Heard Noises

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Heard Noises
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Studio album by
Matt Berry
Released24 January 2025 (2025-01-24)
Genre
Length49:01
Label Acid Jazz
Producer Matt Berry
Matt Berry chronology
Simplicity
(2023)		Heard Noises
(2025)

Heard Noises is the eleventh studio album by English musician Matt Berry. [1] It was released on 24 January 2025, through the label, Acid Jazz Records. [2]

Contents

Background

Several individuals, including Craig Blundell, Natasha Lyonne, Eric D. Johnson, Phil Scraggs, and Rosie McDermott, collaborated with Berry in the production of the album. [2] Heard Noises was Berry's first release since his 2023 instrumental album, Simplicity, and his first studio album featuring vocals since the release of The Blue Elephant in 2021. [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Louder Than War Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Tim Sendra of AllMusic stated in his review of the album "Heard Noises ranks right near the top, and if the sun hits it just right and one squints a little, it might be sitting merrily atop the very summit." [1] Louder Than War gave it a rating of 4.5 out of 5, describing it as a "nice piece of magic to end the polymath's latest statement of intent into complex music yet simple to the ears." [4] Record Collector called Heard Noises "arguably his best album yet" and rated it four out of five. [5] BrooklynVegan referred to the album as "another groovy psych-pop gem", calling it a "A Matt Berry Primer". [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matt Berry.

No.TitleLength
1."Why on Fire?" (featuring Eric D. Johnson)4:56
2."Silver Rings"2:23
3."Interlude"0:39
4."Be Alarmed"5:32
5."I Gotta Limit" (featuring Kitty Liv)3:09
6."Wedding Photo Stranger"4:34
7."Stay on the Ground"4:20
8."I Entered as I Came" (featuring Natasha Lyonne)4:19
9."There Are Monsters"3:41
10."To Live for What Once Was" (featuring Eric D. Johnson and Phil Scragg)3:13
11."Canada Dry"2:04
12."The Snakes Will Slide" (featuring Eric D. Johnson and Phil Scragg)4:07
13."Interlude 2"0:43
14."Sky High" (featuring Rosie McDermott)5:21
Total length:49:06

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Heard Noises
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 10
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 22
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [9] 3

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sendra, Tim. "Heard Noises - Matt Berry". AllMusic . Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 Bonner, Michael (17 September 2024). "Matt Berry announces new studio album, Heard Noises". Uncut . Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Murray, Robin (17 September 2024). "Matt Berry Announces New Album 'Heard Noises'". Clash . Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 Carey, Wayne (22 January 2025). "Matt Berry: Heard Noises - Album Review". Louder Than War . Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 Draper, Jason (31 December 2024). "Heard Noises - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector . Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Pearis, Bill (24 January 2025). "Matt Berry – Heard Noises (Acid Jazz)". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
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