Me
+ You 71 hears
Viva welcoming
Denmark’s Oh
No Ono on
their first
musical expedition
to the USA!
Hailing from a
different part of
the world might be a
large contributing
factor to this
group’s sound
coming from a
different place in
the popmosphere.
While in keeping
with the post-Animal
Collective melodic
dreamscape strain of
electronic-tinged
pop, there is a
lack of irony and
introversion in this
group that
allows their songs
to flourish
wildly.

Offering up 3 songs
that would otherwise
seem quite sonically
spread apart from
one another, the
constraints of the
studio and the
minimalist approach
that the group
embraced based on
such limitations
links these tracks
together nicely. The
shimmer that one
would normally hear
on a song like
“Internet
Warrior” becomes
a glimmer, as if
the song’s shine
is obscured by its
now submerged &
subdued
variation. It’s
only appropriate
then that the
group’s current
standout single
“Swim” is
stuck right in the
middle of this body
of water. Let us not
forget the first
song the group
performs in this
session, “Eleanor
Speaks”, which
has a touch of
drone to it,
pulling the listener
in as it were.

As for the banter,
well, these guys are
relatively
matter-of-fact, but
seeing as all
musicians have a
penchant for being
funny (or trying to
be funny), you can
tell that they
aren’t taking
themselves too
seriously. Which is
a bit of a surprise,
because they’re
clearly taking their
music very seriously
and it shows.

Listen up for this
edition of Me
+ You on
Monday, February
15th.

Photos by
Sara Jacobson. flickr.com/SaraJae

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