I want to hear crass distortion, bass-heavy songs with harsh vocals! This is noise rock!
Number Five: Изразец – Изразец
Изразец (Izrazec) is… noise jazz? This one is somewhat hard to classify, as I first put it into the jazz category, before listening to it again more closely and ranking it with noise rock. Well, one thing is for sure, that blend is rather unique, and it’s also super satisfying! One discovery for you!
Number Four: Guzzlemug – Uncarved
Guzzlemug is a strange thing, and on Uncarved we get to hear two of their long-form compositions shine their brightest. It’s progressive rock with a strong noise rock feel, at least for me, and some improvisation passages thrown in for good measure. One of the best albums of the year for sure!
Number Three: Black Country, New Road – For the First Time
For the First Time is one great noise rock heavy on the alt side, and with a post-punk edge that adds to its charm. I feel like Black Country, New Road is this year’s Black Midi revolution: a band that came out of nowhere to be on top of everyone’s lists! If you also felt a bit let down by Cavalcade, why not try For the First Time?
Number Two: Lotus Titan – Odyssées
Wow, what an album! Odyssées is a progressive noise rock odyssey based on and accompanying French poetry by Julie Castel, and the two work so well together! It’s been one of the albums I most resounded with in 2021, and you should definitely listen to it!
Number One: Wizard – Definitely Unfinished
Ever since the release of Wizard’s—or W! Zard?—debut in 2018, I’ve liked this band. However, with Definitely Unfinished the French trio hit the ball out of the park and into orbit! The five tracks on record are creative, memorable, and utterly fascinating. I can’t count how many times I went back to this album to listen to it again and again, so here it is, at #1!
Notable Releases
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[…] noise rock band Cassels’s newest ≮-tagged release: A Gut Feeling. After last year’s Black Country, New Road domination, I feel this year Cassels have given us a title worthy of the very best of 2022 in its category. A […]
[…] 01/16 – Best of Math Rock 01/17 – Best of Mathcore 01/18 – Best of Metalcore 01/19 – Best of Modern Jazz 01/20 – Best of Noise Rock 01/21 – Best of Nu Jazz 01/22 – Best of Nu Prog 01/23 […]
[…] 01/16 – Best of Math Rock 01/17 – Best of Mathcore 01/18 – Best of Metalcore 01/19 – Best of Modern Jazz 01/20 – Best of Noise Rock 01/21 – Best of Nu Jazz 01/22 – Best of Nu Prog 01/23 […]
[…] noise rock band Cassels’s newest ≮-tagged release: A Gut Feeling. After last year’s Black Country, New Road domination, I feel this year Cassels have given us a title worthy of the very best of 2022 in its category. A […]