Hopping around from song to song with a sound that ranges from acid and psych, to fuzzy, sunny pop, to raucous grunge, the concoction No Age has brewed with Everything in Between is another worldly mix of magic like their previous outputs. How can something be chanting, monotonous, and yet melodic at the same time? No Age answers that question with imagination and poise.
The group, a duo made up of Dean Spunt and Randy Randall, set out on a mission to “write songs [they] would be psyched to listen to,” which is an inspired notion. You can feel the energy that went into these songs and you know they achieved their goal by how much fun Spunt and Randall seem to have had performing them.
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The album twists its way through a windy road of perilous experimentation, but by the end, what you’re left with is the satisfaction that only a well rounded album can leave you with. While the album does have that “all over the place” vibe, it isn’t overdone and this amateur aspect seems to be working in favor of Everything in Between. While it may not be the album everyone’s going to be talking about, the compilation is a win for No Age and a definite step in the right direction; perhaps a developmental step and a preview of what’s to come.
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