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“The feeling of excitement is visceral, as if you're out for the night enjoying live music at your favorite local venue.”

- Jennifer Levesque, The Valley Advocate

The Hunter’s Heart EP is “a little packet of joy”

-Eric Danton, Freak Scene

“Count to Nothing,” is an addictive hazy blend of pop, classic rock, electro and even country that Schatz delivers with ease. From the irresistibly catchy “Been Young Before” to the hypnotic beauty of “We Were Ghosts All Along,” this varied collection is deserving of your attention.

-Sheryl Hunter, Greenfield Recorder

Bio

Noam Schatz is the Unlucky Shots, a singer, song-writer, and multi-instrumentalist who has written a new song every two weeks since 2016. His well-crafted songs are catchy and tuneful, yet the lyrics point to much deeper thoughts and feelings. On his 2023 debut LP, “Count to Nothing”, the songs are a reflection of the mysteries of the everyday human situation.

The Unlucky Shots live band features Western Massachusetts veteran musicians Anand Nayak (Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem), Jim Bliss (Stella Kola, APIE, Wet Tuna), and Mike Benoit (The True Believers, Rosie Porter and the Neon Moons).

Another lovely write up from Freak Scene’s Eric Danton:

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A very nice article from the The Valley Advocate by Jennifer Levesque

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Thank you Eric Danton for this wonderful review in Freak Scene

Article titled "The Lucky Shots Turn Songwriting Experiment into EP" about musician Noam Schatz and his band, the Lucky Shots, discussing his background, band history, songwriting process, and recent work including their 2023 EP Hunter's Heart.
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Thank you Sheryl Hunter for this excellent write up in the Greenfield Recorder

Article titled "The Lucky Shots at Ashfield Lake House on Friday" discussing indie rock band The Lucky Shots, their formation around 2018, and upcoming performance at Ashfield Lake House on August 18 at 8 p.m. mentioning band leader Noam Schatz.
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I was invited to play some music and talk about my new record on the Fabulous 413 radio show from NEPM (Lucky Shots starts at about 39 minutes in).

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