Ben Lee revives Noise Addict

Ben Lee has enlisted Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr./Sebadoh and Lara Meyerratken of El May to reform Noise Addict. The band's new, 15-song album, "It Was Never About The Audience," was released yesterday as a free download via the Noise Addict website, according to a press release.

The new set is the first recording bearing the Noise Addict moniker in 13 years; the band's debut full-length album, "Meet The Real You," was released by The Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label in 1996.

Noise Addict, formed in Australia in 1992 by a then 13-year-old Lee, disbanded soon after its first and only tour of the US.

Since then, Lee has recorded seven solo albums, including "The Rebirth of Venus," released earlier this year.