Oui, Mouton – Hindsight

Portland, I have the album in my hands you will all be listening to very soon. The band is named Oui, Mouton and they’ve got just the right amount of ingredients to make a sweet, melodic, yet upbeat record. The band sent along a “cassingle” which is just as it sounds – a release on cassette. So,I guess now I should justify all the kind stuff I said about the band.

The first track “hindsight” reminds me of “Oh, Inverted world” by the shins mixed with the vocals of Jenny Lewis. What strikes me about it is the vocal harmonies and countering bassline. There is a transitional section with the vocals and a lone guitar descending pattern which leads back into the first section. The song eventually gets a little louder and and a good capitalization on the song. The second track “Sovereign Whispers” features an acoustic guitar melody that sounds like it was recorded on vinyl and played back on a record player that doesn’t quiet play things at the same speed. “Push back fall” varies from the others with its upbeat drum boom chuck, boom boom chuck rhythm and an organ of some sort. I really like the lyrics “…lets shed our clothes without shame, … a salty breeze might push back fall.” Being from the Puget Sound I can totally relate to that last summer day and swimming knowing its going to be the last. The last track on the cassette is probably the most rocking of them all with a faster rhythm and a distorted guitar, but it doesn’t get dissonant and remains true to their folk pop sound.

Oui, mouton has created a very fluid record that has a definite progression in mood from a slower harmonized beginning to a lounder finale which leaves me wanting more. Their sound takes pieces of things current in the spectrum of indie rock and blends them into some very new and refreshing.

Oui, Mouton Links

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