Snares Like a Haircut
by No Age
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
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  1. Tom_Bombadil
    Jan 28, 2018
    9
    Put me in the "this is goddamn amazing" pile. Strange because the band seemed to be losing power with every passing album and surprisingly they now deliver 40 minutes of some of the most texturally blissful music any rock band has released since... Deafheaven, maybe? Either way, this is No Age doing what they know how to do best. How could you be disappointed?
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 27, 2022
    7
    restoring the muscle lacking on the emaciated An Object, the opening trio on Snares presents No Age as everything they’ve been (gritty, propulsive, atmospheric, a motorcycle taking on a sandstorm head-on) and the immediately accessible rawk band they’ve never been

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#57 Best Album of 2018

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Drowned In Sound
    Feb 21, 2018
    80
    After 40 minutes you’re still not totally sure what it is you’ve listened to. This could be great, messy pop music, or just as easily be something you dreamt, dozing in post-coital bliss with a detuned radio in the background. Whichever it is, you’ll just be glad it exists. If, that is, it exists at all.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Feb 14, 2018
    80
    Their call-and-response breakdowns are still as impassioned as ever on tracks like Drippy and Cruise Control, where they place the hooks and melodies right on the surface. The use of ambiance over their riotous songs isn’t just an asset, it’s also the essence of No Age.
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  3. Under The Radar
    Feb 7, 2018
    75
    There's real gratification for the fan when an album finds a balance held by intact identity and expansion of the dimension in which it resides. Snares Like a Haircut achieves this by introducing an almost shoegaze sensibility to their galvanic art punk. The refreshing assortment is evidence that in this territory, No Age have no equal.
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