Le Noise
| Le Noise | ||||
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| Studio album by Neil Young | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 in a Los Angeles mansion | |||
| Genre | Rock, folk rock, garage rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 37:59 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Daniel Lanois | |||
| Neil Young chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| BBC Online | (positive)[2] |
| Guardian | [3] |
| Pitchfork | (7.6/10)[4] |
| PopMatters | (9/10)[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Slant | [7] |
Le Noise is the thirty-first studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released on September 28, 2010. The album was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Daniel Lanois,[8] hence the titular pun (although "Lanois" is pronounced "Lan-wha"). Lanois stated in an interview with Rolling Stone that "We cut a couple of solo acoustic songs, but the rest is very electric" and "There's no band, but I got in there with my sonics."[9] On August 20, Young posted to Facebook the release date for different formats (including BD and an app for iPhone and iPad) and revealed that it would be a solo album.[10] A music video for the track "Angry World" was premiered on September 14, 2010.[11] A music video for "Hitchhiker" was also premiered on September 17, 2010.[12] The video for "Love And War" was released on September 20, 2010 and the video for "Walk With Me" on September 22, 2010.[13][14] The track "Angry World" won a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.[15]
Commercial performance
The album was placed 2nd on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling over 10,000 copies in the first week of release.[16]
Critical reception
Le Noise received generally positive reviews with Uncut magazine proclaiming it as the second best album of 2010 in its year-end Top 50 Albums list. This album was number 20 on Rolling Stone's list of the 30 Best Albums of 2010.[17]
The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[18]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Neil Young.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Walk with Me" | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Sign of Love" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Someone's Gonna Rescue You" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Love and War" | 5:37 |
| 5. | "Angry World" | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Hitchhiker" | 5:32 |
| 7. | "Peaceful Valley Boulevard" | 7:10 |
| 8. | "Rumblin'" | 3:39 |
Chart positions
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums Chart[19] | 2 |
| European Top 100 Albums [20] | 10 |
| German Albums Chart [21] | 22 |
| UK Albums Chart[22] | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[19] | 14 |
References
- ↑ "Le Noise - Neil Young". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ↑ "Music - Review of Neil Young - Le Noise". BBC. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ↑ Alexis Petridis (2010-09-24). "Neil Young: Le Noise | CD review | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ↑ "Album Reviews: Neil Young: Le Noise". Pitchfork. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ↑ Gassmann, David. "Neil Young: Le Noise < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ↑ David Fricke (2010-09-27). "Le Noise by Neil Young | Rolling Stone Music | Music Reviews". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ↑ "Neil Young: Le Noise | Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ↑ Neil Young announces new Daniel Lanois-produced album NME.com, August 21st, 2010
- ↑ Neil Young Releasing New Disc, ‘Le Noise,’ Next Month By Andy Greene, August 20, 2010 RollingStone.com
- ↑ "Facebook, by Neil Young on Friday, August 20, 2010". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ ""Angry World" video on". Stereogum.com. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ ""Hitchhiker" video on". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ ""Love And War" video on". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ ""Walk With Me" video on". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ "National Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ Williams, John (2010-10-06). "Neil Young makes chart noise | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ↑ "The 30 Best Albums of 2010". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2010). Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced". aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
- 1 2 "Chart listing for Le Noise". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-albums?tag=relcharts
- ↑ ":: MTV | Album Top 50 KW 5 | charts". Mtv.de. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ↑ [{http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29010/neil%20young/ "UK chart listing for Le Noise"] Check
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