Space Is Only Noise

Space Is Only Noise is the debut studio album by Chilean-American musician Nicolás Jaar, released on 28 January 2011 by Circus Company.

Space Is Only Noise
Studio album by Nicolás Jaar
Released	January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)
Genre	Electronic experimental
Length	46:25
Label	Circus Company
Producer	Nicolas Jaar
Nicolás Jaar chronology
Space Is Only Noise (2011) Pomegranates (2015)

In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.9/10[2]
Metacritic	86/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Clash	9/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
Mojo	[8]
Pitchfork	8.4/10[9]
PopMatters	9/10[10]
Q	[11]
Resident Advisor	4.5/5[12]
Uncut	[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Space Is Only Noise received an average score of 86, based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[3] Resident Advisor named it album of the year^[14] and Pitchfork placed the album at number 20 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011".^[15] Pitchfork also placed the song "Space Is Only Noise If You Can See" at number 44 on its list "The Top 100 Tracks of 2011".^[16] In 2019, Pitchfork ranked the album at number 148 on their list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s".^[17]

Accolades

Publications' year-end list appearances for Space Is Only Noise

Critic/Publication	List	Rank	Ref
BrooklynVegan	BrooklynVegan's Top 141 Albums of the 2010s	52	[18]
Cokemachineglow	Cokemachineglow's Top 50 Albums of 2011	40	[19]
Crack Magazine	Crack Magazine's Top 100 Albums of the 2010s	62	[20]
Drowned in Sound	Drowned in Sound's Top 75 Albums of 2011	50	[21]
Gorilla vs. Bear	Gorilla vs. Bear's Top 30 Albums of 2011	30	[22]
MusicOMH	MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2011	38	[23]
The Needle Drop	The Needle Drop's Top 50 Albums of 2011	9	[24]
No Ripcord	No Ripcord's Top 50 Albums of 2011	21	[25]
Pitchfork	Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2011	20	[26]
	Pitchfork's Top 200 Albums of the 2010s	148	[27]
Pretty Much Amazing	Pretty Much Amazing's Top 40 Albums of 2011	36	[28]
Resident Advisor	Resident Advisor's Top 20 Albums of 2011	1	[29]
Stereogum	Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2011	39	[30]

Track listing

Space Is Only Noise

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Être"	4:49
2.	"Colomb"	3:22
3.	"Sunflower"	0:48
4.	"Too Many Kids Finding Rain in the Dust"	3:28
5.	"Keep Me There"	5:21
6.	"I Got A" (removed from later editions)	4:08
7.	"Problem with the Sun"	3:52
8.	"Space Is Only Noise If You Can See"	5:42
9.	"Almost Fell"	2:32
10.	"Balance Her in Between Your Eyes"	3:45
11.	"Specters of the Future"	1:58
12.	"Trace"	0:23
13.	"Variations"	3:21
14.	"Être"	2:56
Total length:		46:25

The original track listing features "I Got A" as track 6, but this track was later removed from the album due to an uncleared sample.^[31] Subsequently, the original 14-track version of the album was pulled from stores and replaced with a 13 track version, the same one which can be found on streaming services.

Charts

Chart performance for Space Is Only Noise

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[32]	49