Descended from a long line of casually dressed Eastern European Jews, Noam was born in May of 1977 to Boston's Diane Weinstein and her husband Larry. Upon seeing their son's face for the first time, they named him Noam, Hebrew for "acceptable." Since then, Noam has been called everything from "a thrilling songwriter" (The Nashville Rage) to "a young Elvis Costello mixed with Randy Newman" (PasteMusic) to "utterly unique" (Performing Songwriter). The editors at Time Out New York heard echoes of Harry Nilsson in his songs...