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
Released	October, 4th 2010
Genre	Alternative rock, post-punk
Length	53:32 65:20 (Deluxe Edition)
Language	English
Label	Bright Antenna
Producer	Self-Produced
Middle Class Rut chronology
25 Years (2009) No Name No Color (2010) Pick Up Your Head (2013)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[5]
MusicOMH	[6]
Premier Guitar	[7]
Rock Sound	7/10[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