Noblesse Oblige
Malady
Two years after the release of In Exile, Noblesse Oblige release their 3rd album Malady, an occult concept album that cites the visual mysticism of Kenneth Anger, Aleister Crowleys storytelling, and the morbid melancholy of Christina Rossettis poetry. The album is the conclusion of an exploration of the occult. Fittingly, the production of the album also features several exotic ingredients such as timbales and ukulele in continuation of the bands use of world music sounds, mixed with their tradional blend of kitsch and new wave theatricality - for as dark its subject matter is, Malady contains some Noblesse Obliges most melodic and poppy moments yet.