Noga Erez - Off The Radar (City Slang) 2017
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Tel Aviv’s Noga Erez doesn’t seem too concerned with sticking with a particular lane, in fact her debut album Off The Radar is everything but a easily compartmentalized record. Sure, pop and dance are a common thread on all the fifteen songs that compose Off The Radar, but the way Erez keeps twisting and fluctuating between tracks is remarkable to say the least. Aware of her surroundings and the implications of some behaviours, that in part are surely enhanced by having an Israeli-informed upbringing, Noga makes the point of tackle a myriad of social and political relevant topics. But it’s not just what she has to say but also, and maybe more importantly, how she says it – the way she is able to maintain the listener’s attention.
Manipulating her voice to the point of stretching the spectrum of possibilities and having a production with an extremely strong multisensory nature that ultimately guides the listener through extremely rich and complex little worlds, are the main arguments to the brilliance and freshness of Off The Radar.