Noire (album)

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Noire
VNV Nation, Noire, fron cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released12 October 2018 (Europe)[1]
7 December 2018 (US)[2]
Recorded2018
StudioAnachron, Hamburg
GenreElectronic, Vocal Trance, Synthpop, Futurepop, Trance, Progressive Trance
Length73:15
LabelAnachron Sounds (Europe), Metropolis Records (US)
ProducerRonan Harris
VNV Nation chronology
Resonance
(2015)
Noire
(2018)

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]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
Electrozombies3/5 stars[4]
Reflections of Darkness7/10 stars[5]
Release Magazine8/10 stars[6]
Musik Reviews12/15 stars[7]
Terrorverlag9/10 stars[8]

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."[4]

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."[6]

Track listing[]

All songs written and composed by Ronan Harris.

No.TitleLength
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[]

VNV Nation

  • Ronan Harris – vocals, programming

Additional performers

  • Conrad Oleak - orchestral programming on "All Our Sins" outro
  • Szymon Jakubowski - piano on "Nocturne No.7"

Charts[]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 151
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 54

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Noire". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "VNV Nation Noire". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. ^ "VNV Nation - Noire". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Annika Autzen (October 21, 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". ElectroZombies Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  5. ^ Susanne Schaller (October 19, 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Johan Carlsson (October 17, 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". Release Music Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  7. ^ Andreas Schiffmann (October 17, 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". Musik Reviews. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  8. ^ "VNV Nation - Noire". Terrorverlag Alternative Music Webzine. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – VNV Nation – Noire" (in German). Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – VNV Nation – Noire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – VNV Nation – Noire" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – VNV Nation – Noire". Hung Medien.

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