeps" was released as a single with the non-album B-side "Intimate Descriptions" (3:02).

Chart performance

Chart (2008)[6]	Peak position
Billboard 200	196
Top Heatseekers	7
Independent Albums	27

References

1. ^ "Pop & Hiss". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/album-review-no-ages-everything-in-between.html. 
2. ^ "Amazon.com: Nouns (W/BOOK) (DIG): No Age: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Nouns-Book-Dig-No-Age/dp/B00168ZIBQ. Retrieved 2008-05-29. 
3. ^ "No Age, 'Nouns'(Sub Pop)". http://www.spin.com/reviews/no-age-nouns-sub-pop. Retrieved 2008-04-20. 
4. ^ "Pitchfork: News". http://pitchfork.com/news/33639-no-age-craft-teen-creeps-single/. Retrieved 2008-04-19. 
5. ^ "New No Age - "Eraser"". StereoGum. 2008-03-27. http://stereogum.com/archives/new-no-age-eraser_008594.html. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 
6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/album/no-age/nouns/1119707#/album/no-age/nouns/1119707