White Noise Sound
White Noise Sound
Alive Natural Sound Records
The self-titled debut by White Noise Sound offers a definable soundscape, so although, upon the first listen, you could be forgiven for thinking you鈥檝e heard it all before, it鈥檚 not until the second time around, that White Noise Sound, (a six-piece from Swansea) really starts to be heard.
Clearly My Bloody Valentine and Spaceman 3 are influences. White Noise Sound have stepped it up a notch or two, so that鈥檚 refreshing. There are a lot of bands that try to replicate this sound, and often it鈥檚 poorly executed. The beauty of this album is that it鈥檚 stylised with up-tempo tracks. There鈥檚 constant energy even when the music drifts into more cosmic places, it鈥檚 panoramic and breathtaking.
In the album鈥檚 nine tracks, there are a variety of instruments that appear beyond the usual reper颅toire: cello, piccolo, tenor and alto saxophones and even a sitar. What White Noise Sound offer is a welcomed alternative to mainstream pop, bringing the sounds of the late 1980s up to date. It鈥檚 an album that鈥檚 more than recommended.
Shirley Stevenson