Iceage - You're Nothing

The 405“An engaging listen...” There are definitely more reflective moments; the tendencies towards post-punk are more noticeable, and the songs tend to rise and fall rather than charge on full steam ahead...

MusicOMH“There are tunes spread illiberally like miser’s Marmite..” If plans were afoot to turn the Danes into a slick corporate hit factory, no-one told them – for You’re Nothing is as obtuse, noisy, amateur, and sometimes thrillingly good as its predecessor...

allmusic“A record reaching out in many directions...” Hearing a young band find its voice like this makes for incredibly exciting music, possibly more exciting in practice than the bombast of the group's earliest material...

Pitchfork“Even better than their debut...” They've honed the uncanny sense of classic punk songwriting-- the guitar sound's huge, the hooks more present, the charisma of dead-eyed, out-of-breath vocalist Elias Bender Rønnenfelt even greater...

This Is Fake DIY“Penetrating and energetic songs...” Substituting confrontation for more melodic moments has enhanced the dynamic and power of Iceage's music. 'You're Nothing' is the magnificent transition from teens powered by punk angst to men mastering aggressive rock songs...

The Observer“The songs seem more fully realised...” Finds them casting aside Joy Division-isms for a more rudimentary sound. It's reminiscent of the unvarnished aggression of early Black Flag, partly due to the barked vocals of Elias Bender Rønnenfelt...

Guardian“There is, at least, no chance to get bored...” Presumably the sense that it might all fall apart at any moment is meant to convey quite how wild and couldn't-give-a-toss they are, even though it means the brutal attack of the music is lost in exchange...

The Skinny“Their manifesto proper...” It's less of a punch in the gut; there is less of the shock of the new which accompanied their debut. But it does see the band clearly defining the parameters of their sound – emotional, adrenalised hardcore with post-punk ambitions...

BBC“Easy on the ears they are not...” Iceage remain possessed with an urgent energy that is exclusively the domain of the young. The title track is a sub-two-minute burst of musical malice and Burning Hand shares similar sonic space with the taut post-hardcore tunes of Fugazi...

Drowned In Sound“A provocatively loud album which barely pauses for breath...” Anyone who’s half-familiar with Black Flag or Minor Threat won’t find this schtick particularly new. In many ways it’s a regression from the taut dissonance of New Brigade. Only ‘Morals’ and ‘Rodfæstet’ stand out as noticeably differen