Album
Noah’s Barks pages relating to music albums.
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Björk – “Vulnicura”
‘Vulnicura’ is an exhausting listen that rarely breaks form. Björk’s prioritizes sophistication over songwriting in her most stunted work so far. (read more)
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d’Eon / Grimes – “Darkbloom”
It should have come as no surprise to me that after reading Darkbloom‘s hyperbolic reviews greatly praising Grimes and condemning d’Eon in comparison that d’Eon’s half would actually be superior. Logically, Grimes is far more popular than d’Eon, people will find this through her, the people who bother to do so will generally be big… (read more)
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Galaxie 500 – “This Is Our Music”
Well, I don’t like Galaxie 500. Still, ‘This is Our Music’ has its moments—the biggest by far being "Fourth of July," a contender for their best song. (read more)
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Blood Red Shoes – “Box of Secrets”
Box of Secrets by UK band Blood Red Shoes (BRS) actually has a gutsy punch to their sonic assault, immediately putting them above 90% of all their garage rock revival contemporaries. Well, to be fair, while they have the raucous spirit, the better production values probably only did them favors if The Strokes‘ Is This… (read more)
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Swervedriver – “I Wasn’t Born to Lose You” (2015)
Oh, hell yeah. “Autodidact” may be a few miles from reaching a shoegaze classic, but it’s undoubtedly a Swervedriver classic. One track into I Wasn’t Born to Lose You, and we’ve already got another essential song from this once-lost band. Something any fan thought they’d never have again. …But it never gets any easier. I Wasn’t… (read more)
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The Smashing Pumpkins – “Monuments to an Elegy” (2014)
Buh buh buh, time to listen to the new Smashing Pumpkins album, Monuments to an Elegy. I’m a real fan, by the way. To prove it, I think the Machina albums are great alt rock all around, that Adore is actually their greatest, and Zeitgeist had a few great songs. I’m not fuckin’ married to… (read more)
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Kraftwerk – “Electric Cafe” (1986)
1986. “Don’t You Want Me” came out in 1981, and it’s one of the greatest synth pop songs of all time. Certainly better than any of Kraftwerk’s. “I Ran (So Far Away)” was 1982. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” was 1983. You get the idea. The idea is I don’t like Kraftwerk. I don’t… (read more)
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Sleater-Kinney – “No Cities to Love” (2015)
The induction of post-punk rhythms into Sleater-Kinney’s sound makes ‘No Cities to Love’ a very hoppin’ affair, and something being more dance-y is always better. (read more)
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Can – “Soon Over Babaluma”
‘Soon Over Babaluma’ is a pleasant album. All the best Can albums are pleasant. But this is a more ordinary kind of pleasant. It doesn’t reach a spiritual level. (read more)
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Dead Can Dance – “The Serpent’s Egg”
Oh no, The Serpent’s Egg is the typical discography progression of following up the album where they hit their stride full of energy (Within the Realm of a Dying Sun) with the same tone but stripped back because the band is consciously aware they can’t repeat themselves but don’t have a genuine idea where to… (read more)