New Brigade
New Brigade | ||||
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Studio album by Iceage | ||||
Released | 7 January 2011 (2011-01-07) | |||
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Length | 24:09 | |||
Label | What's Your Rupture? | |||
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New Brigade is the debut album by Danish punk rock band Iceage.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10[9] |
Metacritic | 85/100[10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | A−[11] |
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Drowned in Sound | 8/10[8] |
NME | 9/10[13] |
Pitchfork | 8.4/10[4] |
PopMatters | 8/10[14] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 9/10[15] |
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New Brigade was well received by critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 85, based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[10]
New Brigade received Pitchfork's "Best New Music" designation, with critic David Bevan praising it as a "refreshing and extraordinary debut".[4] He continued, "These four have located a punk-rock sweet spot: mixing the black atmosphere of goth, the wild-limbed whoosh of hardcore, and the clangor of post-punk. It's a feat made all the more impressive by one very important intangible: energy."[4] David Malitz of The Washington Post also praised the debut, saying that "In an era of rock-gone-easy-listening and endless reunions, New Brigade is a reminder of how powerful a noisy, new band with something to prove can sound. The kids maintain an unrelenting intensity throughout the album’s 12 songs."[17]
Pitchfork placed the album at number 37 on its list of the top 50 albums of 2011,[18]
Accolades
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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The A.V. Club | The Best Music of 2011 | 21 | [5] |
BBC Music | Top 25 Albums of 2011 | 10 | [19] |
DIY | Albums of 2011 | 45 | [6] |
The Guardian | The Best Albums of 2011 | 50 | [20] |
The Line of Best Fit | The Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2011 | 43 | [21] |
New York | The Year in Pop (Top 10 Albums) | 6 | [7] |
NME | 50 Best Albums Of 2011 | 36 | [22] |
Old Waver | Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 50 | [23] |
Pitchfork | Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 37 | [24] |
Pretty Much Amazing | 40 Best Albums of 2011 | 35 | [25] |
Spin | 50 Best Albums of 2011 | 23 | [26] |
Stereogum | Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 19 | [27] |
Treble | Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 26 | [28] |
Uncut | Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 46 | [29] |
Top 50 Albums of 2011 (One Year On) | 29 |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Iceage, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 0:48 | |
2. | "White Rune" |
| 2:41 |
3. | "New Brigade" | 2:15 | |
4. | "Remember" | 2:14 | |
5. | "Rotting Heights" | 1:39 | |
6. | "Total Drench" | 1:39 | |
7. | "Broken Bone" | 2:30 | |
8. | "Collapse" | 2:11 | |
9. | "Eyes" | 2:03 | |
10. | "Count Me In" | Sexdrome | 1:17 |
11. | "Never Return" | 3:09 | |
12. | "You're Blessed" | 1:55 | |
Total length: | 24:09 |
Personnel
- Iceage
- Elias Bender Rønnenfelt – vocals, guitar
- Johan Surrballe Wieth – guitar
- Jakob Tvilling Pless – bass
- Dan Kjær Nielsen – drums
- Technical personnel
- Jens Benz – engineering, mixing
- Nis Bysted – mixing
- Iceage – mastering, mixing
- Alberte Karrebæk – photography
- Peter Schneidermann – mastering
References
- ^ a b Lymangrover, Jason. "New Brigade – Iceage". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Cartledge, Luke. "Iceage: Beyondless". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Dolan, Jon (29 June 2011). "New Brigade". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Bevan, David (29 June 2011). "Iceage: New Brigade". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ a b "The best music of 2011". The A.V. Club. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b "DIY's Albums Of 2011: 50–41". DIY. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b Abebe, Nitsuh (December 2, 2011). "The Year in Pop". New York. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b Leedham, Robert (19 July 2011). "Album Review: Iceage – New Brigade". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "New Brigade by Iceage reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for New Brigade by Iceage". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Heller, Jason (21 June 2011). "Iceage: New Brigade". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Coplan, Chris (3 June 2011). "Album Review: Iceage – New Brigade". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Iceage: New Brigade". NME. 2011.
The band bring diabolical energy to even the most generically thrashy moments.
- ^ Pan, Arnold (18 July 2011). "Iceage: New Brigade". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Hogan, Marc (21 June 2011). "Iceage, 'New Brigade' (What's Your Rupture?)". Spin. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Iceage: New Brigade". Uncut (169): 85. June 2011.
- ^ Malitz, David; Friskics-Warren, Bill (21 June 2011). "Quick spins: Ty Segall, Iceage, Justin Moore". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ Diver, Mike (1 December 2011). "Top 25 Albums of 2011". BBC Music. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Jonze, Tim (1 December 2011). "The best albums of 2011: 50–11". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "The Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2011". The Line of Best Fit. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "50 Best Albums Of 2011". NME. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Old Waver. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "PMA's 40 Best Albums of 2011". Pretty Much Amazing. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2011". Spin. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2011". Stereogum. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Treble. 11 December 2011. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Mulvey, John (10 January 2013). "Uncut's Top 50 of 2011; One Year On..." Uncut. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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