No Age hail from Los Angeles. The band is simply a duo consisting of drummer Dean Allen Spunt and guitarist Randy Randall. Past albums Nouns and Weirdo Rippers have taken a much more noisy approach to pop and rock but on Everything In Between the band have toned things down. There are more melodies and guitar hooks than in the past. They create fun pop music with a twist; while there is beauty to certain songs, those same tracks are drenched in feedback and dissonance. It is exactly as Randy Randall put it in an interview with Dummy Magazine: "It’s hard to describe but I think it’s sounding like now we’ve had a bit more time to sit with the songs, we’re maturing, not getting boring, just getting … richer." This is definitely the sound of a matured band. The songs on Everything In Between are much better structured than previous efforts. Don't get me wrong, there are still some tracks that return to roots and can really tear things up such as the ferocious "Fever Dreaming". The track will make you perk up your ears with its feedback chorus with guitars mimicking the sound of screaming which is somehow still very catchy. The album also contains a couple of instrumental jams like "Positive Amputation", which is reminiscent of bands such as Holy Fuck. All in all, this album is a winner and is so far the best thing the band has produced. Let's hope they can keep this up!
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