The New York-based punk/indie/rock band has seen a lot in its ten years, with a rotating cast of characters and an on-again/off-again history highly dependent upon the whims of the members at any given time. The common thread running throught the shifting lineups, though, is a determination to rock smart and especially rock hard.
Noisy's shows and recordings are terse, intense bursts of sonic chaos counterweighted by tight pop structures, trenchant social commentary, political rants, and the odd reverie.
In 2001, Noisy hit a peak of sorts, gigging steadily, recording the album ROCK IS CHEAP in two days, and grinding out 7 more as yet unreleased tracks. The high was hard to sustain, and the band drifted apart in 2002. True to the band's deliberate amateur status (the members all have day jobs and play for the sheer love of the game), the band reunited in 2004 for a 10th anniversary gig, and will continue to do so up to four times per year.
In the mid 00's the band's subject matter has attained a newfound currency. Riots in 2005 burned the band's namesake city in France, and with American politics drifting rightward, songs that vilify false pieties, like "God, Jr". and "Buckeye," included here, rang true. Noisy-Le-Grand didn't want to be right, and doesn't want to be Right.
