There Is No Year | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 17, 2020 | |||
Recorded | April–May 2019 | |||
Studio | Figure 8, New York Strange Weather, New York Studio E, New York | |||
Length | 36:58 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
Producer | Randall Dunn and Ben Greenberg | |||
Algiers chronology | ||||
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Singles from There Is No Year | ||||
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There Is No Year is the third studio album by American experimental band Algiers. It was released through Matador Records on January 17, 2020. [1] The album was produced by Randall Dunn and Ben Greenberg. During the lead up to the release, the band issued two non-album singles, "Can the Sub_Bass Speak?" and the Adult Swim Singles Club release of "Void". Special editions of the album include these songs as bonus tracks.
The concept for the album was based around a poem, by singer Franklin James Fisher, entitled Misophonia. [2]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10 [6] |
musicOMH | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Observer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 6/10 [11] |
There Is No Year has received generally positive reviews. AllMusic described the album as extending "the reach of their previous outings while offering a more strategically articulated, disciplined musicality without sacrificing their core sound or blunting their emotional impact." [4] NME described the album's lyrics as urgent and more precise than their predecessor's. They also praised the album's diverse sound for blending post-punk, ’60s soul, gospel, disco and noise. [8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "There Is No Year" | 3:15 |
2. | "Dispossession" | 4:15 |
3. | "Hour of the Furnaces" | 4:26 |
4. | "Losing Is Ours" | 3:44 |
5. | "Unoccupied" | 3:06 |
6. | "Chaka" | 3:53 |
7. | "Wait for the Sound" | 4:11 |
8. | "Repeating Night" | 3:02 |
9. | "We Can't Be Found" | 3:25 |
10. | "Nothing Bloomed" | 3:41 |
Total length: | 36:58 |
All personnel credits adapted from There Is No Year album notes. [1]
Algiers
Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, programming, piano, synthesizers, percussion, sheet metal, prepared instruments and eight-stringed oddities
Additional musicians
Technical
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [12] | 85 |
There Is No Year | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 17, 2020 | |||
Recorded | April–May 2019 | |||
Studio | Figure 8, New York Strange Weather, New York Studio E, New York | |||
Length | 36:58 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
Producer | Randall Dunn and Ben Greenberg | |||
Algiers chronology | ||||
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Singles from There Is No Year | ||||
|
There Is No Year is the third studio album by American experimental band Algiers. It was released through Matador Records on January 17, 2020. [1] The album was produced by Randall Dunn and Ben Greenberg. During the lead up to the release, the band issued two non-album singles, "Can the Sub_Bass Speak?" and the Adult Swim Singles Club release of "Void". Special editions of the album include these songs as bonus tracks.
The concept for the album was based around a poem, by singer Franklin James Fisher, entitled Misophonia. [2]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10 [6] |
musicOMH | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Observer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 6/10 [11] |
There Is No Year has received generally positive reviews. AllMusic described the album as extending "the reach of their previous outings while offering a more strategically articulated, disciplined musicality without sacrificing their core sound or blunting their emotional impact." [4] NME described the album's lyrics as urgent and more precise than their predecessor's. They also praised the album's diverse sound for blending post-punk, ’60s soul, gospel, disco and noise. [8]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "There Is No Year" | 3:15 |
2. | "Dispossession" | 4:15 |
3. | "Hour of the Furnaces" | 4:26 |
4. | "Losing Is Ours" | 3:44 |
5. | "Unoccupied" | 3:06 |
6. | "Chaka" | 3:53 |
7. | "Wait for the Sound" | 4:11 |
8. | "Repeating Night" | 3:02 |
9. | "We Can't Be Found" | 3:25 |
10. | "Nothing Bloomed" | 3:41 |
Total length: | 36:58 |
All personnel credits adapted from There Is No Year album notes. [1]
Algiers
Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, programming, piano, synthesizers, percussion, sheet metal, prepared instruments and eight-stringed oddities
Additional musicians
Technical
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
---|---|
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [12] | 85 |