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9.0
57896
9.0 |
All Music
The songwriting is more fearless and honest than ever before, marking a distinct maturity for No Age and resulting in their best work to date
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8.5
57863
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s pretty hard to deny that No Age make a damn good off-kilter rock record, and that’s a pretty good idea in itself
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8.4
57987
8.4 |
Paste Magazine
The only thing that could make An Object better is a guarantee these determined minimalists won’t leave us with zero next time out
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8.0
57999
8.0 |
The Fly
You couldn’t breed truer authenticity: catchy, confrontational and thoroughly DIY
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8.0
57877
8.0 |
DIY
There’s a clear self-awareness, a belief that something’s gotta give
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8.0
57716
8.0 |
No Ripcord
An Object demonstrates that No Age is willing to change their narrative, and do so in the same unpremeditated manner without disrupting their established parameters of noise
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8.0
57585
8.0 |
The Skinny
Finds them on rather more jagged territory, guitarist Randy Randell’s washed out noise-scapes scaled back to angular rhythms and taut riffs
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8.0
57591
8.0 |
Uncut
Complex, inventive and terrifically free-spirited. Print edition only
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8.0
57623
8.0 |
The 405
A bold statement from a pair who refuse to rest on their laurels.
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8.0
57641
8.0 |
Time Out
In fact, No Age have not only lasted the course, they’ve actually improved with age – and they continue to make plenty out of not very much
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7.5
57956
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
No Age may not have delivered another knockout, but An Object compensates for its shortcomings by being a mature and often moving album, a first for the duo. Even punks have to grow up sometime
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7.0
58028
7.0 |
The Quietus
No Age's strength lies in a determination to stay weirdly the same, even while they are pushing their sound through constant incremental change
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7.0
58082
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
An Object, as a conceptual aesthetic project, borders on brilliant. Yet the music itself is not immediately captivating
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7.0
57945
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
It's moodier and murkier than No Age albums past, but no less galvanizing
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7.0
57589
7.0 |
FasterLouder
For all the cerebral craftsmanship, An Object is plenty poignant too
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7.0
57612
7.0 |
Clash
Thriving on fine-tuning, ‘An Object’ feels like the work of a band focussing on the important, less obviously discernable aspects of their sound
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7.0
57689
7.0 |
NME
It's a difficult album and requires repeated listening for some of the subtler parts to sink in
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7.0
57856
7.0 |
musicOMH
Finds No Age in distinctly more ambiguous mood than their highly acclaimed previous opus, Nouns
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6.7
57942
6.7 |
A.V. Club
An Object is never too jarring, nor too abrasive, nor too sedate, nor too conventional. But No Age’s best work is rapid-fire indulgence in all of these excesses
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6.5
57984
6.5 |
Under The Radar
Uh-oh, No Age is messin' with the formula
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6.2
57934
6.2 |
Pitchfork
As a musical document more utile and enjoyable as a conversation piece than for its intended purpose of listening, An Object sadly lives up to its own name
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6.0
57977
6.0 |
PopMatters
No matter what, No Age have made it clear that they’re a band that refuses to look backwards; that alone makes them more than worth watching
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6.0
57982
6.0 |
State
For every moment where a patient listen yields depth and nuance, there’s one where it gives only frustration and longing for their prior work
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6.0
57867
6.0 |
Spin
Makes its austerity known before the music even starts: two words, article noun, no specifics necessary
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6.0
57712
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
No Age push their weakest attributes firmly into the spotlight; a move indirectly admirable for its continued ambition, but one which makes you wish they’d go back to being punk rock, rather than just punk
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6.0
57646
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Unfortunately, its artistic goals don’t quite mask its deficiencies in more traditional areas of songwriting and singing, making it a record that’s easy to admire and difficult to love
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6.0
57592
6.0 |
Mojo
Even on a transitional work, No Age's spirit of adventure is its own reward. Print edition only
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6.0
57587
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
While there are times when the band seems complacent, they still have plenty of sounds left to explore and destroy
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6.0
57588
6.0 |
The Irish Times
This may not be No Age’s masterpiece, but they’re getting closer
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4.0
57758
4.0 |
The Guardian
An impressive feat indeed, but they don't half make liberation and self-dependency sound miserable
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4.0
58165
4.0 |
Q
Post-punk duo forget how to write songs. Print edition only
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