Pitchfork

[Posted Monday, November 17th, 2003 06:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Scandinavian garage punks The (International) Noise Conspiracy have made the somewhat shocking move of signing to Rick Rubin's American Recordings (itself a part of the Island/Def Jam conglomeration). The move is a bit of a surprise given the bands staunchly anarchic political stance, but they justify it as merely a way to get their message to a larger fan base. And who says anarchy doesn't sell? It might be worth pointing out that frontman Dennis Lyxzén was also in Refused, who were not only included on Priority's Rebirth of the Loud disc back in 2000 alongside such indie flag wavers as Incubus, Snot, and Ice Cube, but also have a track in the new Tony Hawk's Underground video game. Not that we at Pitchfork care about such things.

With the recent success of bands such as the Strokes, the White Stripes, and especially the Hives, it's not too surprising that Rubin would be interested in the band: "I think they're a great live band-- they have incredible stage presence. And we're helping making an album that conveys as much as they have onstage on record. Which I don't think has been done before." In other words, "Sure, their records suck, but they rock my beard off live!" Expect the new disc in 2004.