Wait To Pleasure

No Joy - Wait To Pleasure
Critic Score
Based on 16 reviews
2013 Ratings: #288 / 1115
User Score
Based on 58 ratings
2013 Rank: #313
Liked by 4 people
April 23, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Shoegaze / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
AllMusic

No Joy falls into the camp of bands not just updating a style for the sake of nostalgia or lack of imagination, but actually pushing the boundaries of established great ideas.

80
Pitchfork

Wait to Pleasure offers 11 distinct, tactile sensations that are often diametrically opposed yet placed consecutively

80
PopMatters

This is music for drowsing in the sun, and for getting a summertime party started. It has energy and intimacy. It is dark and happy simultaneously.

70
Drowned in Sound

Wait to Pleasure is a break for sonic maturity, retaining No Joy's signature narcotic ruts of sound. With the art of studio recording mastered at the first attempt - no mean feat - the record’s a technical success.

70
No Ripcord

It's simply true to genre: fullness of sound, reverby vocals, spacey guitars, constant heartbeat rhythm. Not a second is given away to silence. Everything blends together, almost indistinguishable between voices and instruments. 

70
The 405

While not exactly innovative, No Joy at least affirm that they aren't merely copyists of a bygone era, though instead they pick apart the best of it and interpret it on their own terms.

70
DIY

Contrary to the band’s name, there are a lot of joys to be found in ‘Wait To Pleasure’. No Joy have developed from an interesting band, to one to cherish.

60
NME

Despite some misfires – notably 'Blue Neck Riviera', which features a strange programmed hip-hop beat and a Diiv-style jangle accompanied by some semi-rapped verses – it's an admirable listen.

60
Consequence of Sound

At times on this sophomore release, No Joy are able to ditch the very things that drove their first album, and still wind up with compelling music, boding well for a potential third LP.

xcomebackkid
55

THe beach infused No Joy bring angelic indie singing the likes of warpaint to a blurry shoegaze portrait. This is not your slow shoe-gaze. This is a Beach Psyche infusion.

EMR
48

No Joy's sophomore record starts strongly but soon fades out to blandness with some lackluster song structures and overall songwriting style. The first three songs display the band's best qualities, with some gritty production and progressive tunes that sound a little bit deeper than the one-dimensional songs on the later half. There is nothing that really stands out here, actually, as the band brings out some regular vocal-work, some repetitive structures and instrumentals and very few strong ... read more

FinalLifeline
75

A heartily enjoyable slice of shoegazey indie pop, invoking nostalgia while always keeping the listener's attention with warm melodies, bright instrumentation, and more than a few splendid album highlights.

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Track List

1E
5:18
2Hare Tarot Lies
3:26
3Prodigy
2:36
4Slug Night
3:39
5Blue Neck Riviera
4:22
6Lizard Kids
2:21
7Lunar Phobia
3:51
8Wrack Attack
2:56
9Ignored Pets
2:43
10Pleasure
2:05
11Uhy Yuoi Yoi
2:44
Total Length: 36 minutes
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Added on: April 16, 2013