Eraser (No Age song) explained

Eraser
Cover:No Age - Eraser.jpg
Type:single
Artist:No Age
Album:Nouns
Released:April 8, 2008
Genre:Experimental rock, noise rock
Label:Sub Pop
Prev Title:Liars + No Age
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Goat Hurt
Next Year:2008

"Eraser" is the first single from Los Angeles-based band No Age's second album, Nouns. It was released on Sub Pop on April 8, 2008 on the 7" Single format. It features 4 tracks, of which only one is an original song.[1] According to Pitchfork Media, the covers came about when the band were trapped in their car during a snowstorm for 14 hours.[2] During that time, they taught themselves to play the songs.

Track listing

  1. "Eraser" - 2:43
  2. "Don't Stand Still" (Nate Denver's Neck cover) - 2:12
  3. "Male Masturbation" (Urinals cover) - 1:29
  4. "When You Find Out" (The Nerves cover) - 2:07

In popular culture

In 2017, the single's titular song "Eraser" appeared in the Canadian sitcom Letterkenny, as background music for a bar fight, in season 4 episode 1 "Never Work A Day In Your Life."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Pop Records : No Age : Eraser. 2008-05-27.
  2. Web site: Pitchfork: No Age Cover Nerves, Urinals, Nate Denver on New 7 . pitchforkmedia.com . 2008-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527192710/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/49471-no-age-cover-nerves-urinals-nate-denver-on-new-7 . 2008-05-27 .