Ohmme
Parts
Release Date: Aug 24, 2018
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Pop, Experimental Rock
Record label: Joyful Noise
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Album Review: Parts by Ohmme
Great, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 8/10
Beauty can take on many forms, and 2018's Parts, the first full-length album from the Chicago experimental pop group Ohmme, is a stellar example of just how many sharp angles and waves of noise can go into a song and still sound thoroughly engaging. Ohmme is the creation of Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart, two musicians who are part of Chicago's thriving experimental/improvisational music community, and their music is built around the possibilities of two guitars and two voices. While never treacly, there's a sweetness and warmth in Cunningham and Stewart's harmonies and vocal hocketing that's both challenging and charming, and with their voices front and center, they use their guitars to add flavor and texture to the melodies.
Based on rating 7.6/10
Like an existentialist in a sundress, the Chicago duo Ohmme has a distant, relaxed allure. On their debut album, Parts, Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham (who works for the company that helps produce Pitchfork Music Festival) let their two guitars gambol as drums nuzzle up to nimble, unpredictable vocals. Their music is improvisational art rock that flings itself high into the atmosphere but lands lightly, like it didn't just crash down from outer space.
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