No Name No Color
Studio album by
Middle Class Rut
ReleasedOctober 4th 2010
GenreAlternative rock, post-punk
Length53:32
65:20 (Deluxe Edition)
LanguageEnglish
LabelBright Antenna
ProducerSelf-Produced
Middle Class Rut chronology
25 Years
(2009) 		No Name No Color
(2010) 		Pick Up Your Head
(2013)

No Name No Color is the debut LP by Middle Class Rut, released October 4, 2010 under exclusive Worldwide license to Bright Antenna.[1] The album was made available as a Digital Download, CD and Limited Edition 12" Double Record.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Drowned in Sound7/10[5]
MusicOMH[6]
Premier Guitar[7]
Rock Sound7/10[8]
Classic Rock[9]

No Name No Color has received generally positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 76 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[3]

On March 5, 2011, No Name No Color reached #22 on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart.[10]

Track listing

  1. Busy Bein' Born - 4:47
  2. USA - 3:33
  3. New Low - 4:16
  4. Lifelong Dayshift - 4:27
  5. One Debt Away - 3:22
  6. Are You On Your Way - 6:22
  7. Alive or Dead - 4:48
  8. I Guess You Could Say - 4:19
  9. Sad to Know - 4:08
  10. Dead End - 4:29
  11. Thought I Was - 4:38
  12. Cornbred - 4:24

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks

  1. Critical Emotional - 3:46
  2. Free Lot - 4:24
  3. New Low (Music Video) - 4:38

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt. 		US
Main. 		US
Rock
2010 "New Low" 6 38 12 No Name No Color
2011 "Busy Bein' Born" 26 — 47
2012 "Are You on Your Way" 38 — —

References

  1. ^ iTunes link with Release Date
  2. ^ "Double Vinyl Pre-Order @ ShopRadioCast". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic page for No Name No Color". Metacritic. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  4. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "No Name No Color - Middle Class Rut". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  5. ^ Brown, Michael. "Middle Class Rut - No Name No Color". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 31, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  6. ^ McDaniel, Joe. "Middle Class Rut - No Name No Color". MusicOMH. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  7. ^ Hammond, Shawn. "CD Review: Middle Class Rut - "No Name No Color"". Premier Guitar. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  8. ^ Newbound, Tim. "Middle Class Rut - No Name No Color". Rock Sound. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  9. ^ Llewellyn, Siân (January 2011). "Middle Class Rut - Non Name No Color". Classic Rock. Vol. 153. London, UK: Future plc. p. 107.
  10. ^ No Name No Color entry at Billboard Music
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