A WHISPER IN THE
NOISE Issue Tour Wrap-Up
New Video Featured On
MTV Iggy
Minnesota's
folk/shoegaze outfit A WHISPER IN THE
NOISE recently returned stateside from their massive five-week Spring tour
of Europe in support of their latest LP, To Forget. The full statement can be
read below.
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NOISE's video for "Your
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In recent years A WHISPER IN THE NOISE were featured on
the soundtrack to M. Night Shyamalan's movie Lady In The Water, and also picked
up quite a bit of hype by Steve Albini, who has produced several of the band's
pieces including, To Forget. Since
its release, the haunting Americana of To
Forget has been winning over North American media outlets, and their
beautiful, melodic hymns have begun infiltrating many new audiences for the
band.
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A WHISPER IN THE
NOISE Post-Tour Statement:
"We
have just returned from our European tour, which was in support of our newest
release on Mainstream Records, To Forget. In addition to playing the shows, we
explored several German castles, drove through the painfully gorgeous
countryside of the Czech Republic and Poland, drank fantastic Belgian beer, and
viewed Athens from the Acropolis...we took an English ferry past the white
cliffs of Dover, stayed in a magical 16th-century French cottage, traveled the
Alps next to Lake Geneva, and walked at midnight through the white night of St
Petersburg. Our wonderful hosts often gave us tours of their cities, taking us
to their favorite hidden spots, and entertaining us with stories of their local
music scenes.
In addition to the clubs, we played in a kitchen, a
spacious attic, a garden, a former brewery, a wine cellar, a dance studio and
two gorgeous cinemas. But above all, the greatest aspect of the tour was making
music. We loved working together to connect the threads of our sound to the
people in the audience. It was stunning to frequently feel a simultaneous peace
and high energy with everyone, a sensation that is not easily
forgotten.
We look toward the future, and will use the warm memories of
this tour as fuel for our upcoming work. This entire tour stays in our hearts,
and we count the days until we tour again." - A Whisper In The
Noise
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"From
abstract dream-drones to alluring shoegaze to threads of sawing, sighing
dissonance, it�s an elusively beautiful work of atmosphere." - The Onion's A.V.
Club
"As
icy piano ballad 'Maya's Song' moves the album downward, it's the hopeless
vocals of closer 'Of This Sorrow' that brings To Forget back to its full,
dramatic, bleak circle." - Exclaim!
"...the
duo has created a sonically beautiful work of art that deserves to be heard.
9/10" - American Aftermath
"We
cannot label the band under a certain musical genre, but we can definitely hear
a mix of dream pop, pop-rock and indie with some influences from artists such as
Bob Dylan, all the way to Pink Floyd, but it's totally original-sounding.
8.5/10" - Blistering
"...the
beautiful instrumentation and practiced songwriting of A Whisper In The Noise
are sure to leave you contemplative of some beautiful tragedy, whether personal
or simply perceived via the music's imagery-inspiring atmospheres. To Forget is
one of the better collections of emotive, classically inspired music you're
going to find. 4/5" - Music Emissions
"To
Forget seems to have dropped the elements that may have diluted their power in
the past. The more up-tempo pieces have gone, leaving us shivering and alone in
the dark. Music of this caliber is hard to come by... 4.5/5" - The New
Review
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