Tipped as the greatest of the latest to emerge from our wonderful country, Swansea’s White Noise Sound have operated below the radar for a while, refining their exceptional breed of psych-noise. Rarely have I been as thrilled to experience music like this. The self-titled album executes hypnotic ambient washes, warm synth interludes and blaring wall-of-sound drive with blistering mastery. Sunset and Blood pound away like the booming lovechild of Joy Division and The Jesus And Mary Chain, whilst the absolutely dazzling synth work on Blood (Reprise) and Fires In The Still Sea pools influence from the likes of Cluster and Tangerine Dream at their best. With the addition of sparse, gifted lyricism and accomplished string / woodwind cadenzas, White Noise Sound have created tunes and textures tantamount to sheer brilliance. For all psych-addicts and synth junkies, this’ll be the one of the best fixes you’ll get this year.
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