06: No Age – Nouns
Sub Pop

Nouns does three things well, all of which combine for a satisfying listen when the mood strikes: first, it’s noisy, with loud drums, equally loud distorted guitars, and occasional loud noises of questionable origin; second, it keeps moving, alternating comfortably between driving rhythms and quick steadiness when the band turns the fuzz down, never losing momentum (despite some blissed-out noise filler tracks) but rather building it through the end of its thirty-one minutes; third, these songs are simple but good, proving again to folks like myself that good music can be made with two or three chords per song, and simple melodies where the singing is the least important part.

Labels: 2008 Recap, Album Review, No Age