Shingai Shoniwa

ICE QUEEN: Shingai Shoniwa
BAND: The NOISEttes
ORIGIN: Zimbabwe and London, England
GENRE: Alternative rock
ACCOMPLICES: Dan Smith (backing vocals, lead guitar), Jamie Morrison (drums)
DISCOGRAPHY: "What's The Time, Mr. Wolf?" (2007)
INFLUENCES: The circus, Nina Simone, old films and Peter Sellers

IMHO: I hadn't listened to a band with such raw energy in a long time. I actually had a dream last week (Feb 2008) about rocking out to The Noisettes. I am pretty sure I dreamt the song "I WE". Strange. I doubt Freud would have an explanation for that. Shingai has a voice that reminds me of Skin (from Skunk Anansie), but Shingai's is more velvety, with more texture. What a little gem. If you like short, fast, punked out songs, this is your thing.

FAVORITE SONGS: "Scratch Your Name", "Sister Rosetta", "Bridge To Canada", "I WE"...
FAVORITE ALBUM: "What's The Time, Mr. Wolf?"

WHAT OTHERS SAY: "Their music is a chameleonic mix of anthemlike ballads, high-pitched 1970s glam rock, distorted guitar riffs, and grungy headbanging rhythms, with Shoniwa's jazzy voice leading the march", taken from this webpage.