Noire is the tenth studio album by the Irish alternative electronic band VNV Nation, released on October 12, 2018, in Europe under Anachron Sounds, and on December 7, 2018, in America under Metropolis Records.[1][2] The single “When Is the Future” was a major hit for the band and also well received.[3]
| Noire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 October 2018 (Europe)[1] 7 December 2018 (US)[2] | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Studio | Anachron, Hamburg | |||
| Genre | Electronic, synthpop, futurepop, trance | |||
| Length | 73:15 | |||
| Label | Anachron Sounds (Europe), Metropolis Records (US) | |||
| Producer | Ronan Harris | |||
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| Singles from Noire | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Electrozombies | [5] |
| Reflections of Darkness |   [6] |
| Release Magazine | [7] |
| Musik Reviews | [8] |
| Terrorverlag | [9] |
Electrozombies International Synthpop Magazine's Annika Autzen wrote "Ronan Harris’ melancholic and calm voice leads the listener through very dark places, where opposing forces such as light and darkness, peace and war, life and death, love and hate are intertwined in an eternal conflict. The religious implications in the lyrics add to this somber atmosphere and make listening to the 13 songs an almost transcendental experience."[5]
Release Music Magazine's Johan Carlsson wrote "Ronan sings better than ever, solemnly painting a picture of a dark future, and some tracks have melodies that just get stuck in your head and twirl around for hours. [...] Ronan manages to wring a lot of emotion and beauty from his machine park, which is no small feat."[7]
Promotion
editTour
editNoire was followed by the Noire tour, with the first European leg starting in Germany on October 12, 2018, the same day as the release of Noire, and ending in Denmark on November 3, 2018.[10] The American leg of the tour started on November 16, 2018 and ended on December 15, 2018.[11] The second and final European leg started in Sweden on January 24, 2019 and ended in Russia on March 3, 2019.[12]
Marketing
editThe song "When Is the Future?” was supported by the release of a music video, which was the first official VNV Nation music video.[13] The video was filmed on location in Tokyo in Autumn 2018 and directed by Michael and Flora Winkler. It released on October 8, 2018.[14]
Track listing
editAll songs written and composed by Ronan Harris.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Million" | 6:29 |
| 2. | "Armour" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "God of All" | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Nocturne No.7" | 6:10 |
| 5. | "Collide" | 6:40 |
| 6. | "Wonders" | 5:40 |
| 7. | "Immersed" | 6:24 |
| 8. | "Lights Go Out" | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Guiding" | 5:47 |
| 10. | "When Is the Future?" | 5:11 |
| 11. | "Only Satellites" | 5:18 |
| 12. | "Requiem for Wires" | 4:44 |
| 13. | "All Our Sins" | 7:10 |
| Total length: | 73:15 | |
Personnel
editVNV Nation
- Ronan Harris – vocals, programming
Additional performers
- Conrad Oleak - orchestral programming on "All Our Sins" outro
- Szymon Jakubowski - piano on "Nocturne No.7"
Charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 49 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 151 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 4 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 54 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Noire". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b "VNV Nation Noire". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "VNV Nation – touring the US in support of new album Noire". www.echo.ie.
- ^ "VNV Nation - Noire". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b Annika Autzen (21 October 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". ElectroZombies Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Susanne Schaller (19 October 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b Johan Carlsson (17 October 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". Release Music Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Andreas Schiffmann (17 October 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". Musik Reviews. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "VNV Nation - Noire". Terrorverlag Alternative Music Webzine. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "VNV NATION RELEASES NOIRE AND TOUR PLANS". vandalamagazine.com.
- ^ "VNV Nation announce 'Noire' + North American tour". cristinarocks.com.
- ^ "VNV Nation UK tour kicks off next week". moshville.co.uk.
- ^ "VNV Nation releases first official music video, releases new album". regenmag.com.
- ^ "VNV Nation debuts official video for 'When is the future's". side-line.com.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – VNV Nation – Noire" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – VNV Nation – Noire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – VNV Nation – Noire" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – VNV Nation – Noire". Hung Medien.
External links
edit- Noire at AllMusic
- Noire at Discogs (list of releases)
- Noire at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Noire on SoundCloud
- Album Review by ReGen Magazine, 9 September 2019
