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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Noire
| name = Noire
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| cover = [[File:VNV_Nation,_Noire,_fron_cover.jpg|200px]]
| cover = [[File:VNV_Nation,_Noire,_fron_cover.jpg|200px]]
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 12 October 2018 (Europe)<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite web|url=https://vnvnation.bandcamp.com/album/noire-44khz-24bit-version|accessdate=2020-05-03|title=Noire|publisher=bandcamp.com}}</ref><br/>7 December 2018 (US)<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/noire-mr0004953741|title=VNV Nation Noire|accessdate=2020-05-03|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref>
| released = {{start date|2018|10|12|df=y}} (Europe)<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite web|url=https://vnvnation.bandcamp.com/album/noire-44khz-24bit-version|accessdate=2020-05-03|title=Noire|publisher=bandcamp.com}}</ref> <br />{{start date|2018|12|7|df=y}} (US)<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/noire-mr0004953741|title=VNV Nation Noire|accessdate=2020-05-03|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref>
| recorded = 2018
| recorded = 2018
| venue =
| venue =
| studio = Anachron, Hamburg
| studio = Anachron, Hamburg
| genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[Vocal Trance]], [[Synthpop]], [[Trance music|Trance]], [[Progressive Trance]]
| genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[synthpop]], [[futurepop]], [[Trance music|trance]]
| length = 73:15
| length = 73:15
| label = Anachron Sounds(Europe), Metropolis (US)
| label = Anachron Sounds (Europe), Metropolis Records (US)
| producer = Ronan Harris
| producer = Ronan Harris
| prev_title = [[Resonance: Music For Orchestra Vol. 1|Resonance]]
| prev_title = [[Resonance: Music For Orchestra Vol. 1|Resonance]]
| prev_year = 2015
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title =
| next_title = [[Electric Sun (album)|Electric Sun]]
| next_year =
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Noire
| type = studio
| single1 = When Is the Future?
| single1date = 8 October 2018
}}
}}
}}
'''''Noire''''' is the tenth studio album by the Irish alternative electronic band [[VNV Nation]], released on 12 October 2018, in Europe under Anachron Sounds, and on 7 December 2018, in America under [[Metropolis Records]].<ref name="bandcamp"/><ref name="allmusic"/> The single "When Is the Future?" was a major hit for the band and also well received.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.echo.ie/vnv-nation-touring-the-us-in-support-of-new-album-noire/|title=VNV Nation – touring the US in support of new album Noire|website=www.echo.ie|date=7 January 2019 }}</ref> The song "Collide" was used as the theme song for the 2023 video game ''[[Firmament (video game)|Firmament]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}


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== Reception ==
'''''Noire''''' is the tenth studio album by the Irish [[alternative electronic]] band [[VNV Nation]], released on October 12, 2018 in Europe under Anachron Sounds, and on December 7, 2018 in America under Metropolis.<ref name="bandcamp"/><ref name="allmusic"/>

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==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/noire-mw0003211518 |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/noire-mw0003211518 |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
| rev2 = Electrozombies
| rev2 = Electrozombies
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref name="electrozombies">{{cite web |url=https://electrozombies.com/music/review/vnv-nation-noire/ |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=ElectroZombies Magazine |date=October 21, 2018 |author=Annika Autzen |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="electrozombies">{{cite web |url=https://electrozombies.com/music/review/vnv-nation-noire/ |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=ElectroZombies Magazine |date=21 October 2018 |author=Annika Autzen |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
| rev3 = Reflections of Darkness
| rev3 = Reflections of Darkness
| rev3score = {{Rating|7|10}} <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-u-z-cdreviews-135/18715-cd-review-vnv-nation-noire |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=Reflections of Darkness |date=October 19, 2018 |author=Susanne Schaller |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
| rev3score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-u-z-cdreviews-135/18715-cd-review-vnv-nation-noire |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=Reflections of Darkness |date=19 October 2018 |author=Susanne Schaller |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
| rev4 = Release Magazine
| rev4 = Release Magazine
| rev4score = {{Rating|8|10}} <ref name="release">{{cite web |url=https://www.releasemagazine.net/reviews/vnv-nation-noire/ |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=Release Music Magazine |date=October 17, 2018|author=Johan Carlsson |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
| rev4score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="release">{{cite web |url=https://www.releasemagazine.net/reviews/vnv-nation-noire/ |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=Release Music Magazine |date=17 October 2018|author=Johan Carlsson |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
| rev5 = Musik Reviews
| rev5 = Musik Reviews
| rev5score = {{Rating|12|15}} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2018/VNV-Nation/Noire/ |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=Musik Reviews |date=October 17, 2018|author=Andreas Schiffmann |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
| rev5score = {{Rating|12|15}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2018/VNV-Nation/Noire/ |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=Musik Reviews |date=17 October 2018|author=Andreas Schiffmann |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
| rev6 = Terrorverlag
| rev6 = Terrorverlag
| rev6score = {{Rating|9|10}} <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.terrorverlag.com/rezensionen/vnv-nation/noire/ |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=Terrorverlag Alternative Music Webzine |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
| rev6score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.terrorverlag.com/rezensionen/vnv-nation/noire/ |title=VNV Nation - Noire |publisher=Terrorverlag Alternative Music Webzine |accessdate=2020-05-03}}</ref>
}}
}}


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Release Music Magazine's Johan Carlsson wrote "Ronan sings better than ever, solemnly painting a picture of a dark future, and some tracks have melodies that just get stuck in your head and twirl around for hours. [...] Ronan manages to wring a lot of emotion and beauty from his machine park, which is no small feat."<ref name="release"/>
Release Music Magazine's Johan Carlsson wrote "Ronan sings better than ever, solemnly painting a picture of a dark future, and some tracks have melodies that just get stuck in your head and twirl around for hours. [...] Ronan manages to wring a lot of emotion and beauty from his machine park, which is no small feat."<ref name="release"/>


==Track listing==
== Promotion ==
=== Tour ===
Noire was followed by the Noire tour, with the first European leg starting in Germany on 12 October 2018, the same day as the release of Noire, and ending in Denmark on 3 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vandalamagazine.com/2018/06/12/vnv-nation-releases-noire-and-tour-plans/|title=VNV NATION RELEASES NOIRE AND TOUR PLANS|website=vandalamagazine.com|date=12 June 2018 }}</ref> The American leg of the tour started on 16 November 2018 and ended on 15 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cristinarocks.com/2018/09/vnv-nation-announce-noire-north.html|title=VNV Nation announce 'Noire' + North American tour|website=cristinarocks.com}}</ref> The second and final European leg started in Sweden on 24 January 2019 and ended in Russia on 3 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moshville.co.uk/news/tours/2019/01/vnv-nation-uk-tour-kicks-off-next-week/|title=VNV Nation UK tour kicks off next week|website=moshville.co.uk}}</ref>

=== Marketing ===
The song "When Is the Future?" was supported by the release of a music video, which was the first official VNV Nation music video.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://regenmag.com/news/vnv-nation-releases-first-official-music-video-releases-new-album/|title=VNV Nation releases first official music video, releases new album|website=regenmag.com|date=12 October 2018 }}</ref> The video was filmed on location in Tokyo in Autumn 2018 and directed by Michael and Flora Winkler. It released on 8 October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.side-line.com/vnv-nation-debuts-official-video-for-when-is-the-future/|title=VNV Nation debuts official video for 'When is the future's|website=side-line.com|date=16 October 2018 }}</ref>

== Track listing ==
All songs written and composed by Ronan Harris.
All songs written and composed by Ronan Harris.
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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| title2 = Armour
| title2 = Armour
| length2 = 4:13
| length2 = 4:13
| title3 = God Of All
| title3 = God of All
| length3 = 5:26
| length3 = 5:26
| title4 = Nocturne No.7
| title4 = Nocturne No.7
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| title9 = Guiding
| title9 = Guiding
| length9 = 5:47
| length9 = 5:47
| title10 = When Is The Future?
| title10 = When Is the Future?
| length10 = 5:11
| length10 = 5:11
| title11 = Only Satellites
| title11 = Only Satellites
| length11 = 5:18
| length11 = 5:18
| title12 = Requiem For Wires
| title12 = Requiem for Wires
| length12 = 4:44
| length12 = 4:44
| title13 = All Our Sins
| title13 = All Our Sins
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}}
}}


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
'''VNV Nation'''
'''VNV Nation'''
* Ronan Harris – vocals, programming
* Ronan Harris – vocals, programming
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* Szymon Jakubowski - piano on "Nocturne No.7"
* Szymon Jakubowski - piano on "Nocturne No.7"


==Charts==
== Charts ==
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==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{AllMusic}}
* {{Discogs master}}
* {{MusicBrainz release group}}
* {{SoundCloud}}
* [https://regenmag.com/reviews/vnv-nation-noire/ Album Review by ReGen Magazine, 9 September 2019]
* [https://regenmag.com/reviews/vnv-nation-noire/ Album Review by ReGen Magazine, 9 September 2019]


{{VNV Nation}}
{{VNV Nation}}
{{Authority control}}


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Latest revision as of 06:33, 21 November 2024

Noire
Studio album by
VNV Nation
Released12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) (Europe)[1]
7 December 2018 (2018-12-07) (US)[2]
Recorded2018
StudioAnachron, Hamburg
GenreElectronic, synthpop, futurepop, trance
Length73:15
LabelAnachron Sounds (Europe), Metropolis Records (US)
ProducerRonan Harris
VNV Nation chronology
Resonance
(2015) 		Noire
(2018) 		Electric Sun
(2023)
Singles from Noire
  1. "When Is the Future?"
    Released: 8 October 2018

Noire is the tenth studio album by the Irish alternative electronic band VNV Nation, released on 12 October 2018, in Europe under Anachron Sounds, and on 7 December 2018, in America under Metropolis Records.[1][2] The single "When Is the Future?" was a major hit for the band and also well received.[3] The song "Collide" was used as the theme song for the 2023 video game Firmament.[citation needed]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Electrozombies[5]
Reflections of Darkness[6]
Release Magazine[7]
Musik Reviews[8]
Terrorverlag[9]

Electrozombies International Synthpop Magazine's Annika Autzen wrote "Ronan Harris’ melancholic and calm voice leads the listener through very dark places, where opposing forces such as light and darkness, peace and war, life and death, love and hate are intertwined in an eternal conflict. The religious implications in the lyrics add to this somber atmosphere and make listening to the 13 songs an almost transcendental experience."[5]

Release Music Magazine's Johan Carlsson wrote "Ronan sings better than ever, solemnly painting a picture of a dark future, and some tracks have melodies that just get stuck in your head and twirl around for hours. [...] Ronan manages to wring a lot of emotion and beauty from his machine park, which is no small feat."[7]

Promotion

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Tour

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Noire was followed by the Noire tour, with the first European leg starting in Germany on 12 October 2018, the same day as the release of Noire, and ending in Denmark on 3 November 2018.[10] The American leg of the tour started on 16 November 2018 and ended on 15 December 2018.[11] The second and final European leg started in Sweden on 24 January 2019 and ended in Russia on 3 March 2019.[12]

Marketing

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The song "When Is the Future?" was supported by the release of a music video, which was the first official VNV Nation music video.[13] The video was filmed on location in Tokyo in Autumn 2018 and directed by Michael and Flora Winkler. It released on 8 October 2018.[14]

Track listing

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All songs written and composed by Ronan Harris.

No.TitleLength
1."A Million"6:29
2."Armour"4:13
3."God of All"5:26
4."Nocturne No.7"6:10
5."Collide"6:40
6."Wonders"5:40
7."Immersed"6:24
8."Lights Go Out"4:03
9."Guiding"5:47
10."When Is the Future?"5:11
11."Only Satellites"5:18
12."Requiem for Wires"4:44
13."All Our Sins"7:10
Total length:73:15

Personnel

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VNV Nation

  • Ronan Harris – vocals, programming

Additional performers

  • Conrad Oleak - orchestral programming on "All Our Sins" outro
  • Szymon Jakubowski - piano on "Nocturne No.7"

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 151
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 54

References

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  1. ^ a b "Noire". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "VNV Nation Noire". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ "VNV Nation – touring the US in support of new album Noire". www.echo.ie. 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "VNV Nation - Noire". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b Annika Autzen (21 October 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". ElectroZombies Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ Susanne Schaller (19 October 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b Johan Carlsson (17 October 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". Release Music Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. ^ Andreas Schiffmann (17 October 2018). "VNV Nation - Noire". Musik Reviews. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. ^ "VNV Nation - Noire". Terrorverlag Alternative Music Webzine. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. ^ "VNV NATION RELEASES NOIRE AND TOUR PLANS". vandalamagazine.com. 12 June 2018.
  11. ^ "VNV Nation announce 'Noire' + North American tour". cristinarocks.com.
  12. ^ "VNV Nation UK tour kicks off next week". moshville.co.uk.
  13. ^ "VNV Nation releases first official music video, releases new album". regenmag.com. 12 October 2018.
  14. ^ "VNV Nation debuts official video for 'When is the future's". side-line.com. 16 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – VNV Nation – Noire" (in German). Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – VNV Nation – Noire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – VNV Nation – Noire" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – VNV Nation – Noire". Hung Medien.
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