''New Brigade'' is the debut album by Danish punk rock band

Iceage Iceage is a Danish punk rock band from Copenhagen. The band was formed in 2008 and has released the albums ''New Brigade'' (2011), ''You're Nothing'' (2013), ''Plowing Into the Field of Love'' (2014), ''Beyondless'' (2018), and ''Seek Shelte ...

Reception

''New Brigade'' was well received by critics upon release. At

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, 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". ''New Brigade'' received ''

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''s "Best New Music" designation, with critic David Bevan praising it as a "refreshing and extraordinary debut". 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." David Malitz of ''

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

Accolades

Track listing

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

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