How to Be Shy
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How to Be Shy is the debut studio album by Israeli indie rock
artist Shy Nobleman
, released on June 6, 2001.
Nobleman's backing band on the record is Israeli psychedelic rock
band Rockfour
. The album was produced by Shy Nobleman
himself, and Rockfour
singer Baruch Ben Yitzhak.
The album became very successful in Israel and worldwide, becoming a Top 10 album in Israel and being named "One of the 10 best albums of 2001" by Rolling Stone
magazine. Becoming an instant classic in the Israeli indie rock
scene, the album brings musical influences from various genres such as psychedelic rock
, psychedelic pop
, blues
, folk
and 60's pop
.
Two singles were released from the album: "Lonely Boy" and "Sad Song Happy Song".
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
artist Shy Nobleman
Shy Nobleman
Shy Nobleman is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist, guitarist and Actor.He is one of Israel's leading indie musicians, whose English language psychedelic and power-pop albums have been hits in Israel and enjoys increasing popularity in a number of European...
, released on June 6, 2001.
Nobleman's backing band on the record is Israeli psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
band Rockfour
Rockfour
Rockfour is a Psychedelic rock band, formed in 1988 in Holon, Israel. Most of their catalog is in English, and they regularly tour the United States.-Early years:...
. The album was produced by Shy Nobleman
Shy Nobleman
Shy Nobleman is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist, guitarist and Actor.He is one of Israel's leading indie musicians, whose English language psychedelic and power-pop albums have been hits in Israel and enjoys increasing popularity in a number of European...
himself, and Rockfour
Rockfour
Rockfour is a Psychedelic rock band, formed in 1988 in Holon, Israel. Most of their catalog is in English, and they regularly tour the United States.-Early years:...
singer Baruch Ben Yitzhak.
The album became very successful in Israel and worldwide, becoming a Top 10 album in Israel and being named "One of the 10 best albums of 2001" by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine. Becoming an instant classic in the Israeli indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
scene, the album brings musical influences from various genres such as psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
, psychedelic pop
Psychedelic pop
Psychedelic pop is a psychedelic musical style inspired by the sounds of psychedelic folk and psychedelic rock, but applied to a pop music setting...
, blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and 60's pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
.
Two singles were released from the album: "Lonely Boy" and "Sad Song Happy Song".
Track listing
Personnel
- Shy NoblemanShy NoblemanShy Nobleman is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist, guitarist and Actor.He is one of Israel's leading indie musicians, whose English language psychedelic and power-pop albums have been hits in Israel and enjoys increasing popularity in a number of European...
- lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano - Baruch Ben Yitzhak - lead guitar, bass
- Marc Lazare - bass
- Noam Rapaport - keyboards
- Issar Tennenbaum - drums, percussion