saturday wake up call

New No Age video for "I Won't Be Your Generator", directed by Oliver Payne.



"I Won't Be Your Generator" is taken from An Object, out now via Sub Pop.

tuesday wake up call

No Age's fourth album, An Object is out today via Sub Pop! Here's "An Impression", a track taken from the band's new album.

song of the moment

Watch No Age awesome new video for "Fever Dreaming" below:

no age: everything in between

Everything in Between is No Age's third full-length, and for the third time in four years, the duo from LA has wowed me with an impressively entertaining record! It is too early to say if the new record is better than the first two; however, it is safe to say that there are more songs to get excited for in Everything in Between. Here’s what I mean: While there are certainly standout songs from both Weirdo Rippers and Nouns, I mostly listen to both of those albums from start to finish rather than listening to selective tracks repeatedly. On the other hand, I feel the opposite with Everything in Between. Yes, the album is definitely incredible as a whole, but there are at least a handful of really stand-alone tracks that I have been listening to over and over again—especially "Glitter", "Fever Dreaming", "Sorts" and "Chem Trails". Otherwise, the new record is everything one would expect from No Age—loud, energetic... just pure awesomeness! Buy it!

Ps, the packaging for the vinyl is fucking amazing!

Glitter [wicked-cool song]
Fever Dreaming [wicked-cool song]

visit No Age's MySpace here
buy Everything in Between here

new no age!!!!!!

Sub Pop is releasing two versions (12-inch and 7-inch) of the new No Age single, "Glitter" in a few weeks (August 24th). The 12" will feature the long version of "Glitter" along with two b-sides, "In Rebound" and "Vision II" while the 7" will include the regular version of the single and a b-side entitled "Inflorescence".

Sub Pop has posted the entire 7" up for stream, you can even download "Glitter" for free… what are you waiting for?! No Age’s new album, Everything In Between is due out on September 28th!

nxne09, day 3 | pt ii

Kill Krinkle Club—June 19, 2009 @ Holy Joe’s




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No Age—June 19, 2009 @ Lee’s Palace





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Experimental Dental School—June 19, 2009 @ Rancho Relaxo





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nxne09, day 2

No Age—June 18, 2009 @ Whipper Snapper Galley




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Black Lips—June 18, 2009 @ Yonge Dundas Square






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King Khan & BBQ Show—June 18, 2009 @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern





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no age & zach hill: flannel graduate

I am terribly sorry for the lack of posts lately, but I have been pretty busy with school and work… things should calm down soon and I can spend more time on thos blog.

I recently came across this from various blogs: Flannel Graduate by No Age & Zach Hill. Flannel Graduate was a Japan tour CD-R featuring “three” songs from No Age and Zach Hill. The first two "Murder Burger" and "Crummmy Doug" are just seconds of sound that lead to the finale, "California Bird Dudes". This last track is 20+ minutes of incredible jamming, rhythmic drumbeats, and awesome guitar distortion. You can check them out below, enjoy!

Murder Burger
Crummmy Doug
California Bird Dudes [wicked-cool song]
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anything could happen and it could be right now

Tour only releases are usually pretty special for those who could make it out to see the bands; otherwise they could be pretty annoying for fans of the bands that did not schedule nearby dates.

Los Campesinos!, No Age, and Times New Viking teamed up for a very limited 7” to celebrate the Shred Yr Face tour. I have been dying to hear Times New Viking's cover of The Clean and after weeks of searching for this 7”, I have finally got my hands on it! (This one is pretty much not available anywhere, that is why I am posting all three songs from the 7”)

Los Campesinos!: Death To Los Campesinos! [Napoleon III Remix]
No Age: Revolving Credit For Kitty
Times New Viking: Anything Could Happen (The Clean cover)


Conor Oberst is offering Gentlemen's Pact EP during his current tour.

Gentlemen's Pact
Synesthete Song


The Acorn/Ohbijou Split 12" is available at one of the bands’ remaining Canadian dates. The two bands covered each other’s song on the split and they both have a brand new song to showcase as well.

The Acorn: Burrows [wicked-cool song]
Darcy (The Acorn cover)
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teen creeps please don't leave me dead, dead this way

No Age — July 16, 2008 @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

my life's not alright without no age

Pitchfork posted a bunch of new No Age dates!

05-09 Rome, Italy - Aula Magna (Dissonanze Festival)
05-09-11 Rye, England - Camber Sands Holiday Centre (ATP vs. Pitchfork)
05-13 Bristol, England - Thekla
05-15 Brighton, England - Pressure Point (The Great Escape festival)
05-16 Manchester, England - Islington Mill
05-17 Leeds, England - Faversham (Nasty Fest)
05-18 Glasgow, Scotland - Optimo
05-20 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
05-21 London, England - Dome
05-22 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
05-23 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-24 Paard, Netherlands - Dagindebranding Festival
05-26 Vienna, Australia - Arena
05-27 Heidelberg, Germany - Zum Tuefel
05-28 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
05-29 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound)
06-25 Calgary, Alberta - Sled Island Music Festival
06-28 Phoenix, AZ - Modified
06-29 El Paso, TX - The Blue Iguana
06-30 Dallas, TX - The Loft
07-01 Austin, TX - Emo's
07-03 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
07-08 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
07-09 Baltimore, MD - Floristree
07-10 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
07-11 New York, NY - Seaport Music Festival
07-13 Redmond, WA - Marymoor Park (Sub Pop 20th Anniversary Festival)
07-14 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
07-15 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
07-16 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern
07-17 Pontiac, MI - Pike Room
07-19 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival)
07-21 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
07-23 Seattle, WA - TBA (Free Yr Radio)
07-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
07-26 Portland, OR - Hawthorne
07-28 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
08-05-09 Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival

no age: nouns

It is no secret to regular readers of this blog that I love No Age. Weirdo Rippers was my favourite record of last year and I have been blogging about them regularly for the past year. Indeed, Nouns is my most anticipated release of 2008 and I am naturally far too excited about it!

No Age’s Sub Pop debut begins with a track characterized by lo-fi vocal drowned out by noisy distorted guitar melodies, rhythmic hammering of the drums, and endless awesomeness. "Miner" really sets up the tone for the rest of the record, tracks such as "Teen Creeps", "Sleeper Hold", "Cappo", "Ripped Knees", and "Brain Burner" all follow a similar structure. The duo made a great choice in picking "Eraser" as their first single. The accompanying tambourine enhances an already brilliantly rich texture. In addition, the single uses the signature Weirdo Rippers sound with its surreal/dreamlike build-up, which aside from few other tracks, is mostly absent from Nouns.

Back when Weirdo Ripper was released, I wrote that it was the result of noise rock mixed with 80s' hardcore punk, indie pop and Suicide influenced style. There are some changes this time around: the instrumentations are overall more 80s hardcore/Hüsker Dü sounding while the vocals are rawer and rather lo-fi. Nevertheless, just like Weirdo Ripper, Nouns is another exceptionally solid and engaging record from start to finish!

Miner [wicked-cool song]
Teen Creeps [wicked-cool song]
Here Should Be My Home [wicked-cool song]
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visit No Age's Myspace here
buy Eraser 7" here
Nouns comes out on May 6th, you can pre-order it here

new no age single!

No Age has posted "Eraser" up on their MySpace page! I have been dying to hear it ever since the band’s announcement of the new 7-inch on Monday. What can I say, it is a typical No Age song: it is awesome! Again, you can hear Eraser on No Age’s Mypace or you can download the web-rip below.

Eraser (web-rip) [wicked-cool song]
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Eraser 7-inch Single comes out on, you can pre-order it here

it's colder in your house than you think

A new No Age 7-inch is up for pre-order over at InSound. It features "Eraser", the first single off of Nouns (out on May 6 via Sub Pop) as well as several cover songs by the duo.

Holy Fuck: Lovely Allen (No Age Remix)
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don't forget to put the right side down

No Age — March 5, 2008 @ Phoenix Concert Theatre!

cmw recommendations for march 5 and 6

March 5... Tonight!
NO AGE at The Phoenix! They are on at 11pm!

March 6
Jenny Omnichord at Criminal Records, show's at 6pm and it’s FREE!
visit Jenny Omnichord's MySpace here

Julie Doiron at Rivoli, show's at 9pm
from Woke Myself Up, 2007
Swan Pond
No More [wicked-cool song]
visit Julie Doiron's MySpace here

Jenn Grant at Rivoli, show's at 10pm
from Orchestra for the Moon, 2007
White Horses
visit Jenn Grant's MySpace here

The Paper Cranes at Wrongbar, show's at 1am
visit Paper Cranes' MySpace here

no age coming to toronto!!!!!!!!!

I am beyond excited to announce that No Age will be playing at Canadian Music Week this year. They are scheduled to play in Toronto on March 5, 10:30 pm at The Phoenix Concert Theatre!

from Get Hurt 12" EP, 2007
Switches [wicked-cool song]
Get Hurt [wicked-cool song]

from Weirdo Rippers, 2007
My Life's Alright Without You [super-wicked-cool song]
Neck Escaper [super-wicked-cool song]
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buy Weirdo Ripper (the best record of 2007) here

happy new year

No Age posted a non Weirdo Rippers track up on their MySpace page. "You Is My Hot Rabbit" originally appeared on the now out-of-print Dead Plane 12" EP, enjoy.

You Is My Hot Rabbit

you should dance away (from me)

So I’m staying up on this Friday night/Saturday morning contemplating if I should go check out the Aurigid Shower or not. If any of you out there are staying up too, here are some interesting reading materials:

Prefix interview with No Age
Pitchfork interview with St. Vincent

Also, check out the brand new Beirut website!

No Age: I Wanna Sleep [wicked-cool song]
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buy Weirdo Rippers here

out this week

No Age: Weirdo Rippers
While the rest of the world got to enjoy Weirdo Rippers for the last two months, people in North America had to wait till now to buy one of my favourite records of the year. The band’s approach of noise rock with a twist of 80s' hardcore punk, indie pop and Suicide influenced style projects wonderfully surreal/dreamlike sensations for the listeners.

Every Artist Needs A Tragedy [super-wicked-cool song]
My Life's Alright Without You [super-wicked-cool song]
Everybody's Down [wicked-cool song]

buy Weirdo Rippers here


Liars: Liars
Avant-garde undertone and an extensive range of musical ideas make Liars a highly sophisticated record.

Leather Prowler [wicked-cool song]
Cycle Time [wicked-cool song]
Freak Out [wicked-cool song]

buy Liars here


Scary Kids Scaring Kids: Scary Kids Scaring Kids

Snake Devil

buy Scary Kids Scaring Kids here


Atreyu: Lead Sails Paper Anchor
A typical hard rock album with a couple of good tracks.

Honor
Two Become One

buy Lead Sails Paper Anchor here


The Honorary Title: Scream And Light Up The Sky
A exceptionally enjoyable sophomore by The Honorary Title!

Stuck At Sea
Along The Way
The City's Summer [wicked-cool song]

buy Scream And Light Up The Sky here

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