Born in the kitchen of some stranger's house and conceived of over many bowls of pasta and lentils, Chips for Dinner is the gurgling brainchild of New York's weirdest. Palberta and No One And The Somebodies (NOATS) feel right at home together, joyously dishing out sonic absurdities and displaying a clear mutual influence on each other's work. Four brothers from Westchester County and three thick-as-thieves friends living in the Hudson Valley have concocted a real musical treat for all lovers of the playful and strange.
A beacon of inspiration for countless musicians in the Tri-State Area, NOATS have spent the past 15+ years gigging relentlessly, releasing mind blowing records with a righteous message and having a blast while doing it. Their subject matter ranges from brazenly goofy non-sequiturs to thoughtful political analysis, and they approach both with just as much energy. The NOATS side of Chips for Dinner is their first new music in three years, and these four tracks feel appropriately triumphant. Equally unhinged and anthemic, they deliver healthy doses of guitar-induced frenzy and and bizarrely gorgeous melodies, offering an accurate spectrum of the NOATS sound. The unabashed, visceral fun at the core of this band has left an indelible mark on the New York underground, encouraging many... more