Noise Addict (sometimes styled as Noiseaddict) was an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1993 by founding mainstay Ben Lee on lead vocals and guitar.
He briefly reconvened Noise Addict in 2009 with new members, Lou Barlow and Lara Meyerratken, to issue a second album, It Was Never About the Audience (1 September 2009), before returning to his solo pursuits.
[2] According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, "some parallels to be drawn with another teenage band", silverchair, "although Lee preferred to see Noise Addict as infinitely more 'punk rock'.
[1] Noise Addict released their second EP, The Taste in My Eyes (April 1994);[6] The line-up was Lee, Kalinko (who had moved from bass to lead guitar), Kohn and Wasserman.
McFarlane felt the EP "displayed plenty of low-fi charm and youthful exuberance among the stylised Jonathan Richmanesque songs.
[8] In late 1995, Noise Addict released their only full-length album, Meet the Real You,[9] which was produced by Brad Wood (Sebadoh, Liz Phair).
"[13] A two-LP compilation of the band's initial discography, 10,000 Kids with Guitars, was released on Record Store Day 2017 via Numero Group.