![]() (Ultimate Painting, he has lamented, was too easy, because he only wrote half the songs.) It is the best, most cohesive album of his career, the product of a widening topical scope and a refined instrumental approach. Island of Noise, though, is a testament not to old bloated budgets but to Cooper’s vision, rapidly coming into focus as the leader of a band whose lineup shifts with every project. ![]() Spaceman-for an alt-rock moment, the prince of such audacious spectacle-nodding approvingly at the ambition. ![]() It has the gravity of a profound statement, a major production. The initial release of Island of Noise late last year had mid-’90s major-label energy, too: Before it appeared digitally in late January, the album saw life as an intricately illustrated box set containing an alternate instrumental album dubbed Island of Silence (both LPs were pressed on recycled vinyl), with a sheet of stickers and a dense book featuring responses to its 10 tracks from the likes of popular science scribe Merlin Sheldrake and culture critic Richard King.
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