Penance Soirée

Gets a bit annoying after a while. Rock

I have never heard of Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line nefore and have no idea what to expect here. lets give it a go.

Favourite track: I couldnt pick one.
Least favourite track: everything was just so pointlessly loud and yet boring at the same time. I could happily never listen to this again.
Album artwork: Not a fan

Nope, not needed before dying. It may have expedited my death. Noise.

This was a pile of shit

⭐

A loud, aggressive blast of noise rock and post-hardcore energy. The album delivers raw intensity and chaotic guitars, but not every track leaves a lasting impression. It’s more about attitude and sheer force than memorable songwriting. A solid listen for fans of gritty, confrontational rock, though the relentless volume may wear some listeners down.

Decent indie post punk.

Distortion to a chaotic extreme. Somewhat offputting

Another one that made me regret my commitment to listening to every album on the 1001 twice. The noise was brutal and sometimes it seemed like they went out of the way to make it sound miserable (ugh to the last two minutes of Seasick). A fair number of tracks could have been good if they didn't drench them in noise (e.g., On the Lash, Caviar, Spike Island, Kiss Like Lizards, White Devil), but most of it was just obnoxiously noisy. Also, didn't like the whiny sounding singer. Not much redeeming value to this album, and glad they removed it from the 1001. LEAST favorite tracks: Spit on It (apt lyric: "This sucks"), Getting Bright at Night (had some good moments, but the noise outweighed the good), Meatmaker, Virgin Velcro, Seasick.

A minor drop in the wave of millennial garage rock revival. Howling vocals, amazingly scuzzy guitars, big banging drums, driving riffs and touch of electronica. Good fun but pretty generic. A bunch of LA dudes had the brilliant idea of being the Stooges.

What a load of shit. I tried it over three pieces. This noise is unbearable. And I say that even though I like to listen to Industrial in between. 1/5

This is not a bad album. It's not a good album, but it's not terrible. It's just completely pointless and forgettable.

I think it's pretty good. It's definitely reminiscent of the early aughts vibe of Jet, The Vines, Kaiser Chiefs, The Strokes, etc. I'm going to give it a 4, which I feel might be half a star too high, but I've had an AWFUL 2 weeks, and I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to hear something that isn't 80s pop or 70s rock.

I quite liked it, though it did seem quite derivative of various other things (quite Hives-ish). And it went on a little longer than I had patience for.

Man - so good. Going to have to add these guys into my rotation!!

Full disclaimer: I had to look up a user-cobbled together album on Youtube just to listen to this elusive thing.

It's good rock, nothing to write home about, but the sheer unavailability of it makes me deduct points. I don't know the story behind it, and I know the band had its issues with the production of this album. But my god, it is 2025!

This was also pretty fun. Like a little weaker almost as good jack white project

Penance Soiree is an album that should have fell flat on it's face but somehow, it manages to be so amazing. I wasn't having high hopes about this album considering that it was listed as a noise rock album so i was expecting the most annoying thing ever but i did not get that. Instead, what i got was fast and frenetic album with some great melodies and some insane guitar work. The trumpets in some of the tracks did add quite a lot to them as well as they gave the album a pretty bluesy vibe. Granted, Meatmaker does do the annoying thing with it's instruments getting loud at certain intervals and the lyrics can be incredibly juvenile at points but none of these issues were enough to make me score this album any lower than 5 stars.
Best Song: White Devil
Worst Song: Meatmaker

It's loud and rough. Not bad, but nothing that really made me want to come back to it either.

Yet another ex-1001 album!™
http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex

Wonder if this is what The White Stripes would sound like with more guitar pedals and low production values? Meh, landfill material. 1.5

The Icarus Line, eine Band aus Los Angeles, die mit ihren rohen und ungeschliffenen Sound, der Elemente von Punk, Rock und Noise miteinander verbindet. Das Album ist durchzogen von einer düsteren und aggressiven Atmosphäre, die perfekt für Momente ist, in denen man etwas Hartes und Authentisches braucht. Besonders hervorzuheben sind die Tracks:
“Up Against the Motherfucker”: Ein kraftvoller Song, der mit seinen hämmernden Gitarrenriffs und der wütenden Energie sofort ins Ohr geht.
“Spike Island”: Dieser Track besticht durch seine rohe Intensität und die unbändige Energie, die die Band hier entfesselt.
“Meatmaker”: Ein Stück, das an die Grenzen von Electro-Body Music stößt und durch seine experimentellen Klänge und die düstere Atmosphäre beeindruckt.
Es ist ein Album, das durch seine kompromisslose Härte und Authentizität besticht. The Icarus Line schaffen es, eine intensive emotionale Tiefe zu erzeugen, die den Hörer in ihren Bann zieht. Es ist perfekt für Zeiten, in denen man Musik braucht, die direkt ins Mark trifft und keine Kompromisse eingeht.