Time Doesn't Notice

by No Address

Overview

Time Doesn't Notice is the Atlantic debut of Tallahassee's No Address. The sound here is midrange modern rock. Vocalist Ben Lauren has perfected a gritty Kurt Cobain whine, and he curses enough to let listeners know he means business. Lead single "When I'm Gone (Sadie)" could be Stone Temple Pilots, but it could also be Crossfade, Future Leaders of the World, or even Puddle of Mudd -- bands applying the tenor of the grunge era to vague lyrical hedonism and repetition of obvious hooks. "When I'm Gone," for example, revolves around Lauren taunting "La dee da dee da dee da dee," which makes the track a weird rock cousin to Eiffel 65's Euro-dance novelty "Blue (Da Ba Dee)." Time Doesn't Notice detours a little into softer territory, too -- while "Perfect" and "How Could I?" have the ragged guitar and pounding drums, "Too Proud" is rangy midtempo rock akin to Matchbox Twenty. "Lasting Words" offers plaintive chords, too, and the band pulls out the acoustic guitars and mandolins for "Mother Sunday." They also approximate a post-grunge Tom Petty on "Never Coming Back." Tallahassee boys throwing support to a Gainesville guy. So Time Doesn't Notice shows No Address' margins to be wider than those of their peers. However, the album doesn't ultimately make much of an impression. The next one might, but Time Doesn't Notice can't figure out what it really wants to be. ~ Johnny Loftus

Product Details

Release Date:	04/26/2005
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678377426
Rank:	219996

Tracks

1. Perfect
2. Love at Your Momentum
3. When I'm Gone (Sadie)
4. Lasting Words
5. It's Alright
6. How Could I?
7. Mother Sunday
8. Never Coming Back
9. Too Proud
10. A Step Away
11. Time
12. Pretty Girl
13. Walk Away

Album Credits

Performance Credits

No Address   Primary Artist
Bill Donaldson   Bass,Vocals (Background)
John Kurzweg   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Ben Lauren   Vocals
Phil Moreton   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Randy Lane   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Justin Long   Guitar,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Steve Robertson   A&R
Michael Chavez   Assistant
No Address   Composer
Robert Gold   Art Producer
Bill Donaldson   Group Member,Composer
Robert Selvaggio   Engineer,Pro-Tools,Digital Editing
Anne Declemente   A&R
Kevin Martin & The Hiwatts   Composer
John Kurzweg   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Ben Lauren   Composer,Group Member
Phil Moreton   Composer,Group Member
Justin Long   Composer,Engineer,Group Member,Digital Editing
George Martin   Composer
Adam Ayan   Mastering
Andrew Click   Assistant
Randy Lane   Composer,Group Member
Mark Obriski   Design,Art Direction
Matthew Welch   Photography
Craig Rosen   A&R