L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When you think of Animal Collective, you inevitably think esoteric jam sessions, cracked pop for the fixed-gear set, miner's helmets, and footwear. Though the latter isn't currently connected with the band of Baltimoreans, whose fan base may or may n... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — A mass of hiss floats through No Age's "Everything in Between" like a cold front moving across a satellite image. A mass of hiss floats through No Age's "Everything in Between" like a cold front moving across a satellite image.
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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A mass of hiss floats through No Age’s “Everything in Between” like a cold front moving across a satellite image. At times it’s barely there, this sibilance, eclipsed by Dean Spunt’s hard bass drum and pierced snare snaps, and Randy... more info
KEXP Seattle — One listen to the heavy hitters from this week’s new releases and you’ll know they’ve definitely upped their game. The LA duo No Age have never sounded so confident in their mix of lo-fi garage rock and experimental sounds. Abe Vigoda have gone... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Randy Randall and Dean Spunt's most ambitious album yet, 'Everything In Between,' finds the artsy L.A. duo on heavy ground.Randy Randall and Dean Spunt's most ambitious album yet, 'Everything In Between,' finds the artsy L.A. duo on heavy ground.
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Guardian Music — The Guardian music staff reach for their P45s as a new recruit starts blogging for usEarlier this week, while conducting intensive research out of office hours (read: faffing about on Twitter), guardian.co.uk/music's Tim Jonze spotted a tweet from no... more info
DrownedInSound — Superdrummer extraordinaire Zach Hill will release his second solo record in the UK in December, through Sargeant House. The exact release date is December 13 and features a wide array of guest stars including Gil-Scott Heron, Devendra Banhart, No Ag... more info
DrownedInSound — Another wonderful edition of this week's Spotifriday playlist featuring Bowie, Blake, No Age, Abe Vigoda, Dios, Max Richter, Andrew Bird...and, of course, a fair few more.
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Guardian Music — (Sub Pop)For everything LA post-punk duo No Age lack in subtlety, they more than make up for with an innate understanding of dynamics. Sounding in places like Sonic Youth, Everything in Between – the follow-up to 2008's critically lauded Nouns –... more info
DrownedInSound — Los Angeles noisy-duo No Age release their new LP very soon indeed. It's called Everything In Between and comes out through that indie label of much repute, Sub Pop. You can also now stream it over at The Guardian. We did toy with stealing the code a... more info