{"id":98171,"date":"2025-02-14T10:18:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T10:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=98171"},"modified":"2025-02-14T10:18:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T10:18:33","slug":"review-love-is-noise-to-live-in-a-different-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-love-is-noise-to-live-in-a-different-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Love is Noise \u2013 To Live in a Different Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Love<\/p>\n

Ever since I caught\u00a0Love Is Noise<\/strong> opening for Holding Absence in Nottingham two years ago, I’ve been keeping tabs on the now solo outfit. While its personnel may have whittled down from three to one, you get the feeling that Love is Noise<\/strong> is vocalist\/guitarist Cam Humphrey’s project, especially on the evidence of their debut album. While ‘To live in a different way’,<\/em> maintains the ethereal essence of what\u00a0LiN<\/strong> has done previously, it’s considerably more consistently packaged here.<\/p>\n

On the surface, Humphrey, along with now former guitarist Tom Mellon (who’s since left to explore other musical endeavours), ‘To live in a different way’<\/em> takes shoegaze-inspired metal and makes it sounder bigger, even ambitious. It’s paired with a thematic foundation that is cathartic, embracing the feeling of love, lost, and hope. ‘Devotion’<\/em> sets the tone early on with lines such as “My everything, What\u2019s mine is yours tonight”\u00a0<\/em>wrapped around by a Britpop melody. Its overall delivery is wide and layered. In contrast,\u00a0‘Soft Glow’<\/em> is more immediate, allowing Humphrey to deliver a simple but effective hook of “You are the one that shines on me”.\u00a0<\/em>The track also highlights\u00a0LiN<\/strong>‘s ability to shift in tone instantly. One moment Humphrey’s voice is soulful, the next he’s unhinged being eaten up by the paranoia of being in love can bring.<\/p>\n

After several listens, you begin to realise\u00a0Love is Noise<\/strong> can deliver favourable hooks. ‘take.one.minute’<\/em> sees Humphrey hit a high vocal register, backed by a familiar Deftones-like wall of sound. Later on,\u00a0‘Sunshine’<\/em>s sombre lyrics are countered by a beaming chorus that skyrockets bringing a sense of comfort.\u00a0Likewise ‘Jawbreaker’\u00a0<\/em>is frantic with its Glassjaw-esque delivered verses and radiant chorus filled with chartism and lost love. Humphrey’s emotional purge is expressed throughout, none more so on ‘Evelyn’<\/em>. Here is where shoegaze and abrasive rock clash head-on, to create a dense brand post-rock. Although it’s far from a highlight, it’s executed with a hypnotic delivery.<\/p>\n