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Music Review: Shy Child - Noise Won't Stop

Written by Kevin Eagan
Published May 11, 2008
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Noise Won't Stop takes a turn with "Generation Y," a song that nods to the generation that will make or break the band. Cafarella makes generational distinctions that suggest the changes ahead, and since "change" has been the buzzword of the year, it seems to be something Shy Child embrace as well; while the band declares "We got it, we got it," Cafarella sings "Generation Y can't get things off their mind / Generation X can't get things off their chest." And in "Murder Capital," Cafarella waxes political, singing "Everybody is looking over themselves...Selling things to get the means to get what they want," a telling sign that Shy Child's music has more depth than the music alone can suggest.

Yet the music on Noise Won't Stop is still highly successful, and it's packed full of beautifully synthesized orchestration. On title track "Noise Won't Stop," the band creates a beautiful new anthem for us Pitchfork readin' Millennials, and on "Summer," the band bangs out some beautiful poetry that contrasts a carefree lifestyle with a Lennon-esque "war is over": "Just in time for summer / And the war is over and the fighting overseas / Teenage sex and yoga, marijuana, I can hardly breathe / Underground communities are overflowing with possibilities."

Without a doubt, Shy Child are a band that's attuned to the here and now, and express the hope for the future that so many feel is just around the corner. At the same time, Shy Child operate on the cusp of the indie underground, creating some new and experimental sounds while borrowing heavily from the past. At a time when the indie underground is truly thriving, Shy Child certainly aren't cramping anyone's style, and Noise Won't Stop is a great example of what can be done when artists choose to "make it new."

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Kevin Eagan is a Blogcritics Books Editor and (occasional) freelance writer based in the Greater St. Louis, MO area. He also writes at There There Kid, a blog that focuses on literature, culture, and music.
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Music Review: Shy Child - Noise Won't Stop
Published: May 11, 2008
Type: Review
Section: Music
Filed Under: Music: Alternative Rock, Music: Dance, Music: Electronica, Music: Experimental, Music: Indie Rock, Music: Pop
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