Goons Be Gone

Goons Be Gone is the fourth studio album by American noise rock band No Age. It was released on June 5, 2020 under Drag City.[9][10]

Goons Be Gone
Studio album by
No Age
ReleasedJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
Length32:56
LabelDrag City
No Age chronology
Snares Like a Haircut
(2018)		 Goons Be Gone
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year68/100[1]
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10[2]
Metacritic74/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Beats Per Minute66%[5]
DIY[6]
Exclaim!7/10[7]
Pitchfork7.3/10[8]

Singles

On February 25, 2020, No Age announced the release of their new album, along with the first single "Turned to String".[9] On March 30, 2020, they released the second single and music video "Feeler", directed by Kersti Jan Werdal.[11] The third single "War Dance" was released on April 23, 2020.[12] On May 18, 2020, their fourth single "Head Sport Full Face" was released.[13]

Critical reception

Goons Be Gone was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74, based on 10 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 68 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 8 reviews.[1]

Track listing
Goons Be Gone track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sandalwood"2:31
2."Feeler"2:40
3."Smoothie"3:53
4."Working Stiff Takes A Break"1:01
5."War Dance"2:34
6."Toes In The Water"3:11
7."Turned To String"3:41
8."A Sigh Clicks"2:26
9."Puzzled"3:59
10."Head Sport Full Face"3:55
11."Agitating Moss"3:05
gollark: <@700434270157668514> no.
gollark: That could be kept or changed I guess.
gollark: Time measurement is a social construct. It can be changed to exclude the existence of 03:42 PM.
gollark: Also, imperial units, really?
gollark: Hmm, if I redefine time so that 3:42 PM never actually occurs can I become immortal?

References
  1. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  4. Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  5. Kenny, Brody (June 5, 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  6. Hakimian, Rob. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  7. Yuyitung, Matt (June 4, 2020). "No Age Streamline Their Hazy Art-Punk on the Infectiously Fun 'Goons Be Gone'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  8. Berman, Stuart (June 8, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. Schatz, Lake (February 25, 2020). "No Age Announce New Album Goons Be Gone". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  10. Gregory, Allie (February 24, 2020). "No Age Unveil New Album 'Goons Be Gone'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  11. Strauss, Matthew (March 30, 2020). "No Age Share New Song "Feeler"". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  12. Breihan, Tom (April 23, 2020). "No Age - War Dance". Stereogum. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. Breihan, Tim (May 18, 2020). "No Age - Head Sport Full Face". Stereogum. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
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