Album Review: Island of Noise by Modern Nature

Though Modern Nature's Jack Cooper certainly has a musical history that pre-dates the release of his latest project's Nature EP in 2019, a compelling arc of history and evolution can be traced over the past three years of his latest iteration's existence. Originally billed as a partnership between Cooper and BEAK>'s Will Young, half of the musicians that appeared on Modern Nature's debut, Young and Woods' Aaron Neveu, are no longer on board, or at least not for the outfit's high water mark to date, Island of Noise. No disrespect to Neveu, but Jim Wallis' drum work is part and parcel to this album's elevated state, while longer-term contributor, saxophonist Jeff Tobias, continues to work alongside Cooper as he further unfurls the Modern Nature blueprint.

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