Review | Review: Stray Kids’ album Noeasy is noisy, fun and the crowning glory of their K-pop career to date
- The 14-track album by Stray Kids paints a picture of a world that hasn’t always been easy for them or kind to their slightly industrial brand of pop music
- Listen out for elements of traditional Korean music in Thunderous, pause to take in the reflective Secret Secret and get ready to howl along with Wolfgang
Stray Kids are back, and with a new album that proves that being noisy – in the best of ways – is Noeasy thing to achieve.
The 14-track album of that name, released on August 23 and co-produced and written largely by the eight-member K-pop band, paints a picture of a world that hasn’t always been easy for them or kind to their slightly industrial brand of pop music (often described as “noisy”).
Noeasy is fronted by Thunderous, a single in the brash, rambunctious style that the boy band is known for. Although the new track launches Stray Kids into a new era, it also takes inspiration from the past.
The lyrics also include cultural nods and onomatopoeic references to various “thunderous” exclamations reminiscent of elements in traditional performances.