Noise By Numbers - Without Boundaries: The NBN Collection (2008-2015) UPGRADED & COMBINED

Noise By Numbers hails from Chicago, IL and features veterans of the Chicago music scene including Dan "Vapid" Schafer (formerly of Screeching Weasel / Riverdales / Mopes / Methadones) and Jeff Dean (The Bomb / All Eyes West), Rick Uncapher (Textbook), and Jimmy Lucido (Nightmare Air). The band finds its influence from classic punk/alternative bands like Hüsker Dü, Naked Raygun, Dinosaur Jr., Sugar, and The Replacements, yet maintain a unique sound that never stays in one place for too long. They were named as one of the "100 Bands You Need to Know About" by Alternative Press in the March 2012 issue.








This is the debut release for this Chicago four piece that finds it's influence from 80's rock music and early 90's punk. Bands like Hüsker Du, Naked Raygun, Seam, and yeah – think old Alkaline Trio meets some east bay – you get the idea…

Dan Schafer's song writing has grown over the years and it's evident with this new project. You will hear all aspects of Dan's musical life from classic Danny Vapid (Sludgeworth) to the Daniel Schafer we know today (Methadones).

Noise By Numbers is a alternative/punk juggernaut from right here in Chicago with their debut Asian Man Records release “yeah, whatever…”! It just goes to show that with this All-Star cast of musicians (Dan Schafer of the Methadones, Screeching Weasel, and the Riverdales on lead vocals, Neil Hennessy from the Lawrence Arms on Drums for this recording, Jeff Dean of The Bomb on guitar, and Rick Uncapher of Textbook & Woolworthy fame on bass) you just can’t go wrong. “yeah, whatever…” is the album I have been waiting a long time for… from the first track “17 on The Wayside” touching on the way things used to be… even mention to my old stopping grounds here in Chicago at Punkin Donuts… to another stand out track of “Paris In September” will have you hoppin around like a crack head on fire… to the tune “Waiting For The Train” once again talking about Chicago… and I felt it sum up my life now as I am on the Blue Line from Logan Square and how Wicker Park has become Yuppified Douchebags of Lincoln Park on Trust Funds Part 2… oops, I meant gentrified…. to the closing track of “Northern Lights” yet another song you can put on a Mix Tape for your special lady friend. So, if you are looking for some good music to pump into your skull while taking the Blue line downtown to get your ass moving from day to day, or even music to blast at your house when you want to bounce around the room to annoy your old ass neighbors the floor below… this is the one you want to pick up! Nothing too crazy here… just kick ass real Pop-Punk!

~ Review by JohnB, onekindradio.com

Tracklist:

01. 17 On The Wayside
02. Just A Reminder
03. Paris In September
04. A Single Bullet
05. Without Boundaries
06. Waiting For The Train
07. Cold Embrace
08. Somewhere Somewhere
09. So Very Clever
10. Northern Lights

all lyrics written by Dan Schafer / music by Schafer & Jeff Dean


Recorded & Mixed by Matt Allison at Atlas Studio in May/June 2009
Mastered by Collin Jordan.

• Dan Schafer - vocals, guitar
• Jeff Dean - guitar
• Rick Uncapher - bass
• Neil Hennessy - drums

Released: November 10, 2009
Label: Asian Man Records
Catalog No.: AM-188CD



The second sophomore release from this Chicago four-piece, Over Leavitt is 11 tracks of 90's influence punk rock and 80's rock music that has drawn comparisons to bands like Hüsker Du and The Replacements. Filled to the brim with melodic hooks, catchy sing-alongs, and a huge rock sound, Over Leavitt is a record that wouldn't be out of place in a dirty basement somewhere in Chicago or your favorite modern alternative rock radio station over the world.

Since their last album, "Yeah, Whatever…" (2009) on Asian Man Records, it sounds like the band has ironed out the kinks and are working on all cylinders kicking out one of the best Indie Punk albums I've heard in a while. From start to finish "Over Leavitt" is chalk full of killer guitar work, vocal harmonies, catchy hooks, and will have you bouncing around the house singing along to every track.

~ Review from One Kind Radio

Over Leavitt is permeated by a wistful malaise from start to finish, though their punk roots have been tamed slightly. Instead, "I Don't Think So" and the title track almost sound like a brasher version of very early R.E.M., managing to be both melodic and discordant at the same time. Elsewhere, "Disappointed" is a soaring lo-fi punk anthem, while "Radiate" offers a slower, more contemplative side to the band - yet like the rest of the album, still brims with fierce, vital intensity.

~ Review from Alternative press

Tracklist:

01. A Song For Emily
02. Lost My Way
03. Swarm Of Flies
04. Sara's Reaching For The Sun
05. I Don't Think So
06. Radiate
07. Satellite Number Eight
08. Yeah, Whatever
09. Yes, You
10. Disappointed
11. Over Leavitt

all songs written by Dan Schafer and Jeff Dean


Produced by Jon Drew and Noise By Numbers
Recorded by Jon Drew in June-July 2010 at Million Yen, Chicago, IL.
Mixed & Mastered in August 2010 by Jon Drew at Alterations, Toronto.

• Dan Schafer - vocals, guitar
• Jeff Dean - guitar, backing vocals
• Rick Uncapher - bass
• Jimmy Lucido - drums, percussion, piano on "7"
+ Elizabeth Elmore - backing vocals on "7 & 9"

Released: August 2, 2011
Label: Jump Start Records
Catalog No.: JST 70-2

The collection of the 7" vinyl EPs, released between 2009-2012 on various labels.

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

Art Of The Underground Singles Series #43 (2009)

01. So Quickly
02. Under The Milky Way

"1" written by Dan Schafer and Jeff Dean
"2" by by Steve Kilbey and Karin Jansson. Originally performed by The Church


Recorded and mixed by Matt Allison at Atlas in May/June 2009
Mastered by Collin Jordan.

• Dan Schafer - vocals, guitar, backing vocals
• Jeff Dean - guitar
• Rick Uncapher - bass
• Neil Hennessy - drums, backing vocals

Released on August 2009.


Split with Cheap Girls - Under The Influence #15 (2011)

01. Between Planets [Jesus and Mary Chain cover]


Released on August 16, 2011


Split with The Magnificent (2011)

01. Southgate House
02. Lost Luggage

all songs by Dan Schafer and Jeff Dean


Produced by Noise By Numbers
Recorded and mixed by Jeff Dean at Million Yen, Chicago in December 2010.

• Dan Schafer - vocals, guitar
• Jeff Dean - guitar, backing vocals
• Rick Uncapher - bass
• Jimmy Lucido - drums

Released on November 15, 2011


2 Sugar Sampler, Volume 3 (Jump Start Records' Digital Sampler)

24. Rudderless [Lemonheads cover]


Released on December 25, 2011

Single sided 12" vinyl EP. High On Drama could be the swan song we've all been looking for or it could be the spring board that breathes new life into Noise By Numbers. The EP is made up of six tracks that pick up where the band left off with Over Leavitt with the added bonus of a cover of The Lemonheads' "Rudderless". The five new tunes are drenched in odes to bands like Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, and Sugar, and "Rudderless" shows more than enough respect for the original. Chicago is known for its legendary bands and there is no doubt in our minds that Noise By Numbers has earned a spot next to all of them even if you haven't heard of them.

Tracklist:

01. High On Drama
02. Are You Still My Enemy?
03. Southgate House
04. Town Of Hamburg
05. Rudderless [Lemonheads cover]
06. Make Up Your Heart


Recorded by Jeff Dean and Jon Drew at Million Yen Studios
Mixed & Mastered by Jon Drew.

• Dan Schafer - vocals, guitar
• Jeff Dean - guitar, backing vocals
• Rick Uncapher - bass
• Jimmy Lucido - drums

Released Digitally: January 13, 2015
Released on Vinyl: April 8, 2015
Label: Jump Start Records
Catalog No.: JST-094




See also: Sludgeworth - Losers Of The Year (1995)