Noun (band)

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Noun
Origin New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Genres Punk rock, indie rock
Years active2004–present
Labels Don Giovanni
Members Marissa Paternoster

Noun is the solo musical project of Screaming Females lead guitar player Marissa Paternoster. Paternoster started recording as Noun in 2004 and had a track featured on the I Heard This First CD compilation, [1] her first release was a 2009 self-released cassette called Forgotten Grin compiling 5 years' worth of material, reissued on Don Giovanni Records in 2013. [2] Noun's first full-length, Holy Hell was released in 2010 by Don Giovanni Records. [3] [4]

Contents

In a 2012 list Paternoster was named the 77th-greatest guitarist of all time by SPIN magazine. [5]

Discography

Full-length records

YearTitleLabelFormat
2008Forgotten GrinSelf Released / Don Giovanni Records Cassette Tape
2010 Holy Hell Don Giovanni Records CD, 12" vinyl LP
2015Throw Your Body On The Gears And Stop The Machine With Your Blood Don Giovanni Records 12" vinyl LP
2018Slug State Champion Records CD,Cassette Tape

EPs

YearTitleLabelFormat
2012 Noun Don Giovanni Records 7" vinyl

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References

  1. Paternoster, Marissa (9 May 2008). "New Noun" . Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. Morales, Star. "Marissa Paternoster (of Screaming Females) to release new project called Noun + NYC Show 4/25". Star Beat Music. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  3. Jospe, Leia. "Screaming Females frontwoman goes solo as Noun - releasing an LP (MP3), playing Don Giovanni shows (dates)". BrooklynVegan.
  4. Sheffield, Mike. "Holy Hell by Noun". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  5. "SPIN's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". SPIN magazine. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 29 Nov 2022.