''Not Yet'' is the second full-length album by Israeli band
Monotonix
Monotonix were a garage rock band from Tel Aviv, Israel. The group—singer Ami Shalev, guitarist Yonatan Gat, and drummer Ran Shimoni (later replaced by Haggai Fershtman)—released their debut EP in 2008 and toured mostly in the United States ...
released January 25, 2011 on
Drag City records. It was recorded by
Steve Albini
Steve Albini (pronounced ; born July 22, 1962) is an American musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and Flour, and is a member of Shellac. He is the founder, owner and principal en ...
in
Electrical Audio
Electrical Audio is a recording studio, recording facility founded in Chicago, Illinois by musician and recording engineer Steve Albini in 1997. Hundreds of independent music projects have been recorded there. Unlike most producers, Albini refuses ...
studio in Chicago over 3 sessions in January, April and July 2010.
At the time of the album's release critics were halved by the primitive aesthetics, punk minimalism, and Albini's raw production, with the likes of ''Pitchfork'' and ''
Spin Magazine
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Histor ...
'' expressing disappointment, but Prefix Magazine claiming "they now seem concerned with commanding your respect just as much as your hips" and Zaptown naming it an "iconic punk album for the times".
PopMatters
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went as far as "The romance and mystery in Gat's guitar set 'em apart. Monotonix trust their rock chops enough to let in some beauty and softness along the way, and that's what makes them, but make no mistake, they'll still flatten everyone in the room."
Track listing
# "Nasty Fancy" - 3:08
# "Everything That I See" - 2:30
# "Before I Pass Away" - 2:49
# "Blind Again" - 4:02
# "Fun Fun Fun" - 2:05
# "Give Me More" - 3:03
# "You and Me" - 4:28
# "Try Try Try" - 2:43
# "Late Night" - 5:27
# "Never Died Before" - 2:30
Reviews
PopMatters ReviewConsequence of Sound ReviewPrefix Review
External links
Album on Drag City
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2011 albums
Monotonix albums
Drag City (record label) albums