Noel Carlon
Los Angeles
Working man, poet, dreamer, thinker, lover, drinker, musician, magician, romantic…Noel Carlon is all of these things and more. He has spent most of his life in southern California, honing a sound that defies label.Varying influences such as The Beatles, The Police, The`Smiths, The Cure, Chet Baker, Dean Martin, Johnny Cash,Manu Chao and Soda Stereo can all be heard in Noel’s heartfelt debut album, “Lonely Strange”.Five years in the making, “Lonely Strange” is the culmination of a lifetime of discovery through relationships, from sublime to tumultuous, the search for meaning, the despair of hopelessness, running away from all your problems, but finding them all waiting for you at the finish line. ~ JDR
"What you do, do with Love." I don’t remember where I heard that, but it has stayed with me for a long time. When I was eight, my uncle introduced me to the Police’s “Message in a Bottle” and when I was nine I clearly remember sneaking into his new car with my cousin and listening to the Beatles' "Michelle". That song created a feeling deep inside me that has remained there to this day. I felt free, happy, alive; there was magic everywhere and my world felt safe again and full of possibility...My family and I had just moved to the U.S. from Mexico. My Parents told my siblings and I that we were going to Disneyland and were staying with our aunt for a couple weeks for our "Summer Vacation." That was not the case. Unable to speak English, feeling lost and misunderstood I found my refuge in music. Elvis, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, and Def Leppard (to name a few) were my best friends. I created detailed stories in my mind around their songs, videos that perhaps I should have pitched to studios :) I didn't understand their words, but I felt what they were singing about! I thought one day I want to evoke the same feeling in people that "Michelle" evoked in me. I will make music that will help people remember a time in their life, maybe one where they got through a tough time, or a time where they fell in love...what you do, do with love. I can’t coin these words as my own, but I live by them; whether it's preparing a cocktail, or writing a song, or just talking to someone about their day I do it with much love. Thank you for listening. I hope my music will inspire you to do what you love...
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