Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Nouns by No Age

So I've (admittedly) tried to cast myself away from the "indie" music scene because I'm just that much of an indie kid that I'll deny I even know anything about it, except that it's such a lame thing to talk about. I'm pretty sure that elevates me to some sort of uber-indie status, which then makes everything pretty ironic. That's why it takes albums like Nouns by No Age to really remind me what I enjoy about those bands that live on the fringe. This duo's latest album embodies everything right about noise/experimental rock within pop (sometimes even bubblegum) sensibilities. The fact two guys can make so much noise while maintaining calm lyrical cohesion is pretty incredible. Favorites to check out are: "Teen Creeps", "Things I Did When I was Dead", "Eraser", and "Now Should Be My Home". You can check out two of those via their MySpace page.

RATING: 95%

1 comment:

laurie said...

You know I heard this was good, but couldn't find a torrent for it when I looked. (And by that I mean I could not find it in my local record store where I planned to lawfully purchase it.) But I found one just now and I can't wait to agree or disagree with you after I listen to it later.