Noid (song)

This article is about the 2018 song by Yves Tumor. For other song, see Noid (disambiguation).
"Noid"
Single by Yves Tumor
from the album Safe in the Hands of Love
Released24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)
Genre
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)Yves Tumor
Yves Tumor singles chronology
"Noid"
(2018) 		"Licking An Orchid"
(2018)

"Noid" is a song by American experimental electronic music artist Yves Tumor. Written by Tumor, it was released on July 24, 2018, as the first single from Tumor's third studio album, ' 'Safe in the Hands of Love' ' on Warp Records (2018). The song is an anthemic comment on police brutality. It was produced by Yves Tumor, with Justin Raisen as co-producer and recording engineer.[1][2][3]

"Noid" samples "Grace" by Sylvia St. James.[4] It has a "percussive, string-sample lead" and a "hook-laden chorus" with Tumor singing lyrics invoking "fear and trauma induced by police brutality" and expressing his experience of PTSD and depression.[5]

The song received favorable reviews from music critics who applauded the song and its accompanying music video calling it gritty, propulsive, jarring and captivating.[1][2][6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b Blistein, Jon (2019-01-31). "Yves Tumor Battles Police Brutality in Gritty 'Noid' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  2. ^ a b "Yves Tumor: "Noid"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  3. ^ "Yves Tumor". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  4. ^ Erickson, Steve (2020-04-03). "Yves Tumor's Latest Outstrips Past Successes – Gay City News". gaycitynews.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  5. ^ "The Quietus | Reviews | Yves Tumor". The Quietus. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  6. ^ "Yves Tumor shares new song "Noid"". The FADER. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  7. ^ "Navigating The Many Styles Of Yves Tumor". Stereogum. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  8. ^ Bruce-Jones, Henry (2018-07-25). "Yves Tumor drops baffling indie pop jam 'Noid' on Warp". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-16.