Thursday 30 August 2018

Oso Oso


Oso Oso is an emo/indie project primarily consisting of Jade Lilitri from Long Beach, New York. The project began in 2014 under the name osoosooso before being shortened to Oso Oso. Prior to beginning this solo endeavor, Lilitri was better known as a member of State Lines. Thus far they've released two stellar full-lengths, and a recent EP out on Triple Crown.

Sonically, this is a pretty tough project to pin down. Without a doubt they are one of the most unique and beloved modern emo bands around, though they don't really sound like a lot of their contemporaries. Instead, they take influence from major bands such as Death Cab For Cutie, Jimmy Eat World, and Built To Spill, and create these incredible songs with pop exteriors and emo interiors. Lilitri is an incredible lyricist, which has been obvious since the first State Lines record, but with Oso Oso he has really stepped up his craft to string together some beautiful lines to cut underneath the catchy melodies.

I can't recall exactly where I first heard this description (probably some online comment), but it was something along the lines of "Oso Oso is the sound of being sad at the beach", which is a pretty accurate description of their duality. This applies in particular to The Yunahon Mixtape, his most celebrated release. There's not much more to rant about here, this band has been requested to death for years upon years, so here ya finally go. Enjoy.

1. Moving In
2. A Bunch Of Things I Don't Know
3. Neighbors
4. Safe
5. The Expiration Date
6. Para 'effin dise, Baby!
7. Mike Isn't Down With Punctuation

1. Free Throw - Grandma Got Runover By A Reindeer
2. Oso Oso - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

1. Track One, Side A
2. Wet Grass or Cold Cement
3. Another Night
4. Where You've Been Hiding
5. How It Happened
6. Josephine
7. Interlude
8. Easy Way Out
9. This Must Be A Place
10. This Must Be An Entrance
11. This Must Be My Exit

1. the cool
2. reindeer games
3. the walk
4. the bearer of the truths
5. get there (when you're there)
6. great big beaches
7. shoes (the sneaker song)
8. the slope
9. the secret spot
10. the plant mouth
11. out of the blue

1. gb/ol h/nf
2. subside

1. intro
2. the view
3. basking in the glow
4. dig
5. one sick plan
6. a morning song
7. priority change
8. wake up next to god
9. impossible game
10. charlie

1. computer exploder
2. nothing to do
3. father tracy
4. give a fork
5. all love
6. fly on the wall
7. describe you
8. pensacola
9. sunnyside
10. because i want to
11. nothing says love like hydration
12. carousel

1. De Facto

7 comments:

  1. Yunahon is gold, thanks for this.. Please post We Love You! Pleaseeeeeee

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  2. There is something wonderfully nostalgic about fitting two Antique Basin Taps rather than a mixer. This pair looks beautifully traditional and functional, but the warm brass is also bang on trend. Unlike a basin Antique Kitchen Taps, these sit up high, so there’s space to wash big pots and pans beneath..

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  3. sick to see oso on this, missing get there when you're there demo, maps (yeah yeah yeah) cover, and wood circl sessions if you need any i got chu

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  4. Does anyone have the Christmas split?

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  5. Any way to move the zippyshare files to Mega? The links don't work anymore :(

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