Noisettes
Wild Young Hearts

Campus Correspondent CD Review By Marion Olea,
North Central College

The great music that sprung up during the 1960s and ‘70s can often times still be heard through remastered albums and records from those decades; however, finding artists that successfully capture that essence this day in age is a rarity. Fortunately, the Noisettes’ second studio album, Wild Young Hearts (Mercury Records), manages just that with its retro sound and stellar beats.

The album opens powerfully with the title track, which possess a fun, hook-heavy beat, and singer Shingai Shoniwa’s incredible vocal work helps strengthen the song. The album quickly transitions into the equally powerful “Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go).” The song is very reminiscent of the ‘70s disco era and breathes life into that now defunct time period. One of the sweeter tracks off Wild Young Hearts is “24 Hours.” The song beautifully discusses what happens when the chance of a potentially great relationship slips away, leaving a person wondering, “what if?” Helping close out the album is the ballad “Sometimes,” which is without a doubt the strongest song off the album. The track has remarkable acoustic work that really helps showcase Shoniwa’s raw vocal talent and why she is an amazing artist.