Le Noise

Le Noise
Studio album by Neil Young
Released September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)
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
Dreamin' Man Live '92
(2009)		 Le Noise
(2010)		 A Treasure
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 has 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
U.S. Billboard 200[19] 14

References

  1. ↑ "Le Noise - Neil Young". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  2. ↑ "Music - Review of Neil Young - Le Noise". BBC. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  3. ↑ Alexis Petridis (2010-09-24). "Neil Young: Le Noise | CD review | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  4. ↑ "Album Reviews: Neil Young: Le Noise". Pitchfork. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  5. ↑ Gassmann, David. "Neil Young: Le Noise < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  6. ↑ David Fricke (2010-09-27). "Le Noise by Neil Young | Rolling Stone Music | Music Reviews". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  7. ↑ "Neil Young: Le Noise | Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  8. ↑ Neil Young announces new Daniel Lanois-produced album NME.com, August 21st, 2010
  9. ↑ Neil Young Releasing New Disc, ‘Le Noise,’ Next Month By Andy Greene, August 20, 2010 RollingStone.com
  10. ↑ "Facebook, by Neil Young on Friday, August 20, 2010". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  11. ↑ ""Angry World" video on". Stereogum.com. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  12. ↑ ""Hitchhiker" video on". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  13. ↑ ""Love And War" video on". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  14. ↑ ""Walk With Me" video on". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  15. ↑ "National Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  16. ↑ Williams, John (2010-10-06). "Neil Young makes chart noise | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  17. ↑ "The 30 Best Albums of 2010". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2010). Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  18. ↑ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced". aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
  19. 1 2 "Chart listing for Le Noise". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  20. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-albums?tag=relcharts
  21. ↑ ":: MTV | Album Top 50 KW 5 | charts". Mtv.de. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-02-04.

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