Noam Weinstein

Noam Weinstein grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts^[3][4] and began playing guitar as a child and performing at local clubs during high school.^[5][6] In 1999 he moved to New York City and joined the Greenwich Village songwriting community led by Jack Hardy.^[7] From 2001-2014 he released seven albums^[8] (six studio projects and one recorded live at The Living Room^[9]); an eighth, the compilation Sixteen Skies, was distributed in Europe.^[10]

On April 15th, 2026, Noam released Male Model, containing "twelve pieces by and about the perfect man." (Its cover shows an in-progress marionette of Noam.) The album features Carla Azar, Griffin Goldsmith, Mike Viola, Rose Polenzani, Sam Sadigursky and many others. Produced by Noam, and co-produced by Mike Viola, it was recorded and mixed by Tyler Chester at Bell Choir studios in Los Angeles, and mastered by Jeff Lipton in Boston.^[11]

Male Model is the follow up to 2024's Iris Iris, a suite of songs about "seeing double visions and thinking double thoughts."^[12] Contributors included Tyler Wood (who also recorded and mixed it), Dan Rieser, Ross Gallagher, Jess Tardy, Alec Spiegelman, Anita Suhanin and more.^[12] The track "Present and Accounted For" was awarded first prize in the Rock category of the 2024 USA Songwriting Contest.^[13]

2022's Undivorceable was a collection about "the bonds that can't be broken, whether between a husband and his former wife, a father and his children or a citizen and his skin color."^[14] It was produced by Mike Viola, recorded by Pierre de Reeder and mastered by Eric Boulanger.^[14]The Daily Vault called it "a captivating listen, both devastatingly honest and immensely tuneful."^[15]

2020's 42 1/2 was "inspired by that magical time when both the wild innocence of a 42-year-old and the sober wisdom of a 43-year-old are just out of reach."^[16] Rolling Stone Germany described it as "folk-pop masterpieces."^[17]

And 2016's On Waves celebrated "cycles, storms, mystery channels, and the beats beyond."^[18] The Daily Vault said it was "heart-wrenching," "dazzling with its musical audacity," and "genuinely moving,"^[19] while Popdose wrote that it was "terrific",^[20] and No Depression called it "catchy", "heartfelt", "hilarious" and "beautiful".

Although lesser known than many of his collaborators,^[21] Weinstein has received critical acclaim in publications like Performing Songwriter,^[22] The New Yorker,^[23] and The Boston Globe,^[3] and airplay on prominent independent radio stations such as WFUV, WXPN, and WERS.^[24] His song "Fragile" was recorded by Norah Jones and included on the reissue of her debut album, Come Away With Me,^[25] while "I Can Hurt People" was featured on the Showtime series Weeds,^[26] and several others have been recorded by indie artists such as Mieka Pauley, Greta Gertler, Mark Whitaker, Jess Tardy, and Lin McEwan.</ref>