Track Listing
1. Light Bridge
2. London
3. Hello
4. Hush
5. Hooded Claw
6. Marvellous
7. When You Leave
8. Rock Steady
9. Where Have They Gone
10. On Sunday Noon
11. Inside
12. Never Go Away
13. We Saw The Midnight
14. Good Old Summertime
15. Wonderful Tonight
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Simon Dine | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | PIAS UK/Sony DADC | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes
Noonday Underground includes: Daisy Martey (vocals); Simon Dine.This '60s Britpop-infused release is the first album from former Adventures In Stereo creator Simon Dine and company. With Stax soul, Beatles, and Left Banke leanings left over from his former band, Dine gathered a live band to compile a catchy, groovy album. Bleating horns, lounge melodies, and garage rock tendencies make Noonday Underground reminiscent of French Ye Ye compilations, while spooky theremin electronics, sampled easy-listening chorus-filled tunes, and a female vocal draw comparisons to Broadcast. When the second song, "London" swings in, however, singer Daisy Martney's Janis Joplin-meets-Petula Clark vocals brush Noonday Underground's contemporaries aside. The set also features mellower numbers such as "Marvellous," which continues the retro-futuristic theme, sampling more choral Weather Report-like harmonies. Funky basslines and some hopping organ chords inject a little soul into the mix, making the album a varied trip through retro-futuristic wonderment.
Editorial Reviews
...[They] aren't shy about their influences, yet maintain a subtle dignity and sparkle...it's not about referential duplication but jubilant rejuvenation....Think Jefferson Airplane meets David Holmes - only better.
Mojo (05/01/2000)
4 out of 5 - ...Smashing....looped hooks of retro-style psychedelic pop tunes...that immediately burrow into your head...
Alternative Press (12/01/2000)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Staggering. Could go Top 10 and certainly deserves to...
Uncut (11/01/2001)
7 out of 10 - ...An evocative soundtrack for an imagined swinging London...
NME (10/13/2001)
...Soulful found sounds custom-fitted to cinematic, verti-go-go beats...with the sassy, brassy Daisy Martey belting vocal Hula-Hoops around reanimated twitching hips...
Magnet (12/01/2002)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Head-spinning stuff...
Q (10/01/2001)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Head-spinning stuff...Mojo (5/00, p.100) - ...[They] aren't shy about their influences, yet maintain a subtle dignity and sparkle...it's not about referential duplication but jubilant rejuvenation....Think Jefferson Airplane meets David Holmes - only better.Alternative Press (12/00, p.106) - 4 out of 5 - ...Smashing....looped hooks of retro-style psychedelic pop tunes...that immediately burrow into your head...Magnet (12-1/02, p.58) - ...Soulful found sounds custom-fitted to cinematic, verti-go-go beats...with the sassy, brassy Daisy Martey belting vocal Hula-Hoops around reanimated twitching hips...NME (10/13/01, p.32) - 7 out of 10 - ...An evocative soundtrack for an imagined swinging London...Uncut (11/01, p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 - ...Staggering. Could go Top 10 and certainly deserves to...
Q (10/01/2001)
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