{"id":8928,"date":"2015-06-22T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-oso-oso-real-stories-of-true\/"},"modified":"2015-06-22T10:00:50","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T10:00:50","slug":"album-review-oso-oso-real-stories-of-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-oso-oso-real-stories-of-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Oso Oso –\u00a0Real Stories of True People Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"Hoboken is the location of the first recorded game of baseball and the source of all things Oso Oso<\/b>. Fronted by State Lines’ Jonathan DiMitri, the pulsing easiness of the music speaks for itself. They say you shouldn\u2019t judge a book by its cover, but you can be judge and jury when it comes to album names. And I have fallen in love with this one. Oso Oso<\/b>\u2019s new album ‘Real Stories of True People Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters’<\/i> has a delicate flow of traceability running throughout. It\u2019s simple, but feels like a really well thought out album. <\/figure>\n

\u2018Where You\u2019ve Been Hiding\u2019<\/i> is definitely a front runner from this album. The song is soaked in pretty guitars and stinging melodies, the likes of which, I haven\u2019t heard in quite some time. The idea of this song is perfect and lyrically it compels you to have done this all before, while the simple story and ease of the vocals make for some easy summer listening. <\/p>\n

Real Stories of True People Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters by Oso Oso<\/a><\/figure>\n

Oso Oso<\/b> really have created a seasonal collage of the most wonderfully relatable songs. \u2018Josephine\u2019<\/i> has a real temperate approach to a poppy testament of heartbreak. The song itself works just fine, but the combination of voice and guitars on it could have been tweaked a little. It\u2019s just all a little too treble laden. But on the upside it does lead quite seamlessly into \u2018Interlude\u2019<\/i>, which does exactly what it says on the tin. The track is a calming flow of words into your subconscious and is most definitely the easiest listening on the album. <\/p>\n

The album as a whole works so well. Oso Oso<\/b> have harnessed the combination of simplicity and amazingly pretty melodies, which can\u2019t really be faulted. Perhaps the attention to detail throughout the record is what makes it feel so genuine. \u2018This Must Be A Place\u2019<\/i>, \u2018This Must Be An Entrance\u2019<\/i> and \u2018This Must Be My Exit\u2019<\/i> are the final three tracks, and they show that words and fluidity are obviously important to the band. It\u2019s nice to realise that this is a whole idea. \u2018This Must Be My Exit\u2019<\/i> feels like a backyard performance song and the acoustic ballad ties the album up perfectly. It is a testament to their style and range. Stories of True People Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters’ could be a surprise contender for album of the summer and is well worth a listen. <\/i><\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

\u2018Real Stories of True People, Who Kind Of Looked Like Monsters\u2019<\/i> by Oso Oso<\/b> is out now on Soft Speak Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Oso Oso<\/b> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Ailish Ryan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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