{"id":1874,"date":"2017-07-06T10:45:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T10:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-white-noise-radio-cosmos-ep\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T14:58:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:58:56","slug":"review-white-noise-radio-cosmos-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-white-noise-radio-cosmos-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:\u00a0White Noise Radio &#8211;\u00a0Cosmos EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/80edbac25ed2798f723bcdbd2509c8ad\/tumblr_orrffuubTP1r8no6so5_r3_1280.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>As a band who have so far put out music with a vision of grandeur behind it, it would feel like a disservice to say Bristol&rsquo;s <b>White Noise Radio<\/b> is simply a band for fans of massive hard rock riffs. But their self-titled EP was a source of massive blasts of distortion that hooked you instantly before guiding you through their expansive and ambitious progressive rock passages.<\/p>\n<p>Follow-up EP <i>\u2018Cosmos&rsquo;<\/i> is a continuation of this splendour, which trades any form of indulgence for hooks, and by hooks, we mean the kind of anthemic choruses that recall Incubus at their finest, delivered with a cathartic sense of urgency from frontman Antoine Maas.<\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>Maas&rsquo; versatile vocal performance across the EP gives these songs a varying degree of mood, making changes in structure and flow unpredictable. Opener <i>\u2018Siren&rsquo;<\/i> demonstrates this interchangeability, as the track flows between lush and spacious textured verses and stratospheric choruses fuelled by Mass&rsquo; spirit of defiance. This contrast between the two styles complement each other effectively, and gives the groove-laden rhythms in <i>\u2018Gone Inside&rsquo;<\/i> an extra boost of energy, while the morose tones of <i>\u2018Dawning&rsquo;<\/i> and <i>\u2018Wires&rsquo;<\/i> are allowed to brood in the post-rock soundscaping the rhythm section craft so effortlessly.<\/p>\n<p>While the songs on this EP are a thrilling prospect alone, thinking of the potential this band displays for future releases is really exciting. With a bigger budget and more expansive production, <b>White Noise Radio<\/b> could take the craft shown across <i>\u2018Cosmos&rsquo;<\/i> and expand on it to create a more textured album with greater choruses and hooks, that could take them straight out of the underground and into the big league. Not bad for a band that just write good riffs.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Cosmos&rsquo;<\/i> EP by <b>White Noise Radio<\/b> is out now.<\/p>\n<p><b>White Noise Radio<\/b> links:Facebook|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNR_Band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/whitenoiseradio.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Andy Davidson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndyrfDavidson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AndyrfDavidson<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a band who have so far put out music with a vision of grandeur behind it, it would feel like a disservice to say Bristol&rsquo;s White Noise Radio is simply a band for fans of massive hard rock riffs. 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