Nouns
Studio album by No Age
Released	May 8, 2008
Recorded	Infrasonic,Los Angeles (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, and 12), Southern Studios,London (Tracks 2, 6, 7, and 11), and Fuller Compound, Los Angeles (Tracks 4 and 10)
Genre	Noise pop experimental pop[1] punk rock[2] lo-fi[2]
Length	30:35
Label	Sub Pop
No Age chronology
Weirdo Rippers (2007) Nouns (2008) Losing Feeling (2009)

Nouns is the debut studio album by Americannoise rock duoNo Age. It was (partly) recorded atSouthern Studios in London. The album was leaked onto the internet on April 16, 2008, and subsequently released bySub Pop on May 6, 2008. On May 5, it earned a 9.2/10 rating fromPitchfork Media; and is the website's joint highest-reviewed original release of 2008 (along withDear Science byTV on the Radio andMicrocastle byDeerhunter). The album ranked third inPitchfork Media's list of the top 50 albums of 2008, and was listed at number 50 onRolling Stone's list of the best albums of 2008.

Nouns was released onLP,CD, and via download. The CD version features a 68-page full-color booklet with art, photos, lyrics and information about the release.^[3] The album was nominated for aGrammy in the categoryBest Recording Package.

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The A.V. Club	C+[6]
The Guardian	[7]
Los Angeles Times	[8]
Mojo	[9]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)	A−[10]
NME	7/10[11]
Pitchfork	9.2/10[12]
Rolling Stone	[13]
Spin	[14]

The album received many positive reviews (as indicated by itsMetacritic score of 79); "Teen Creeps" was also mentioned as one of the bright spots on the album. In particular,Spin cited "Teen Creeps" as "addingSuperchunky pop riffs to their relentless punk vigor".^[14]

1. "Miner" – 1:50
2. "Eraser" – 2:41
3. "Teen Creeps" – 3:25
4. "Things I Did When I Was Dead" – 2:27
5. "Cappo" – 2:42
6. "Keechie" – 3:27
7. "Sleeper Hold" – 2:26
8. "Errand Boy" – 2:41
9. "Here Should Be My Home" – 2:03
10. "Impossible Bouquet" – 2:09
11. "Ripped Knees" – 2:53
12. "Brain Burner" – 1:51

• "Eraser" was released as a single, with covers of Nate Denver's "Don't Stand Still", theUrinals' "Male Masturbation" andThe Nerves' "When You Find Out" as B-sides.^[15]
• "Teen Creeps" was released as a single with the non-album B-side "Intimate Descriptions" (3:02).

• 2008 albums
• Experimental pop albums
• No Age albums
• Sub Pop albums

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