“With Utopia?, Tyrone Noonan harks back to the golden era of 1980s Australian indie rock excellence in a way that is anything but stale. It’s a sonic melting pot; fusing unabashed pop with luscious, sprawling ballads. It’s a bloody treat from start to end.” (Geordie Gray)
“After a nine-year wait between solo releases for Tyrone Noonan, Utopia? feels like an encapsulation of everything he’s absorbed in that time. Pop gems and gorgeous ballads are interweaved with psychedelic bangers, and all carry some heavy personal and socio-political themes. It seems like Noonan has experienced quite a lot of stuff over the last nine years and he’s put it all onto this record.” (Alexander Pan)
Tyrone says of the inspiration behind the record: “I’m aiming to create a journey through the myriad of human emotions, both on a personal and a global level, that we are all facing right now”.
But that doesn’t mean it’s a gloomy record: “This is a record for those yearning for a better path; something I think so many people on this planet agree with. Things are evolving so quickly, but amongst the 24 hour news cycle, there’s not enough balance between the negative and positive. This album tries to bridge that balance.”
The record features co‐writes with Grant (G.W.) McLennan (of The Go‐Betweens), and including his last vocal recording), Dan Rosen (ARIA CEO) and his main co-writers, Award-winning Donna Dyson and rising NT star Colin Lillie.