No Name No Color

No Name No Color is the debut LP by Middle Class Rut, released October 4, 2010 under exclusive Worldwide license to Bright Antenna.[1] The album was made available as a Digital Download, CD and Limited Edition 12" Double Record.[2]

No Name No Color
Studio album by
Middle Class Rut
ReleasedOctober, 4th 2010
GenreAlternative rock, post-punk
Length53:32
65:20 (Deluxe Edition)
LanguageEnglish
LabelBright Antenna
ProducerSelf-Produced
Middle Class Rut chronology
25 Years
(2009)		 No Name No Color
(2010)		 Pick Up Your Head
(2013)

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Drowned in Sound7/10[5]
MusicOMH[6]
Premier Guitar[7]
Rock Sound7/10[8]
Classic Rock[9]

No Name No Color has received generally positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 76 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[3]

On March 5, 2011, No Name No Color reached #22 on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart.[10]

Track listing
  1. Busy Bein' Born - 4:47
  2. USA - 3:33
  3. New Low - 4:16
  4. Lifelong Dayshift - 4:27
  5. One Debt Away - 3:22
  6. Are You On Your Way - 6:22
  7. Alive or Dead - 4:48
  8. I Guess You Could Say - 4:19
  9. Sad to Know - 4:08
  10. Dead End - 4:29
  11. Thought I Was - 4:38
  12. Cornbred - 4:24

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks

  1. Critical Emotional - 3:46
  2. Free Lot - 4:24
  3. New Low (Music Video) - 4:38

Singles
Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.		 US
Main.		 US
Rock
2010 "New Low" 6 38 12 No Name No Color
2011 "Busy Bein' Born" 26 — 47
2012 "Are You on Your Way" 38 — —

References
  1. iTunes link with Release Date
  2. "Double Vinyl Pre-Order @ ShopRadioCast". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  3. "Metacritic page for No Name No Color". Metacritic. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  4. Ruhlmann, William. "No Name No Color - Middle Class Rut". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  5. Brown, Michael. "Middle Class Rut - No Name No Color". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  6. McDaniel, Joe. "Middle Class Rut - No Name No Color". MusicOMH. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  7. Hammond, Shawn. "CD Review: Middle Class Rut - "No Name No Color"". Premier Guitar. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  8. Newbound, Tim. "Middle Class Rut - No Name No Color". Rock Sound. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  9. Llewellyn, Siân (January 2011). "Middle Class Rut - Non Name No Color". Classic Rock. 153. London, UK: Future plc. p. 107.
  10. No Name No Color entry at Billboard Music
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