Album Review: Basking in the Glow by Oso Oso

Any cynic can make a resolution to be more positive. It's another thing to suppress the eye-rolls triggered by all the clichés that come with it--"first things first," "focus on the good." This is the challenge Oso Oso frontman Jade Lilitri has taken on--"radically committed to letting the light in"--for his third album, Basking in the Glow. Accordingly, the music is relentless, almost ruthless in its melodic radiance, both a testament to the power of positive thinking and a poignant reminder of its limitations.

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On Oso Oso's third album, Basking in the Glow, Jade Lilitri channels his uneasiness into composed, spacious melodies tracing themselves though a warm flux of clean, mid-tempo tenacity. It's somewhat of a far cry from the more assertive pop punk hooks of their debut, Real Stories of True People Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters…, with Lilitri's ear for crisp emo-driven melodies diffusing fastidiously, and is highlighted by Basking in the Glow's more gallant pace.   The album begins in a lullaby-like cadence on "Intro" with Lilitri ….

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