Add Violence
For the second installment of a planned series of three EPs, Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor eases up a bit on the harsh, experimental noisescapes of initial volley *Not The Actual Events*. \"Less Than\" indulges Reznor\'s gifts for New Wave keyboard swells and danceable beats, while \"Not Anymore\" thrashes about with a near classic-rock swagger and a shout-along chorus. In contrast, \"This Isn\'t the Place\" and \"The Lovers\" are subdued, almost ambient ballads that display Reznor’s range and maturity by luxuriating in tangible sonic beauty.
Nine Inch Nails’ second EP in a year is as perplexing and immediate as their first. Trent Reznor has lost none of his power to discomfit and intimidate.
Nine Inch Nails' EP hints at global nervousness and adjusts its electronic soundscapes accordingly.
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Many have been eagerly awaiting "Add Violence" since Trent Reznor said we should expect a trilogy of Eps; the first, "Not the Actual Events", surfaced in December of 2016. Though Reznor is the infamous heart and soul of NINE INCH NAILS, he is rejoined by his longtime collaborator/cowriter Atticus Ro...
As Trent Reznor's career progresses, it becomes easier and easier to compare him to David Bowie, Madonna, Prince, or Led Zeppelin because of the shifts,...
Nine Inch Nails - Add Violence review: Subtract noise, multiply choruses, divide fanbase.