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Getting To Know The Oohlas

If you're looking for the musical equivalent of a multi-layered wedding cake, than you'd definitely direct your ears, eyes and mouth towards The Oohlas. You'd first direct ears as their sound is layered with tight harmonies, fuzzed instrumentals accompanied by some interesting background noise (as can be heard on The Rapid) and contrast provided by female and male voices. After you are able to open your eyes to see the band, you'll notice that Ollie Stone who plays guitar and is the lead vocalist is absolutely stunning and dresses like a woman would in every hipsters wet dreams. Now assuming that you appreciate good music since you are visiting Daily Eargasm, than I know that it takes much more than a cute singer and snazzy production to give you a true eargasm. That is where the last layer of the cake comes in, which has to do with your mouth. After a few listens to The Oohlas debut album titled Best Stop Pop, your mouth will be plenty busy singing along to the amazing lyrics and poppy choruses.

In what some may consider the glory days of alt rock, no band stood higher than The Pixies. What Kim Deal and Frank Black had (and still kinda do) can be compared to what Ollie Stone, Greg Eklund (former drummer of Everclear who stepped away from the kit) and Mark Eklund have...Wait...Did I just mention 3 vocalists? I sure did, and you can see how the multilayer cake analogy is starting to make a little sense. It'd be a big leap for me to say that The Oohlas resemble anything remotely close to The Pixies, but the similarities are uncanny. Between the pop filled choruses, fuzzed instrumentals and that vocal contrast, I could definitely see fans of The Pixies giving The Oohlas a chance and actually bobbing their heads to it. The fact that there are 3 voices filling up the songs makes it easy for a large fan base to grab hold, since there is something for everyone.

While I liken these cats to The Pixies, I'm not implying that they are a rip off band or riding anybody's coattails. Make no doubt about it, these musicians are definitely offering us all something unique. With the right ears listening and a couple lucky breaks, The Oohlas are a band that we should all hear a lot more of in the near future. So after this long breakdown of who they are, what they stand for and why they ought to change their name to "multi-layered wedding cake", I guess it's time for you to give them a listen:

Download: The Oohlas - Small Parts

Sounds good, right? Told ya! Not get your asses in gear and check them out at one of the following shows:

11/18/2006 08:00 PM - The El Rey
5515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 90036 - $25.00
with sean lennon

11/19/2006 08:00 PM - Jumping Turtle
1660 Capalina Road, San Diego, California 92069 -
with blackblack, wax on radio and the shore

11/27/2006 08:00 PM - Viper Room
8852 Sunset Blvd., LOS ANGELES, California 90026 - $7.00
Check 1.2 indie 103 Show

12/13/2006 07:00 PM - Live 105s Soundcheck Xmas Party @ 330 Ritch St
330 Ritch St., San Francisco, California

12/20/2006 12:00 PM - Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell St., San Francisco, CA 94102

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Posted: 02 Nov 2006 by Eargasmo