There Is No Year
by Algiers
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Jan 17, 2020
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
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  1. The Wire
    Mar 3, 2020
    60
    There Is No Year is a mixed bag of disparate musical styles, played out as an intelligently composed accompaniment for Fisher’s complex political rhetoric. [Mar 2020, p.58]
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  2. Pitchfork
    Jan 17, 2020
    60
    Algiers’ audio zines, the last of which invoked the Algerian revolution to explore angst and uncertainty using thickets of drone, show that they are capable of more nuanced writing. But they haven’t yet learned to translate the political into the personal, to turn abstract ideas into matters of the gut.
  3. DIY Magazine
    Jan 16, 2020
    60
    The album blossoms when his delivery matches the tone of the music.
  5. Under The Radar
    Feb 18, 2020
    50
    If it's a call to arms then it fails to churn the necessary emotional juices to deliver it. What we do have, however, is a serviceable space for venting our contemporary anxieties, which in and of itself can be a healing experience. Ultimately, if you're struggling with the political realities of the day, Algiers are in it together with you, and that alone will be enough for some.
  6. Glide Magazine
    Jan 22, 2020
    50
    A tense, polished, cold affair that never truly explodes into something larger.
  7. No Ripcord
    Jan 16, 2020
    50
    There Is No Year is one of the most disappointing follow-ups in recent memory. Knowing the group is capable of much more gives hope for a re-energized effort in their future.

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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. smolheartbigpp
    Jul 25, 2020
    5
    "There is no year" is safe and lacks Algiers' revolutionary spirit. There is nothing that bad, just weaker than their previous work.
  2. Lajaleaa
    Mar 24, 2020
    7
    ( 76/100 )

    Un Rock Alternativo que logra dar cierto estilo a su música. A pesar de jugar entre intensidades, el álbum se nivela con cierta    ( 76/100 )

    Un Rock Alternativo que logra dar cierto estilo a su música. A pesar de jugar entre intensidades, el álbum se nivela con cierta monotonía por no presentar alguna sorpresa o novedad dentro del genero. La producción, a cargo de Ben Greenberg y Randall Dunn, logran, a pesar de todo, crear cierta ambientación y detalle que puede seducir rápidamente a quien escuche.

    An AlternativeRock that achieves to give some style to their music. Even if it plays in between intensities, the album stabilizes with some monotony coming from nos presenting any surprises or originality inside the genera. The production, by Ben Greenberg and Randall Dunn, achieves, despite everything, to create some atmosphere and detail that con quickly seduces to whoever listens.    … Full Review »
  3. Spoonyon
    Feb 9, 2020
    6
    I don't know man, probably Algiers' least gratifying release. The album has many powerful moments but they're too few and far between. II don't know man, probably Algiers' least gratifying release. The album has many powerful moments but they're too few and far between. I thought the teaser track 'Can the Sub-Bass Speak' was amazing yet it doesn't turn up on the album and only a couple tracks seem to reach that level of creativity and character. Fisher's lyricism remains impeccable and thought provoking but this time the instrumentals don't back them up quite as well.… Full Review »
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