Biography
No One and the Somebodies formed in Hawthorne, New York, as an experimental noise-punk outfit whose four members—brothers Brian, Steve, Kevin, and Bobby Yankou—draw from an expansive range of post-punk, no wave, indie folk, and avant-garde artists. Their material shifts abruptly between chaotic passages and melodic ones while sustaining relentless momentum and projecting aggression without hostility. The group writes nearly every song collectively, rotates through vocals, and trades off instruments that include drums, bass, guitar, and keyboard. Although studio output has appeared at irregular intervals, the quartet has remained a steady fixture in the D.I.Y. circuit, performing alongside Frankie Cosmos, King Missile, Schwervon!, Hermit Thrushes, and numerous other acts. Three of the Yankou siblings also join William Moloney of Old Table in the side project Turbosleaze.
After issuing a demo in 2002, the band delivered its first full-length, Pretend You're Out of Control, via BC Records in 2004. Tapeworm Records followed with Suspicious Package in 2007. Five years later, Single Girl Married Girl put out the third album, Numbers. In 2015 Underdog Pop Records issued the cassette-only split Chips for Dinner with Palberta; Wharf Cat reissued that recording on vinyl two years afterward.
After issuing a demo in 2002, the band delivered its first full-length, Pretend You're Out of Control, via BC Records in 2004. Tapeworm Records followed with Suspicious Package in 2007. Five years later, Single Girl Married Girl put out the third album, Numbers. In 2015 Underdog Pop Records issued the cassette-only split Chips for Dinner with Palberta; Wharf Cat reissued that recording on vinyl two years afterward.