Noisepicker The Earth Will Swallow The Sun CD Review
Noisepicker isn’t a brand-new band, but they haven't released an album in 7-8 years. I’d never heard of the band until a few weeks ago. And given how many times I’ve said and typed Nose Picker in the last few days and had to delete it, I’m going to abbreviate it from henceforth. Yes, the name is silly and I’m sure it was meant to be that way. However, the music is a different story. The band’s latest effort is entitled “The Earth Will Swallow the Sun”.
Musically, NP falls somewhere between early 90’s vibes like Helmet coupled with a punkish vibe and then backed by Heavy Blues feels similar to some bands from the Doom/Stoner scene the past few years. I’m sure this isn’t a coincidence since the leader of NP is the bassist of Orange Goblin, Harry Henderson. Is this album a world beater, no, but it’s catchy and it offers some low down and dirty vibes that kind of remind me of gritty Tarantino & Rodriguez flicks. You know it’s morally wrong and it's not the best, but you just can’t help yourself, you want to hear/watch and bathe in the bloody brilliance of it. It’s a noisy spectacle yet it maintains a simplistic balance over the course of the album.
Fans of early 90’s Grunge, Desert Rock and other strangeness will find faith and hope in Noisepicker’s “The Earth Will Swallow the Sun”.
Stand outs – “Chew”, “Tomorrow Lied the Devil” and “What You Deserve”.