DIY punk duo No Age have achieved a level of DIY so DIY it would rival a six-hour omnibus of DIY SOS filmed, edited and presented by Nick Knowles himself. Not only did Randy Randall and Dean Spunt write, record and produce their fourth album, they also took on the role of manufacturer, creating the artwork and even pressing it in order to "make" a record in its truest sense. The blood, sweat and tears that made An Object are certainly evident: C'mon, Stimmung is a run-in with a drunken ex, promising, "I'm still alright", before retching and collapsing into the bar, while the mellow protest of I Won't Be Your Generator is snarkily antagonistic ("Don't waste my time!") and Running From A-Go-Go paints No Age as tour-loathing sadsacks: "Crowded place/ It's all the same/ No escaping when it pays your way." An impressive feat indeed, but they don't half make liberation and self-dependency sound miserable.
No Age: An Object – review
No Age did everything themselves for their new album – writing, recording, designing, manufacturing – but they don't always make it sound much fun, writes Harriet Gibsone