Music isn’t just sound to The Non, it’s home.

Listeners and concert attendees can attest to that fact, and there truly is no place like home.

The Non will release their newest album, “Tadaima,” over the course of two nights this weekend, performing both Friday and Saturday with a host of different bands supporting them each night.

The irony is that “Tadaima” may just be more of a launching pad than anything.

The Non, made up of guitarists Wil Norton and Zach Zeller, drummer Mack Hawkins and bassist Tom Bishop, formed just a few years ago, starting off with a bang with their critically-acclaimed debut “Paper Cities.”

It quickly amassed an army of fans with the aforementioned record and dynamic live sets, and despite its youthfulness, became a premier fixture of the Oklahoma music scene.

In 2008, the group garnered recognition as Oklahoma’s “Best Rock Band” in The Oklahoma Gazette, but 2009 brought a brief pause for the band.

The Non took a six-month hiatus as Norton took time to spend a semester studying abroad, but came back swinging, reinvigorated and refocused. In fact, Norton’s brief departure gave the band its catalyst for the new record, the break also giving each member a chance to grow.

“The drive of the music was different, the sounds were different but most notably our approach to songwriting was different,” Bishop, who is also an aviation sophomore at OU, said about changes the band underwent. “We realized when we were writing and recording this album that we had all changed as musicians and most importantly as critical listeners. Listening is what music is all about, as an audience member or player.”

The attention to detail shows, with moments of “Tadaima” echoing the sounds of Battles or No Age at times, but also Radiohead and Dirty Projectors at others.

“Tadaima” translates to “I’m home,” a mantra the band lived by as they found a new focal point in the recording process. Sure, their home has an eclectic taste in décor, but it works all the better.

The glossy blend undoubtedly results from their new, focused approach.

"'Tadaima' called for a lot of conversation and thinking while 'Paper City' called for spontaneity and rawness,” Bishop said. “The result of this change is a finely honed album that moves in the way we collectively chose.”

The Non is proud of the result, “a finely focused project undertaken as art and presented on this record,” Bishop said.

The band also believes that “Tadaima” has led them to their upcoming showcase sets at SXSW, a hub for all up-and-coming bands, this spring in Austin, Texas.

There in lies the irony. An album title that translates to “I’m home” may afford the band the opportunity of leaving home for a chance at national exposure.

As hard as it might be to let them leave the nest, it’s even harder to not allow them the chance to fly.

I don’t think we should worry too much though, I have the feeling The Non will always be longing for home.

Concert info:

9 p.m. Friday with The Uglysuit and Sherree Chamberlain

9 p.m. Saturday with The Pretty Black Chains, Student Film and Jacob Abello

The Conservatory

8911 N. Western

879-9778

www.conservatoryokc.com

$8