NYC Live Pick for 03.25.10 //Oh No Ono
Oh No Ono - "The Tea Party"
Thu 3/25 • 8:00 PM • Music Hall of Williamsburg • 18+ • $17a/$20d
w/ Little Dragon, VV Brown
FEAST ON THIS Free MP3 Recap: January Edition
Every month, I'll collect all of the mp3s given away on this site into one quick post called Feast On This, giving you all one large dosage of new music to feast upon. Enjoy the January edition.
Adrienne Drake - "Lovesick Full Adults" (Bear in Heaven cover)
ArpLine - "Fold Up Like a Piece of Paper"
Beulah - “Me And Jesus Don't Talk Anymore”
Motel Motel - "Forest" (Daytrotter Session)
The Royal Chains - "Lucy Takes a Dare"
Paul & The Patients - "Shooting Star"
Paul & The Patients - "Complaint 15"
The Waylons - "Endless Supplies"
Linfinity - "Molly Mar of Rome"
Christopher Paul Stelling - "Flawless Executioner"
Christopher Paul Stelling - "How Long"
Dinosaur Feathers - "Cold Arabella"
Ravens & Chimes - "So Long Marianne" (Leonard Cohen cover)
Ravens & Chimes - "Hearts of Palm"
The Morning Benders - "Promises"
Outernational - "Eyes on Fire"
Controlled Storms - "Ode to Long Hikes"
Mani Pedi - "ENYGSM" (rough demo)
Mani Pedi - "Pictures + Seesaw"
The Besnard Lakes - "Albatross"
Your New Favorite Band: Oh No Ono
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.
