repeat one: oh no! oh my!
‘i have no sister‘ from Austinite’s Oh No! Oh My!’s 2006 self-titled release is a fantastically lovely oddity. it manages to create a delicate and rare balance between the eerie and the whimsical. the introduction starts off with ominous organ and echoing vocals. the combination wouldn’t seem misplaced floating across a cemetery, then the jingling comes in, tambourine shakes, and talks of riding ‘bikes into the sea.’ maybe the skeletons are rising from their graves, laughing hysterically and taking your bike for a joyride towards the ocean. it has an element of glorious madness to it, a macabre charm.
‘i love you all the time‘ has a similarly haunting aesthetic, but the tranced-up version. it would have been an incredibly popular track at the late-TRASH Club in London, or indeed any place who loves a bit of indie pop with a chugging electro beat encouraging those jane fonda moves. the lyrics have a magnetic fields element to them: ‘i love you all the time, except when you are mine,’ wavering endearingly while committing the fragile admission.
their 2007 EP ‘between the devil and the sea‘ is also available for purchase, and you can follow up the band’s updates on music, literary life, and touring at their blog oh no oh my sucks.
