No Age "Skinned"

We're going to start fresh, and we're going to start slowly and small.

Today's random track of the day, taken from my ever-expanding iTunes library is No Age's "Skinned," off their 2010 album Everything in Between. On this most recent album more than ever, the punk duo are a bit of a paradox. The guitars offer a distorted fizzle and twinge and the drums thump and pound away, often with abandon. The lyrics, delivered by drummer Dean Spunt, are commonly unadorned and direct, but not without substance. Yet, there is a measure of orchestration and purposeful direction in the way these tracks are laid out. These songs are at time both raw, and decadently layered and expansive.

There is quite a lot of sound coming from these two gents. Enjoy, and stay tuned.