records

essential listening

Records is where Necessary Noise slows down and listens properly. Here you will find reviews, comebacks, recent releases and albums that deserve more than a passing verdict. We do not try to turn every record into a definitive judgement; we consider its sound, its moment and what remains after repeated listens. There is new music, memory, noise, melody and the occasional open wound. An album may not change your life, but it can change an afternoon, a week or the way you look back.