Indies & Exposure: Oh No! Oh My!
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
I know it's been forever, but I'm back in business. Here's the newest addition to the I&E series: Oh No! Oh My! To me, these guys are kind of happy, fun indie band that doesn't get annoying despite being jangly. The lead singer sounds a little like the singer from Blind Melon, at least in terms of tone. Musically, they are sort of like a mixture between Modest Mouse, (early) Built to Spill, and maybe Tokyo Police Club (although the band's site claims they get their influences from the more 60's retro sounds of Belle and Sebastian & Magnetic Fields). Most of the songs are sung with a sort of chorus-style effect over the vocals to give them some depth. The music uses a lot of layered sounds, usually underlain by handclaps and simple repeated keyboard melodies.
The band is made of up 3 guys, based out of Austin, Texas. I suspect they made a lot of hay at the SxSW shows. Their "indie pop" sound is pretty infectious and I often find myself reaching for them when I get bored with whatever I've been listening too much of recently. They are about to release a new ep and they have been touring like crazy, so they are probably coming somewhere near where you live (although no me!).
I was first exposed to Oh No! Oh My! by my trusty friend Karen, who had wedged some stuff from their self-titled first album (released last year) onto a disk of music she made for me. I've been wanting to put them up on the site for a while now, but I kept getting deterred by things. Anyhow, you can check out some of their music, including one song from their new EP at they myspace page (I haven't found any direct links).
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