No Age

Add Date: September 21 

Artist: No Age 

Album: Everything in Between 

Label: Sub Pop 

Genre: Rock, noise pop 

Comments: Two dudes from L.A. Guitar (with lots of effects). Drums (with lots of energy). Vocals (with lots of reverb). You'd think that, with this pretty simple formula, No Age would have worn out its welcome by now. But after the 2007 collection Weirdo Rippers and their 2008 Sub Pop debut, Nouns, both of which were nothing to shake that proverbial stick at, Dean Spunt and Randy Randall have created their finest record yet, Everything in Between.

Much like the excellent debut from the New York band Sisters--also adding this week, as has been detailed on this very blog--No Age have a keen ear for pop melodies that belies their love for the noise that you can make with guitar pedals and a drum kit. The album's standout, "Depletion," is one of the catchiest songs I've heard all year, and there's plenty more where that came from, including the dream pop-leaning "Glitter" (that's assuming your dreams involving squealing guitars) and the surf-rock number "Valley Hump Crash."