Define noise rock. Hasn't rock itself been labeled as noise since it's inception? Well, this LA four-piece better helps to put a sound with this sub-genre. From the opening seconds of Get Color, HEALTH lets the relentless drumming, obscure feedback, and dream-like vocals commence and doesn't let up until the album's somewhat out-of-place closer "In Violet." To say things are sometimes chaotic (see opening seconds of "Severin" for complete and utter chaos) on this album would be a completely sound statement but they are also able to lock into a groove and create approachable songs (most notably in the album's second track "Die Slow"). However, the whole marching/driving/relentless drumming becomes mundane during the album's later tracks (plus the addition of squealing vocals/feedback doesn't much help) which all culminates in the previously mentioned (and oddly included) final song. Fans of early Deerhunter as well as Animal Collective will enjoy HEALTH's use of repetition and echoey (and indecipherable) vocals but all others who found those (wholly pretentious) bands not to their liking will do best to steer clear of this one.
3.2/5.0
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