Hayes Noble
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Hailing from northwest Illinois, and now residing in Spokane, Washington, Hayes Noble has built a solid following since home recording his first demos in 2021. Growing up in small-town rural America, with not much to do and nowhere to go, Hayes spent much of his time in the basement blasting records and working out songs. Raised on a steady diet of obscure noise and classic cuts, the multi-instrumentalist comes from a home where DIY punk ethics laid the groundwork, music plays a central role, and tastes span the decades. From 60's soul to various shades of metal, and everything in between, the stacks of CDs and vinyl have provided influences cutting across genres and eras. Drawing on inspiration from artists as wide ranging as Todd Rundgren, Ian MacKaye, and Doug Martsch, Hayes is building a sound drawn from home and abroad, yet uniquely his own. This isn't throwback cosplay, but that age-old phenomenon that occurs when bored kids find guitars and the magic of pedals and loud amplifiers, pushing beyond influences to make something raw and exciting.
What others are saying about AS IT WAS, AS WE WERE.
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2024 - YEAR END REVIEWS
Paste Magazine’s Top 25 Punk Albums of 2024!
If you like loud guitars, it’s an irresistible bag of swirling, fuzzed-out headphone candies that taste like Dinosaur Jr, Built to Spill, Hüsker Dü and Japandroids. These candies have been around for a while, but boy do they still taste great, especially in the very capable hands of Hayes Noble. Did we mention he’s 19?
FLOOD Magazine - Signal Boost: 15 Albums From 2024 You Should Know
...Hayes Noble feels like a soothing return to the late-’00s breezy-power-duo trend in indie rock... With vocals that often recall Trail of Dead’s Conrad Keely, the record instead feels deeply embedded in that time period, even despite the touch-grass messaging of “Blue to Grey.”
Maximum Rocknroll Magazine 2024 Year-end Top Tens
AIWAWW - It’s an anxiety-reducer. It’s so thick and crushing, but the whole thing has an uplifting sheen to it. He acknowledges your continual anxiety and speaks its language, so he’s able to communicate with it and make it back off. Those fuzzy guitar leads are like a single ray of sunshine cutting through storm clouds. He doesn’t pull you out of it, but instead just sits down there with you.
The Big Takeover - Jack Rabid's Ultimate Best of 2024
I hope this list inspires you to find, or give a second look to, a few great releases you might miss otherwise that you end up truly loving... when anyone glumly says, “There’s nothing happening in music anymore.” I’ve heard that every year of my life. It’s never been remotely true.
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PRESS
“From the opening blistering burst of frenetic sound on "Escape" (which calls to mind early Japandroids), the album finds Hayes exploring the always-messy feelings of coming of age in what seems like the middle of nowhere.”
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“The 10-track project is loud, fun and perfectly polished to the point of obvious proficiency while keeping the authenticity of Noble’s youthful shoegaze sound alive and well.”
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“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.”
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“All throughout As It Was, As We Were Hayes’ ability to decide what actually suits a song shines through; he never lets shoe-navelgazing get in the way of a good song.”
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“Since moving to Spokane last year, the 19-year-old has made waves with his brand of shoegaze-y punk — squeezing layers and layers of fuzzy noise rock into each mile-a-minute song while also creating melodic moments during which listeners can proverbially catch their breath — and his championing of all-ages shows.”
Videos from As It Was, As We Were
What others are saying about Hayes Noble's
HEAD CLEANER
“...it amazes me that Noble is only seventeen... for a first album, this has a helluva lot going for it and any fans of the slacker, fuzzy guitar sound will dig this.”
RAZORCAKE
“Hayes Noble brings forth a shoegaze wall of sound...the songs are tight and engaging... a warm and fuzzy good listen.”
MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL
“...a fresh sounding nod to the likes of late 80’s post-punk greats like Sonic Youth and Husker Dü with plenty of originality to spare.”
GLIDE MAGAZINE
“This coming-of-age noise rocker is blazing a new trail in a town with no scene, coming from small town middle America.”
BUFFA BLOG
Videos from Head Cleaner
ON TOUR (probably)
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2024 Fall Tour
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2024 Summer Tour
On tour now through July 20!
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2024 Spring Tour
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2023 Summer Tour
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2023 Spring Tour
Live from the Lilac Trail Tour
