From: Denmark
RIYL: Queen, Mew, Mercury Rev
mp3: Oh No Ono - "The Tea Party"
For the next 2 nights, a band by the name of Oh No Ono will be playing shows in NYC with a bunch of my absolute favorite local bands. Only recently did I become familiar with this band, but my excitement about their arrival from Denmark happened fast.
It all started with a phone call. Noel from Hooray For Earth gave me a ring while I was walking back to work from a lunch break. Excitedly, he told me that he had just heard news that the band was booking a show at Union Hall, and he would do anything to play as their openers. At that point I knew nothing about Oh No Ono other than that my friend Noel was a huge fan will to pay to open for this band. Sure enough, I was able to help Hooray For Earth land an opening slot, and then not long later Depreciation joined the bill. Then something strange happened. Bear In Heaven, ArpLine and Jaguar Club were all announced as openers for the Mercury Lounge date. Suddenly 5 of my favorite local bands, all bands I know on a personal level, were opening for this strange band from Denmark.
Then I finally heard their record Eggs. The unique batch of songs is one of the finest pieces of production I've ever heard. It's a cinematic marvel that surrounds and engulfs a listener. They'll be compared with Mew for the more proggy aspects of their tunes but maybe the better comparison would be to classic Queen and Mercury Rev.
For the genius level of production alone, Eggs is one of the finest records heard in a long time.
They'll be playing tonight at Mercury Lounge with Bear in Heaven, ArpLine and Jaguar Club, and tomorrow night at Union Hall with Depreciation Guild and Hooray For Earth. I highly recommend checking them out. They're not from around here so your opportunities will be limited especially with seeing them at a venue this intimate.
