Silver Haze Explained

Silver Haze
Type:studio
Artist:Aye Nako
Cover:Aye_Nako-Silver_Haze.jpg
Genre:Indie rock, punk
Length:37:00
Label:Don Giovanni
Producer:Joe Rogers
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Prev Year:2015

Silver Haze is the second album by the American punk band Aye Nako, released via Don Giovanni Records on April 7, 2017.[1]

In contrast to the band's earlier work, the album's songwriting is split between singer Mars Dixon and guitarist Jade Payne.

"Particle Mace" from the album was released as a single.[2]

Reception

The album received a 7.9 score from Pitchfork, with Matthew Ismael Ruiz stating it "feels like the best of Aye Nako". Peter Ellman, reviewing for Exclaim!, gave it 8/10, commenting on how the band juxtaposed "at-times-jarring post-punk guitar parts with pretty, melodic, even catchy choruses".[3] William Kennedy of The Portland Mercury called it "bracing and vital ’90s-era guitar rock with elements of pop punk and enough messy, open-chord Sonic Youth-style tunings".[4]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aye Nako Tries A Little Tenderness With 'Particle Mace' . . 2017-02-08 . 2017-04-17.
  2. Mejia, Paula (2017) "Songs We Love: Aye Nako, 'Particle Mace'", NPR, February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017
  3. Ellman, Peter (2017) "Aye Nako Silver Haze", Exclaim!, April 5, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017
  4. Kennedy, William (2017) "Aye Nako, Longclaw, Brave Hands, Shame", The Portland Mercury, May 1, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017