Joi Noir - Alt Pop Rock
Olga - vocals, guitar
Igor - guitar
Olga Gallo and Igor Plotnikov are Russian, formed their band Joi Noir in the Republic of Congo, recorded their album in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and live in Barcelona, Spain. But as soon as you start listening to their album Celeste you are in the UK. In 1980. The post-punk, proto-goth sound of Siouxsie and the Banshees and Joy Division permeates Joi Noir’s work in the angular guitars, in Gallo’s powerful voice and in the production of Stephen Hague. Crashers with a brooding, New Order-like bassline and an ominous chorus, is a good place to begin.
Mark Edwards
The Sunday Times UK - 13/01/2019