The Noisettes @ Mercury Lounge: Breaking Free

"Shingai howls and soothes, gives you goose bumps and shoots soul into your main arteries." This is the desciption of Noisettes frontwoman, Shingai Shoniwa, that the band gives in their online bio. Those fifteen words couldn't be any more on target.

For forty-five minutes, The Noisettes injected fire into the packed house at Mercury Lounge yesterday evening. Highlighting most of their debut LP, What's The Time Mr. Wolf? (check out The Music Slut review of that album here), The Noisettes achieved a rare feat - amping up a stereotypically indifferent crowd into a total frenzy.

The energy last night reminded me of those very early Yeah Yeah Yeahs shows right around the time that their first EP was making the rounds.

It's hard to believe that all the raw power and intensity that emanates from The Noisettes core sound is attained with just 3 members. The trio's simple combination of guitar bass & drums somehow allows The Noisettes to outshine nearly all other buzzed-to-exhaustion post-punk bands this side of their fifteen minutes.

The band will embark on a summer tour around North America with Bloc Party. Check out all those dates and learn more about The Noisettes over at the band's MySpace page.



MP3: The Noisettes - Don't Give Up