Jason Noble, a member of the influential post-rock bands Rodan, Rachel’s, and Shipping News, died Saturday of cancer. He was 40. Formed in Louisville, Kentucky—and drawing much of its inspiration from its friends and neighbors in Slint—Rodan first became nationally known via Inclined Plane, a four-band split Ep that also featured Superchunk, Tsunami, and Unrest. Even at that early stage, Rodan stood out: Rather than leaning toward the pop side of indie rock, Noble and company followed Slint’s lead in championing a more complex, textured, deconstructed sound that became known as "post-rock." Rodan’s sole album ...
- 8/6/2012
- avclub.com
With its sophomore album, 2007’s No Salvation, Louisville’s Coliseum made the big jump to Relapse Records. It’s a shame the trio’s sawed-off hardcore didn’t stick with the metal scene, but the band offset the loss by pulling in a few friends from some entirely different place for its third full-length, House With A Curse. Bonnie “Prince” Billy, J. Robbins of Jawbox, Jason Noble of Rachels and Rodan, and Peter Searcy of Squirrel Bait are among the many guest musicians who appear on the disc—mostly as backup vocalists, but some wielding violins, organs, accordion, and ...
- 7/6/2010
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