Aug
15
2006

OTO Rating: 9/10
For a long time, Mew have been a collection of almost-rans. After nearly 10 years and 3 space-pop pieces, they still have neither the credibility nor the renown that they deserve. Instead, they’re often pegged as lesser Danish pop, the band critics may applaud but the masses deride. Or rather, would deride [...]
Aug
11
2006

Carey Ott has a quality that no amount of marketing could embellish or hide. He is a hard working musician that lets his music do all the talking. His songs have a way of sounding familiar and inventive while at the same time reaching listeners with substance, not lumping them in the head with [...]
Aug
08
2006

OTO Rating: 6/10
At this moment, One Times One becomes the first organization to declare an embargo on prefixes. No more psych-rock, no more nu-rock, no more post-folk-funk-punk, whatever.
Track listing:
01 When Heat Sleeps
02 Shadow Your Shadow
03 How Long?
04 Eye On The Time
05 >>
06 Pilot Light
07 A Loss Not To Despair
08 The Beginning Hides The End
09 [...]
Aug
08
2006

OTO Rating: 6/10
If Coldplay wanted to be the next U2, then Snow Patrol would just love to be the next Coldplay. And, to give them credit, they do a decent job. But then again, the Coldplay recipe isn’t exactly almond-infused soufflé – think of it more as apple pie; it’s pretty tough to mess [...]