Snares Like a Haircut is the fourth studio album by American noise rock duo No Age. The album was released on January 26, 2018, through Drag City Records.

Snares Like a Haircut
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2018
StudioInfrasonic Sound[1]
(Echo Park, California)[2]
Genre
Length39:12
LabelDrag City
ProducerPete Lyman
No Age chronology
An Object
(2013)
Snares Like a Haircut
(2018)
Goons Be Gone
(2020)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[3]
Metacritic84/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The A.V. ClubB+[6]
DIY     [7]
The Guardian     [8]
Mojo     [9]
Pitchfork8.0/10[10]
Q     [11]
Record Collector     [12]
Uncut8/10[13]
ViceA[14]

Snares Like a Haircut received favorable reviews upon release. According to Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 84, based on 20 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Randy Randall and Dean Allen Spunt; all music is composed by No Age

No.TitleLength
1."Cruise Control"3:31
2."Stuck in the Changer"3:14
3."Drippy"2:38
4."Send Me"3:55
5."Snares Like a Haircut"3:44
6."Tidal"3:30
7."Soft Collar Fad"2:26
8."Popper"2:42
9."Secret Swamp"2:47
10."Third Grade Rave"2:48
11."Squashed"4:19
12."Primitive Plus"3:38
Total length:39:12

Personnel

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The following were credited with the artwork, mixing, and production of the album.[1]

  • Phillip Broussard Jr. — Mixing
  • Daphne Fitzpatrick — Artwork
  • Pete Lyman — Engineer, Mastering
  • No Age — Primary Artist
  • Randy Randall — Group Member
  • Brian Roettinger — Design, Typography
  • John Sinclair — Engineer
  • Dean Spunt — Group Member

Charting

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 46
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 12

References

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  1. ^ a b "Snares Like a Haircut - No Age Credits". Allmusic. All Media. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "About — Infrasonic Sound". infrasonicsound.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Snares Like a Haircut by No Age reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Snares Like a Haircut by No Age Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  5. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Snares Like a Haircut – No Age". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Gerardi, Matt (January 26, 2018). "No Age, Snares Like A Haircut". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  7. ^ Daly, Rhian (January 26, 2018). "No Age – Snares Like a Haircut". DIY. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  8. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (January 26, 2018). "No Age: Snares Like a Haircut review – vital dreamlike punk for all comers". The Guardian. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  9. ^ Chick, Stevie (February 2018). "No Age: Snares Like a Haircut". Mojo (291): 95.
  10. ^ Pelly, Jenn (January 29, 2018). "No Age: Snares Like a Haircut". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  11. ^ Perry, Andrew (March 2018). "No Age: Snares Like a Haircut". Q (382): 113.
  12. ^ Moores, JR (January 2018). "No Age – Snares Like A Haircut". Record Collector (475). Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  13. ^ Pattison, Louis (February 5, 2018). "No Age – Snares Like a Haircut". Uncut. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  14. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 9, 2018). "Robert Christgau on Parquet Courts' Sharp, Sinewy New Album". Vice. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  15. ^ "No Age Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  16. ^ "No Age Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.