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New Brigade

New Brigade is the debut studio album by Danish punk rock band Iceage.

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New Brigade
Studio album by
Iceage
Released7 January 2011 (2011-01-07)
Genres
Length24:09
LabelWhat's Your Rupture?
Iceage chronology
New Brigade
(2011) 		You're Nothing
(2013)

New Brigade is the debut studio album by Danish punk rock band Iceage.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/109
Metacritic85/10010
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar1
The A.V. ClubA−11
Consequence of SoundStarStarStarHalf star12
Drowned in Sound8/108
NME9/1013
Pitchfork8.4/104
PopMatters8/1014
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star3
Spin9/1015
UncutStarStarStarStar16

New Brigade was well received by critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 85, based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".10

New Brigade received Pitchfork's "Best New Music" designation, with critic David Bevan praising it as a "refreshing and extraordinary debut".4 He continued, "These four have located a punk-rock sweet spot: mixing the black atmosphere of goth, the wild-limbed whoosh of hardcore, and the clangor of post-punk. It's a feat made all the more impressive by one very important intangible: energy."4 David Malitz of The Washington Post also praised the debut, saying that "In an era of rock-gone-easy-listening and endless reunions, New Brigade is a reminder of how powerful a noisy, new band with something to prove can sound. The kids maintain an unrelenting intensity throughout the album’s 12 songs."17

Pitchfork placed the album at number 37 on its list of the top 50 albums of 2011,18

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
The A.V. Club The Best Music of 2011 21 5
BBC Music Top 25 Albums of 2011 10 19
DIY Albums of 2011 45 6
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2011 50 20
The Line of Best Fit The Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2011 43 21
New York The Year in Pop (Top 10 Albums) 6 7
NME 50 Best Albums Of 2011 36 22
Old Waver Top 50 Albums of 2011 50 23
Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2011 37 24
Pretty Much Amazing 40 Best Albums of 2011 35 25
Spin 50 Best Albums of 2011 23 26
Stereogum Top 50 Albums of 2011 19 27
Treble Top 50 Albums of 2011 26 28
Uncut Top 50 Albums of 2011 46 29
Top 50 Albums of 2011 (One Year On) 29

Track listing

All tracks are written by Iceage, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:48
2."White Rune"
  • Iceage
  • Loke Rahbek
2:41
3."New Brigade" 2:15
4."Remember" 2:14
5."Rotting Heights" 1:39
6."Total Drench" 1:39
7."Broken Bone" 2:30
8."Collapse" 2:11
9."Eyes" 2:03
10."Count Me In"Sexdrome1:17
11."Never Return" 3:09
12."You're Blessed" 1:55
Total length:24:09

Personnel

Iceage
  • Elias Bender Rønnenfelt – vocals, guitar
  • Johan Surrballe Wieth – guitar
  • Jakob Tvilling Pless – bass
  • Dan Kjær Nielsen – drums
Technical personnel
  • Jens Benz – engineering, mixing
  • Nis Bysted – mixing
  • Iceage – mastering, mixing
  • Alberte Karrebæk – photography
  • Peter Schneidermann – mastering
References

References

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  2. Cartledge, Luke. "Iceage: Beyondless". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  3. Dolan, Jon (29 June 2011). "New Brigade". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. Bevan, David (29 June 2011). "Iceage: New Brigade". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  5. "The best music of 2011". The A.V. Club. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. "DIY's Albums Of 2011: 50–41". DIY. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. Abebe, Nitsuh (December 2, 2011). "The Year in Pop". New York. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. Leedham, Robert (19 July 2011). "Album Review: Iceage – New Brigade". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  9. "New Brigade by Iceage reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  10. "Reviews for New Brigade by Iceage". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  11. Heller, Jason (21 June 2011). "Iceage: New Brigade". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  12. Coplan, Chris (3 June 2011). "Album Review: Iceage – New Brigade". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  13. "Iceage: New Brigade". NME. 2011. The band bring diabolical energy to even the most generically thrashy moments.
  14. Pan, Arnold (18 July 2011). "Iceage: New Brigade". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  15. Hogan, Marc (21 June 2011). "Iceage, 'New Brigade' (What's Your Rupture?)". Spin. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  16. "Iceage: New Brigade". Uncut (169): 85. June 2011.
  17. Malitz, David; Friskics-Warren, Bill (21 June 2011). "Quick spins: Ty Segall, Iceage, Justin Moore". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  18. "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  19. Diver, Mike (1 December 2011). "Top 25 Albums of 2011". BBC Music. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  20. Jonze, Tim (1 December 2011). "The best albums of 2011: 50–11". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  21. "The Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2011". The Line of Best Fit. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  22. "50 Best Albums Of 2011". NME. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  23. "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Old Waver. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  24. "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  25. "PMA's 40 Best Albums of 2011". Pretty Much Amazing. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  26. "SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2011". Spin. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  27. "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2011". Stereogum. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  28. "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Treble. 11 December 2011. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  29. Mulvey, John (10 January 2013). "Uncut's Top 50 of 2011; One Year On..." Uncut. Retrieved 23 May 2020.