In these early days, on my own in the night, I find some strange things to put up for review. Here’s something new. Oh No! Oh My! hitting up the Daytrotter.com sessions.
So for those of you who don’t know Oh No! Oh My! are a trio of indie rockers from Austin, TX. who, for the past four years, have provided some good solid indie rock for the masses to enjoy, combining quirk with melody. Daytrotter on the other hand is a site that offers semi-live sessions of bands that pass on through their base in Illinois, for free, thrice a week.
This week, so far has seen Architecture in Helsinki on Monday, with a lovely semi-live version of Heart it Races being amongst the tracklisting, while today’s was Oh No! Oh My! which is obviously why I chose them over my favourite indie multi-piece.
I’ll admit, from the outset, that I am no Oh No! Oh My! fan. It’s not that I don’t like them, it’s more along the lines of I’ve never had the time for them much; so I was highly surprised when I got my hands on their Daytrotter Session today. I’ll keep it short and sweet, because, like a good poem, it deserves to be listened to, not read about:
The choice of songs compliment each other perfectly.
The choice of instruments that the band actually uses is beauty in itself.
My only problem is that the songs lose all lyrical meaning because I can, personally, never focus on squeaky vocals; blame that on it being semi-live.
Overall, it’s alright. Check it out if you’ve never heard them before; after all, what’s the harm. While you’re there, browse the archive. Some of the bands they’ve had are frankly amazing.
I’d have to give them a 6 out of 10, though. Not too shabby.
Tags: Daytrotter Session, Live, Oh No! Oh My!
