UPDATE: This album was remixed and remastered in 2021, and an expanded set of songs are available for the first time on all digital platforms, as well as old-school CD. Click here to jump to Beat Noir: 25th Anniversary Edition.

Patrick S. Noonan ( of Laurasia and Outer Park) steps out to highlight his broad songwriting skills and guitar mastery.

Beat Noir is wildly eclectic, ranging from the cool acoustic fusion of the classic “East River Consort” sound to country-folk to thinking-person’s pop. Drums and bass add snappy grooves, often contrasting with darker and more mysterious lyrics and instrumental textures. Packed with variety.

See why sections of this release got Noonan to the finals – twice – in Musician Magazine’s “Best Unsigned Band” competitions!

Performers:

• Patrick Noonan – acoustic & electric guitars, bass, synths, mandolin, vocals and percussion
• Chris Noonan – drums
• Laura Teller – vocals
• Jonathan Levi – violin
• Jim Lyden – bass (“The Madonna on the Crescent,” “The Edge of Town,” “Till Tom Special”)
• John Houshmand – additional electric guitar (“Moontrain,” “Melody at Sea”)
• Charles Tobermann – synthesizer (“Capture the Flag”)
• Nancy Patton Wood – background vocals (“Capture the Flag”)

Produced by Patrick S. Noonan
Recorded at home, 1986-1996: Hartsdale NY, Lexington MA & Atlanta GA
Drums recorded at DRG Studios, Springfield IL (Tom Daigelman, engineer)
“Capture the Flag” and “Monopolis” mixed at Fort Apache Studios, Cambridge MA (Tim O’Heir, engineer)
All other tracks mixed at Exocet Productions, Atlanta GA (Bruce Bennett, engineer)
Mastered by Hoyt Dooley III, DiskMastering, Nashville TN
Design: Night Sky Studio Ltd.
Cover Illustration: Kate Lamberton Gramila & John Houshmand
Photograph: Tanner Griffith