Albums to watch

Last Night on Earth

Noah And The Whale

Last Night on Earth

Third album of indie folk from the Twickenham group

ADM rating[?]

6.4

Label
Vertigo
UK Release date
07/03/2011
US Release date
08/03/2011
  1. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    Might leave some of Noah & The Whale’s old audience behind, but the band appears to be headed in the right direction
    Read Review

  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Sends home the message that being young and reckless doesn’t always have a price
    Read Review

  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    A near-total reinvention, and a triumph. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Q

    It succeeds thanks to Fink's languid delivery. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Rich storytelling and infectiously upbeat folk held together by Fink’s husky but soothing vocal
    Read Review

  6. 8.0 |   NME

    They've made a sincere, unironic record about how great life can be if you want it to be
    Read Review

  7. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    A sparkling piece of work
    Read Review

  8. 8.0 |   The Independent

    A confident, clear-headed quantum leap beyond their previous work
    Read Review

  9. 8.0 |   The Fly

    A sound informed by gospel choirs, John Hughes’ 80s and the spirit of Bruce Springsteen
    Read Review

  10. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    They've stepped away from the acoustic guitars and made a glorious album of drivetime pop music
    Read Review

  11. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    Heartfelt, spirited, lyrical, moody and mostly magnificent pop rock
    Read Review

  12. 8.0 |   Clash

    A guilty pop pleasure
    Read Review

  13. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    More or less irresistible
    Read Review

  14. 7.0 |   DIY

    Noah And The Whale's downbeat phase is definitely over
    Read Review

  15. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    The pop whimsy is more defined this time around
    Read Review

  16. 7.0 |   BBC

    More a continuation of their natural evolution rather than a dramatic change
    Read Review

  17. 6.0 |   The Observer

    The music itself is too moderate and clean-lined to capture the excitement and disarray of the rough-and-tumble lives it scores
    Read Review

  18. 6.0 |   God Is In The TV

    I just don't feel it has anything to say emotionally or musically that Noah and the Whale haven't said better with previous releases
    Read Review

  19. 6.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Overall, it seems that Last Night On Earth is a testament to the band’s mastery of the art of making records that are not quite crap, but not quite brilliant either
    Read Review

  20. 6.0 |   Under The Radar

    Tailor made to be a guilty pleasure album. And, in this case, that is not a bad thing
    Read Review

  21. 5.0 |   No Ripcord

    Noah And The Whale would have done better to focus on the more organic sound they became quite good at than become just another forgettable crossover act
    Read Review

  22. 5.0 |   Pitchfork

    An album that's as artfully inflated as it is vacuous and forgettable
    Read Review

  23. 4.0 |   The Scotsman

    Banal polished breeziness
    Read Review

  24. 4.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It rarely comes across as interesting, exciting, or personal
    Read Review

  25. 4.0 |   The Skinny

    The dual personality of this record will, for some, make it worthy of investigation, but for others render it a disjointed experience
    Read Review

  26. 4.0 |   Uncut

    This is a whole new level of phoney. Print edition only

  27. 4.0 |   PopMatters

    Maybe by album number four, they will cease emulating and start evoking
    Read Review

  28. 4.0 |   State

    It is nostalgia informed entirely by somebody else’s nostalgia
    Read Review

  29. 2.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Even if it's a joke, it's a joke you don't wanna hear
    Read Review


blog comments powered by Disqus

Watch it

Roll over video for more options

Hear it

Preview & download it

Noah And The Whale: Last Night on Earth

  • Download full album for just £5.99
  • 1. Life Is Life £0.99
  • 2. Tonight's The Kind Of Night £0.99
  • 3. L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. £0.99
  • 4. Wild Thing £0.99
  • 5. Give It All Back £0.99
  • 6. Just Me Before We Met £0.99
  • 7. Paradise Stars £0.99
  • 8. Waiting For My Chance To Come £0.99
  • 9. The Line £0.99
  • 10. Old Joy £0.99
  • Service provided by 7Digital

Latest Reviews

More reviews