Portland, OR quintet The Noted have delivered well-crafted, stimulating and engagingly unpredictable pop rock in the past, and their third album, Lost & Found, fits right in. Primary songwriter Daniel Work inspired to create “a modern-day Fleetwood Mac,” with multiple writers and front people. Featuring interwoven him-and-her vocals and a wonderful melodic rock band, Lost & Found offers honest, often cinematic, songs.

Thematically, Lost & Found paints a broad portrait of life’s triumphs, tragedies and wicked curve balls. All the album’s songs are true stories, written from band members’ personal vantage points. Buoyed by a pervasive sense of optimism, The Noted want listeners to “be yourself, don’t care what others think, and sing out loud!”

About this song, Work told Elmore, “‘Not So Long Ago’ is a very personal song; yet universal for mature parents and their children coming of age. While being 17 years old is an absolute; our perception is entirely different at 17 versus 57. Just ask my daughter. For example, when you’re 17, you can’t wait to be free, be in charge; but when you’re 57 reflecting on how you felt at 17, you realize how much freedom you actually had.

“We had a lot of fun recording this honest, from-the-heart song; and hope it help moms and dads, daughters and sons, feel a little more alike. We’re all in this together,” Work explained.

“I found guitarist Jeff Koch, who really plays to the song” explained Work. “Next up was drummer Mike Snyder, and with the addition of John Dwyer on bass, The Noted was formed. Keeping true to my original band vision, Angela Baldino joined us to round out the group, and at once made this a cohesive musical project.”

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