White Noise

by The Living End

Overview

After a bit of a hiatus, Aussie punk band the Living End returned in 2008 with White Noise, an album that experiments a bit with new sounds but also seems to hang right on the edge of what they had been doing previously. The album opens with "How Do We Know," a piece not far from Living Colour's "Cult of Personality" in tone and delivery, though the guitar is slightly changed. "Raise the Alarm" makes the band (and especially frontman Chris Cheney) come out as a knockoff of Bad Religion, with a little less speed. The title track starts to show more divergence, with a bit of an emo sound leading the band into a short series of lighter pieces, ending abruptly after the ska-infused "Waiting for the Silence" as the group transitions back into a growling guitar format. With its constant switching of styles and tempos, the album could be a bit hit or miss for most listeners. There will be a couple of excellent tracks for anyone, but those tracks will differ for everyone. Though the experimentation is nice to hear, one hopes that the band will stick with only one or two formats on future releases. ~ Adam Greenberg

Product Details

Release Date:	08/30/2019
Label:	V2
UPC:	0602517990975
Rank:	249768

Tracks

1. How Do We Know
2. Raise The Alarm
3. White Noise
4. Moment In The Sun
5. Waiting For The Silence
6. Make The Call
7. Loaded Gun
8. Kid
9. 21st Century
10. Hey Hey Disbeliever
11. Sum Of Us

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Living End   Primary Artist
Chris Cheney   Guitar,Vocals
Margaret White   Violin
Franz Nicolay   Keyboards
Pinky Weitzman   Viola
Andy Strachan   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Sarah Bernstein   Violin

Technical Credits

Billy Bowers   Engineer
Chris Cheney   Composer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Brendan O'Brien   Mixing
Stewart Lerman   Engineer
Matthew Handley   Guitar Technician
John Agnello   Engineer,Producer
John Mullen   A&R
James Frazee   Assistant Engineer
Kory Aaron   Assistant Engineer
Don Clark   Design
Ted Young   Engineer
Franz Nicolay   String Arrangements