INTERVIEW: Alternative Rock from Noiseheads

For over a decade, Florida-based trio Noiseheads have been on a mission to prove that guitar-driven rock still has plenty of life left in it. While the genre often gets sidelined in favour of shinier, synth-led sounds, Noiseheads remain steadfast with their raucous and completely uncompromising sound. Channeling the energy of alternative rock giants like Foo Fighters, Weezer and Pearl Jam, they’ve built a passionate underground following who gravitate toward the band’s full-throttle approach.

Noiseheads wasted no time getting their sound onto tape; making an impact in the alternative rock scene for over a decade, they first unveiled their studio sound in 2013 with their debut record, 1994. Since then, they’ve delivered an incredible catalogue across mutliple singles, EPs and album while winning over fans across the USA and beyond.

Their recent single “Hey” found serious traction, landing in the Top 25 on the SubModern chart and cracking the Top 10 on NACC’s singles list. With national radio support, international press coverage and plans for a full-scale fall tour, Noiseheads are hitting a new stride that’s louder, darker and more real than ever before, continuing to deliver well-received studio outings that shake with pure rock vigour.

Now they’re back with “Something About You,” a single that jumps headfirst into their most intense sonic output to date. It’s a gritty and grooving rock jam that fuses industrial fuzz, garage rock aesthetic and desert rock swagger, stripped back to the essentials of drums, bass, guitar and voice. Opened by the punchy of drums and pulse of bass, a slick groove is met with the burst of crunching guitar stabs before gliding into a verse capped by mellow yet subtly intense vocal drawl.

Flowing between the laid back groove of the verse and the rousing crash of storming stacked guitar layers and striking drums, it’s a wild alternative rock rollercoaster that’s gripping from start to finish. Cut with wisps of catchy melodic vocal leads, the track swells to a riotous surge of belted vocal leads that soar above the charging arrangement to deliver a potent dose of 90’s-inflected rock n’ roll primed for a modern audience.

It’s a sensational display of Noiseheads’ truly enthralling musical vision, channelling their memorable songwriting through a lens of fiery rock energy. Noiseheads continue to stake their claim as torchbearers for impactful rock music in the contemporary music scene and as they reveal a new side to their sound, they’re sure to capture the attention of new and existing fans alike.

We caught up with Noiseheads to find out more about their new single “Something About You,” what they’ve got lined up next and their advice for new artists. Check out our interview with Noiseheads below.

How did you find making your new single “Something About You”?

Before we worked with Steve Albini, we were going over which songs we wanted to record and that was one that came up. We ultimately didn’t track that one with him because it wasn’t quite finished at the time, and it was sort of lost until we were revisiting old rehearsal sessions last year as part of our Lost and Found retrospective.

How has your own style and sound evolved since the last release?

You’re never going to get a better sound than Albini did. He was the best to ever do it. So what better time to try something different? In some ways, it’s been kind of like going to the beginning when we didn’t know what the hell we were doing. Something About You, along with Hey and Yearbook, are all experiments in a way.

What artist have you been listening to most recently?

I am obsessed with Alex G and I can’t wait to make his new album Headlights, which drops July 18th, my entire personality. And I swear I wasn’t paid to say that.

What’s been your favourite live performance so far?

We opened for The Psychedelic Furs some years back. We were the only other band on the bill and it was just an amazing experience I’ll never forget.

Who would be 3 artists to headline your dream festival? And where would it be?

Honestly, if we could get the most recent Outbreak Fest lineup reproduced in the US (with us somewhere in the mix), I’d take it.

What do you have lined up for the rest of the year?

Touring the US in the fall and in talks to come overseas sometime next summer.

Finally, do you have any advice for new artists?

If, like us, you don’t have tens of thousands of dollars at your disposal… my advice is to just go ahead and assume you won’t “make it.” Once you’ve accepted that, then ask yourself why you want to be an artist.

If it’s for anything other than being famous, you’re heading in the right direction.

Listen to Something About You below