(9.5)
A friend gave me this incredibly rare album a while ago, and it's still a favorite of mine to this day. If you're familiar with Everclear, you probably have an image of some one hit wonder clique 90's alternative band. This is not the everclear you think you know. Their first three albums were surprisingly punk as fuck. This is their first and it's exceptionally hardcore indie punk.
Recorded in '93 on a budget of $400 and a broken amplifier that would reportedly start on fire after extensive use, the sound on World Of Noise is raw and noisy as hell. You can really hear the low quality set up they were forced to use on Laughing World where the guitar literally squeaks and squeals. Sick and Tired lets bassist Craig Montoya shine on one of the hardest songs they've ever recorded. The end to that song is intense to say the least.
The album deals with dark themes of true-story accounts of Art Alexakis' life growing up with a heroin addiction and alcoholism. The centerpiece Fire Maple Song is an exceptionally emotional track about dealing with the death of a friend to an overdose. Sparkle, Your Genius Hands, and Evergleam are all indie punk anthems filled with energy that balance out the slower tracks like Loser Makes Good.
Raw, gritty, original and full of energy, this is probably the best debut by a band that eventually falls apart after they get clean (happens to the best of them) Highly recommended.
Sounds Like
Early 90's high energy indie punk/grunge
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