Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Shingai Shoniwa, Shingai Shoniwa (vocals, background vocals); Lucy Wilkins, Stephen Hussey, Emily Davis, Duchess Nell Catchpole, Calina de la Mare (violin); Chris Worsey (cello); Jim Abbiss (keyboards, tambourine); Lucy Shaw (double bass); Jamie Morrison (drums, percussion); Ewan Davis (tambourine). | | Audio Mixers: Ewan Davis; Richard Wilkinson. | | Recording information: Mayfair Studios; RAK. | | Photographer: Sandrine Dulermo. | | With an energetic mix of garage punk bluster, and the quavering jazz- and soul-flavored vocal inflections of front-woman Shingai Shoniwa, the Noisettes became among the most heavily-hyped of U.K. acts with the release of their 2007 debut, WHAT'S THE TIME MR. WOLF? While their sound is not particularly unique in a pop landscape dotted with powerhouse vocalists from Adele to Amy Winehouse to Duffy, the Noisettes, and Shoniwa in particular, bring a modernized vitality sometimes lacking in the retro stylings of their contemporaries. And while the group's 2009 follow-on, WILD YOUNG HEARTS, represents something of a throwback to familiar pop references (the Supremes-like "Never Forget You" and the `60s acoustic-pop of "Atticus"), the balance of the album presents robust synth-based dance rock that is closer in spirit to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs--best reflected in the confident Karen O-styled strut of "Saturday Night" and the atmospheric lament of "24 Hours." |
Producer: Jim Abbiss |
Engineer: Ewan Davis; Ewan Davies |
Musical Guests | | Shingai Shoniwa | | Jamie Morrison |
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