Noam Weinstein

Noam Weinstein (no-ahm wyne-styne) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his collaborations with other artists such as Mike Viola, Heather Masse, Sam Sadigursky, and Norah Jones.^[1][2][3]

Biography

Noam Weinstein grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts^[3][4] and began playing guitar as a child and performing at local clubs during high school.^[5][6] In 1999 he moved to New York City and joined the Greenwich Village songwriting community led by Jack Hardy.^[7] From 2001-2012 he released six albums in the US^[8] (five studio projects and a live album recorded at The Living Room in New York^[9]); a seventh, the compilation Sixteen Skies, was distributed in Europe.^[10]

Recognition

Although a widespread audience has eluded Weinstein so far,^[11] his music has received critical acclaim in publications like Performing Songwriter,^[12] The New Yorker,^[13] and The Boston Globe,^[3] and airplay on prominent stations such as WFUV, WXPN, and WERS.^[14] In addition, Weinstein's song "I Can Hurt People" was featured on the Showtime series Weeds,^[15] and several others have been recorded by indie artists such as Mieka Pauley, Greta Gertler, and Jess Tardy.

Recent Work

On April 1, 2014, Weinstein announced the release of his latest studio album, Bottlefed, self-produced but featuring a number of collaborators from his earlier projects. (According to eNoam, the album's title refers to "a collection of twelve new songs about the innocent, the infantile, and the imitated.") ^[16]

Discography

As Leader

• Enough About You (2001)
• Above The Music (2002)
• Probably Human (2004)
• We're All Going There (2006)
• Sixteen Skies (2009)
• Found Alive (2010)
• Clocked (2012)
• Bottlefed (2014)

As Guest

• Jess Tardy, Waiting For You (2002)
• Greta Gertler, The Baby That Brought Bad Weather (2003)
• The Great Unknowns, Presenting The Great Unknowns (2004)
• Naomi Sommers, Gentle as The Sun (2008)
• Sam Sadigursky, Words (2009)

References