Posts Tagged ‘Noisettes’

Wild Young Hearts, Noisettes second studio album after 2007’s What’s The Time Mr. Wolf?, was released in April in the UK and Europe, but finally saw its release here in the States a couple of weeks ago.  Like their first offering, this is a difficult album to classify.
 
Want something fairly light and acoustical?  “Sometimes” or “Atticus” are for you.  Do you want something a little more pop oriented?  There’s “Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go),” which reached #2 on the UK charts earlier this year.  Feeling a little in the mood for some slight 80’s revival?  “Beat of my Heart” and “Saturday Night” will work just beautifully.  Are you looking for something that sounds sort of Amy Winehouse or Sharon Jones-ish?  “Never Forget You” could easily have been a track on either of their most recent albums.  I even hear a little of The Smiths in this album from time to time.
 
Point is, if these guys are marketed right, they’ve got a chance to make a splash here in the US.  The album is quite varied, but not to the point of sounding schizophrenic.  And if anything else, lead singer Shingai Shoniwa’s hair could go down as my favorite hair in rock.  Quite a feat to get a fro to look like a heart.  And if you like Wild Young Hearts, don’t forget to check out What’s The Time Mr. Wolf, which is also a pretty cool little album.  Wild Young Hearts isn’t perfect, but it’s a fun album worth giving a spin.  After never hearing of these folks until about a month ago, I’m glad I got turned on.
 
3 stars. ~Mark Massi