There Is No Year

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There Is No Year
Algiers there is no year.jpg
Studio album by
Algiers
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)
RecordedApril–May 2019
StudioFigure 8, New York
Strange Weather, New York
Studio E, New York
Length40:06
LabelMatador
ProducerRandall Dunn and Ben Greenberg
Algiers chronology
The Underside of Power
(2017) 		There Is No Year
(2020)
Singles from There Is No Year
  1. "Dispossession"
    Released: October 29, 2019
  2. "We Can't Be Found"
    Released: January 9, 2020

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.

Background[]

The concept for the album was based around a poem, by singer Franklin James Fisher, entitled Misophonia.[2]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
DIY3/5 stars[5]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[6]
musicOMH4/5 stars[7]
NME4/5 stars[8]
The Observer4/5 stars[9]
The Guardian4/5 stars[10]
Pitchfork6/10[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]

Track listing[]

There Is No Year track listing
No.TitleLength
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:40:06

Personnel[]

All personnel credits adapted from There Is No Year album notes.[1]

Algiers

  • Franklin James Fisher
  • Ryan Mahan
  • Lee Tesche
  • Matt Tong

Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, programming, piano, synthesizers, percussion, sheet metal, prepared instruments and eight-stringed oddities

Additional musicians

  • Skerik – saxophone
  • LaToya Kent – backing vocals
  • Kyle Kidd – backing vocals
  • Lou the Dog – backing vocals

Technical

  • Randall Dunn – producer, mixing, additional programming, modular synth, percussion and sound design, Korg MS-20, Modal 001, Ensoniq ESQ-1
  • Ben Greenberg – producer, additional programming and MPC 2000
  • Garrett DeBlock – mixing assistant
  • Jason Ward – mastering
  • Farbod Kokabi – art direction and design

Charts[]

Sales chart performance for There Is No Year
Chart (2020) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 85

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "There Is No Year". Matador. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Misophonia". Algiers. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ "There Is No Year by Algiers Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, Thom. "There Is No Year - Algiers". AllMusic. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Sloman, Tom (January 17, 2020). "Algiers - There Is No Year". DIY. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Cartledge, Luke (January 13, 2020). "Algiers - There Is No Year". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  7. ^ Newington, Mark (January 17, 2020). "Algiers - There Is No Year". Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Balram, Dhruva (January 14, 2020). "Algiers – 'There Is No Year': a heady concoction of post-punk, '60s soul and political insight". NME. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Morris, Damien (January 19, 2020). "Algiers: There Is No Year review – electrifying and unpredictable". The Observer. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Morris, Damien (January 19, 2020). "Algiers: There Is No Year review – electrifying and unpredictable". The Guardian. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  11. ^ Kearse, Stephen (January 17, 2020). "Algiers There Is No Year Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Algiers – There Is No Year" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 24, 2020.

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