You're Nothing
You're Nothing is the second studio album by Danish punk rock band Iceage. The album was released through Matador Records on 19 February 2013. Like its predecessor, New Brigade, the album was met with critical acclaim.
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 19 February 2013 | |||
Recorded | May 2012 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 28:30 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
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Iceage chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10[4] |
Metacritic | 80/100[5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | B[6] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[7] |
The Guardian | [8] |
Los Angeles Times | [1] |
NME | 9/10[9] |
Pitchfork | 8.6/10[3] |
Q | [10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
Spin | 8/10[12] |
You're Nothing was well received by critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 80, based on 41 reviews, indicating "generally favorable".[5] Brandon Stosuy of Pitchfork gave the album a "Best New Music" designation, saying that "Iceage write brilliant songs; on You're Nothing, they've found a way to clarify these compositional skills without stripping away their power."[3]
Fred Thomas, writing for AllMusic, also praised the album and the group's musical evolution, writing, "By the time the title track rolls around to close the album, Iceage have developed a record reaching out in many directions without straining to make any points."[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Iceage.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ecstasy" | 2:29 |
2. | "Coalition" | 2:03 |
3. | "Interlude" | 1:44 |
4. | "Burning Hand" | 3:22 |
5. | "In Haze" | 3:01 |
6. | "Morals" | 3:21 |
7. | "Everything Drifts" | 2:41 |
8. | "Wounded Hearts" | 2:29 |
9. | "It Might Hit First" | 1:22 |
10. | "Rodfæstet" | 1:45 |
11. | "Awake" | 2:27 |
12. | "You're Nothing" | 1:45 |
Total length: | 28:30 |
References
- Wood, Mikael (19 February 2013). "Album review: Iceage's 'You're Nothing'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- Thomas, Fred. "You're Nothing – Iceage". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- Stosuy, Brandon (18 February 2013). "Iceage: You're Nothing". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- "You're Nothing by Iceage reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- "Reviews for You're Nothing by Iceage". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- Heller, Jason (19 February 2013). "Iceage: You're Nothing". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- Anderson, Kyle; Rahman, Ray (15 February 2013). "Singles and Albums: Feb. 22 2013". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- Hann, Michael (14 February 2013). "Iceage: You're Nothing – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- Perry, Kevin EG (15 February 2013). "Iceage – 'You're Nothing'". NME. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Iceage: You're Nothing". Q (320): 102. March 2013.
- Sheffield, Rob (19 February 2013). "You're Nothing". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- Gross, Joe (19 February 2013). "Iceage, 'You're Nothing' (Matador)". Spin. Retrieved 7 May 2019.