Indiepop, Jangle and Lo-fi by electricsoundofjoy

On his sophomore album, "As It Was, As We Were", Hayes Noble continues to refine his brand of fuzzed out punk rock, with increasingly dynamic songwriting. Recorded and mixed by Luke Tweedy (William Elliott Whitmore, Appleseed Cast, Erase Errata), and mastered by Carl Saff, "As It Was, As We Were" captures the nineteen-year-old's talent for fusing melodious noise with timeless coming-of-age lyrics. Sheets of feedback collide with driving beats and abrasive hooks. Blurred vocals move from subdued delivery to impassioned shouts, compounding the youthful sincerity. Recorded two months after his high school graduation, "As It Was, As We Were" is the story of hot summer nights, first loves, and teenage desolation in the driftless hills surrounding the upper Mississippi. It’s the realization that you’re out of step with the weekend cowboys and keg party rollers, just trying to find some other outcasts and weirdos in a town the size of a dinner plate. Hayes presents us with a Gen Z snapshot of leaving home, and the suffocating bleakness glimpsed on the horizon. With artwork by Mike Scheer (Built to Spill, Treepeople) "As It Was, As We Were" continues Noble's trajectory as an emerging talent in a new generation of guitar-driven indie rockers.

GOT OVER IT

THE END

MIDCOAST KIDS

PUSHIN' ON

NOTHING ELSE

ON MONTROSE

The first single from Hayes Noble's Never Blue, set to release on streaming, and as a limited-edition cassette, on October 17. 

Written, recorded, and mixed by Hayes Noble at Leadmine No. 4. 
Mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air. 

Seven

Wait until tomorrow

The Endofme

Kids These Days

our first new song in 9 years is out today. a groove lost and found at sea. 

“patiently” is about making peace, learning spanish, and swimming open water. it's about the release of extending a hand, out of the throes of social isolation – a shore is in sight.

for years after we paused our band and tours, we moved hours apart. we kept writing solo songs but each struggled to finish them. we were pulled back to trails and ways.

when we started playing together again, building out a little studio in ian's backyard, “patiently” flowed together fast. keith's open chords on nylon guitar, ian's driving beat on live drums, the return of our deep bass and harmony master emma. 

we hope you'll bump "patiently” to dance in your kitchen, put it on for your surf crew and coworkers, and send it to pen pals in distant lands. we're back, with more to come.


Patiently

Now You're Mine

Seven

Hayes Noble

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