Way back when I was the Music Director for KSAU I received an EP in the mail
that I automatically fell in love with. That EP was called "Three Moods of
the Noisettes." In all honestly that was what amounts to a forever ago, so
where have these guys been? Apparently they have been working on a full
length since their EP came out and it is suppose to be arriving sometime
this fall. I really hope that it does because the songs that have slipped
out since the release of the EP have been pretty great and I am eager to
hear them in the full context of the album. Shingai Shoniwa is an amazing
singer and Dan Smith along with Jamie Morrison help to bring a sound to the
band that encompasses punk, blues, and garage rock. There are not too many
bands who can take such a myriad of styles and make it work so in my opinion
the Noisettes are a trio of pretty talented kids. I put up a couple of the
tracks that have been released over the last number of months and I included
the song that started my Noisettes obsession.
:The Noisettes - Don't Give Up: This is the
song from the EP that started it all for me. Whenever I listen to this I
always wonder why it was not an instant hit with the masses. Shoniwa's
vocals fit perfectly with all of the garage rock sounds that Smith and
Morrison make throughout the song. I think this is a perfect radio single
and I really do not get how it was not a hit, especially with the White
Stripes/Vines/Jet crowd. Enjoy this and make sure to pay attention at the
1:42 mark when Dan takes a moment to shred.
:The Noisettes - IWE: This is one of the weird
singles that the band has had over the last few months. It showed up
sometime in May and then disappeared and was replaced with another song that
has now disappeared and been replaced with this one. I said the whole thing
has been a bit weird. Anyways, this is another song that shows how the
Noisettes always manage to display great range in every single one of their
songs. Instead of garage rock the band takes a more punk route with this
tune and it works just as good or better then "Don't Give Up" does. I really
love how the song has this big confident sound to go along with Shoniwa who
always sounds like she could take on the world...did I mention this song was
punk?
:The Noisettes - Wind Blow Hot: I recently
found this song over at the band's Myspace just hanging out and being
lonely. In all honestly this song is a bit strange but I can't stop
listening too it. I'm not sure if it is the weird vocal combination of
Shingai and Dan or the different parts scattered throughout the song that
remind me of Sleater Kinney. Either way this is just another great Noisettes
song that has got me anxiously awaiting that damn album.
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John Laird -
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