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80
His ability to throw together ideas and snippets of sound that no one else would ever think of teaming together comes from a real ambition to push the listener as much as his own ability to create.
80
Not since Late of the Pier’s ‘Fantasy Black Channel’ has there been something in the same scope or executed so confidently on a debut. If they are his closest contemporaries, then it shows that Clarence Clarity is currently without an equal.
80
Up-and-coming producer Clarence Clarity take a uniquely dense and cacophonous approach to pop and R&B on his hour-long debut.
75
This is maximalist music for the internet age, designed for minds that can’t be bothered to scroll to the bottom of the page but click ever onward toward the next moment of ecstasy.
50
‘No Now’ is ultimately patchy; the constant stylistic twists and turns torpedo any aspiration of cohesion, and it’s often painfully apparent that Clarity didn’t have anybody of an editorial bent on board.
QUIRKED UP WHITE BOY BUSTING IT DOWN INCESTUAL STYLE. IS HE HOLY WITH THE SAUCE?
No Now is one of the most refreshing and eccentric pop albums or even just albums I've heard in so so long. I've had my fair share of weird experimental shit like everyone else here of course but never have I heard it been done like this ever before, and even while I look deeper for anything that sounds close to No Now I can't find anything. This album creates such a unique, addicting and overwhelming sound that even if anyone tried to make anything close to No Now it would fail miserably in ... read more
Kaleidoscopic production and confidently visionary. Clarence Clarity's maximalist approach to glitch pop attacks on all fronts and doesn't hold back. Messy and inspired masterwork with a lot of color. Love this one.
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Track List
| 1 | Become Death 0:58 | 81 |
| 2 | Will To Believe 4:10 | 91 |
| 3 | Alive In The Septic Tank 3:14 | 89 |
| 4 | Buck-Toothed Particle Smashers 3:37 feat. Kill J | 85 |
| 5 | Hit Factory of Sadness 1:19 | 73 |
| 6 | Off My Grid 4:15 | 81 |
| 7 | Those Who Can't, Cheat 4:05 | 88 |
| 8 | Let's Shoot Up 3:58 | 84 |
| 9 | Bloodbarf 2:44 | 79 |
| 10 | Tathāgatagarbha 0:23 | 41 |
| 11 | Meadow Hopping, Traffic Stopping, Death Splash 3:05 | 85 |
| 12 | Porn Mountain 4:33 | 82 |
| 13 | One Hand Washes the Other 3:16 | 85 |
| 14 | The Cute 2:09 | 78 |
| 15 | 1-800-WORSHIP 4:30 | 83 |
| 16 | The Gospel Truth 3:43 | 81 |
| 17 | No Now 1:31 | 70 |
| 18 | Cancer™ In the Water 3:26 | 87 |
| 19 | With No Fear 6:05 | 77 |
| 20 | Now I Am 1:13 | 66 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 2 minutes
Year End Lists
| #6 | / | The Needle Drop |
| #17 | / | Dummy |
| #67 | / | PopMatters |
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2mo
Still the best solo produced album ever and I think there is no competition honestly, absolutely mind bending at every turn and I have to give this eternal praise for being the album that made me explore more music
Added on: January 14, 2015