Now Here Is Nowhere

Now Here is Nowhere is the debut studio album by American rock band Secret Machines. It was released on May 18, 2004. The songs on the album are reminiscent of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, with krautrock and shoegazing influences.[5][9][13]

Now Here Is Nowhere
Studio album by Secret Machines
Released	May 18, 2004
Studio	Stratosphere Sound Chelsea, Manhattan, New York[1]
Genre	New prog
Length	50:37
Label	Reprise
Producer	Secret Machines Jeff Blenkinsopp
Secret Machines chronology
September 000 (2002) Now Here Is Nowhere (2004) The Road Leads Where It's Led (2005)
Singles from Now Here Is Nowhere
"Nowhere Again" Released: July 26, 2004 "Sad and Lonely" Released: December 27, 2004 "The Road Leads Where It's Led" Released: April 11, 2005

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Blender	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Irish Times	[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	7/10[8]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[9]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Uncut	[12]

Track listing

1. "First Wave Intact" – 9:00
2. "Sad and Lonely" – 4:40
3. "The Leaves Are Gone" – 4:04
4. "Nowhere Again" – 4:16
5. "The Road Leads Where It's Led" – 4:41
6. "Pharaoh's Daughter" – 5:45
7. "You Are Chains" – 5:49
8. "Light's On" – 3:30
9. "Now Here is Nowhere" – 8:52

Personnel

• Brandon Curtis - vocals, bass guitar, keyboard
• Benjamin Curtis - guitar, backing vocals
• Josh Garza - drums

References

1. Weiss, David (December 15, 2012). "Stratosphere Sound Studios to Close — Reflections from Co-Owner Adam Schlesinger". SonicScoop.
2. "Reviews for Now Here Is Nowhere by Secret Machines". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
3. Sendra, Tim. "Now Here Is Nowhere – Secret Machines". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
4. "Secret Machines: Now Here Is Nowhere". Blender (27): 143. June–July 2004.
5. Clarke, Betty (July 2, 2004). "Secret Machines, Now Here is Nowhere". The Guardian. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
6. Carroll, Jim (July 9, 2004). "Secret Machines: Now Here Is Nowhere (Reprise)". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
7. "Secret Machines: Now Here Is Nowhere". Mojo: 106. [A] full-blown trip fit to bombard the hardiest synapses... For lovers of forward-thinking psychedelia anywhere, it's a blinder.
8. "Secret Machines: Now Here Is Nowhere". NME: 56. June 26, 2004.
9. Deusner, Stephen M. (May 20, 2004). "The Secret Machines: Now Here Is Nowhere". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
10. "Secret Machines: Now Here Is Nowhere". Q (216): 122. July 2004.
11. Hoard, Christian (May 5, 2004). "Secret Machines: Now Here Is Nowhere". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
12. "Secret Machines – Now Here Is Nowhere". Uncut (86): 95. July 2004. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
13. King, Ethan (March 26, 2018). "Rediscover: Secret Machines: Now Here Is Nowhere". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved October 12, 2019.