What a Noisy Bunch

Noisettes - 'Wild Young Hearts'

Noisettes' second album 'Wild Young Hearts' is, admittedly, not up to scratch. It isn't a patch on thier previous release 'What's The Time Mr Wolf?'

Heres a little rundown: (some tracks are left out)

'Sometimes' is dreamy and driven by droopy guitar drills. Also note the slightly bizarre and out-of-place introduction...random.

'Don't Upset the Rhythm' - the albums show piece and number one hit single. Funky and true to the Noisettes older, better roots.

Next single 'Wild Young Hearts' is trippy and catchy with its punky piano punches and loveable 'la la la's'.

'24 Hours' can be summed up in three words: dull, dull and oh, dull.

With a name like 'Beat of my Heart' you'd expect something a little more uplifting. It is, sort of. It's restrained though. Shackled. They could have done so much more with it.

Finally, in 'Saturday Night we glimpse a little of what we (meaning Noisettes fans from the old days) all wanted. It's electric, exciting and ever so sexy.

It isn't a bad album. It isn't awful. It's just not Noisettes.

Commercial success seems to have given them the drive for this album. They clearly wanted to make a record that was more appealing to the masses. But in doing so they've lost the spirit their debut captured.

If you want to witness the nose dive these guys have taken, Buy your copy here.