Detroit trio, Noman, explore the history of punk and folk and find their sound somewhere in between, creating a delicate intermediary with pop-hinted melodies through raspy rousing vocals that can both inspire and enrage. Noman’s all-around-and-all-falling-down drum-styling and humming guitar licks set a disarming stylized groove that’s distinct to their own blend of grimy folk with pedal-to-the-metal punk rock.
Touring in support of their second full length album Broadcast, released on Woodbridge Records and recorded by Steve Albini, Noman roots around in the skeleton-stacked closet of punk, while melding rough, smoky British folk and rah-rah-rousing jigs, to create a sound that combines Dylan and The Pogues with the pop of The Clash and the fierceness of American Steel.
“…an explosive, acoustic-punk sound, calling to mind equal parts Fugazi and Bright Eyes. Broadcast is steeped in the melancholy that comes with living with Rustbelt decay, but also anthemic: the band never relents with its passionate delivery, which ultimately makes Noman’s disc fun and destined to be sung along to in punk dives.” -Motor City Rocks.com