When I was kid, Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" music video was the most amazing thing to me in the world. My parents have told me that when it would come on TV, I would lose my shit. They don't know why, and neither do I. There was also no sense of diminishing returns of my enjoyment of the song, every time I would equally lose my mind over it, dancing like a mad man.
Ovlov sounds nothing like Peter Gabriel.
However, they have what I would describe as the Peter Gabriel effect.
Ovlov sounds nothing like Peter Gabriel.
However, they have what I would describe as the Peter Gabriel effect.
Their newest record, am, is packed and stuffed with so many solid riffs, which are reminiscent of Yo La Tengo, Sneeze, and even MBV. I'm a sucker for an album with catchy yet abrasive riffs, that most of the time vocals are simply an afterthought. Ovlov's vocals fit, the lo-fi tone with an emo approach. For some odd reason, the best way to sum them up is "Emo-Mclusky".
Ovlov's entire back catalog is for free download on their bandcamp, which are all equally fantastic.
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