November 29, 2005 | Posted by mark at 1:20 PM

Nice Day For a Drive Through the City

Oh No! Oh My!Oh No! Oh My! - Walk in the Park.

Ok, so which one of you is going to license this for a car commercial first? Damn is this catchy. It's also just short enough that you don't get tired of its sweetness (it's only 2 minutes 23 seconds long). The overdubbed flute during the chorus is just perfect, and the double-tracked vocals hit just right. This song is pop perfection. What more could you ask for really? My commute melted away this morning while playing this in the car. It almost felt like a real fall.

So, Oh No! Oh My! used to be called The Jolly Rogers, but then there were other bands with that name. So they chose their new name from a Robot Ate Me song, after discovering The Robot Ate Me right here on Music for Robots. Ridiculous! Anyway, here they are with a new batch of songs under a new name. Their album (which is currently just a CD-R) comes with 9 strong tracks of indie pop. I love this kind of stuff.

They released another record under the Jolly Rogers name and it's equally as good. If you want one, all you have to do is send money for shipping to them, and they'll mail out a CD-R for you. You can get more info on their site.

Comments

I've never heard of this band - it' PURE SUGAR! I hit up their site - the CDR of the album is only $1.50.

Posted by: lippy at November 29, 2005 4:39 PM

the first line of your post is perfect. i would bet money this ends up in a VW commercial. nice find, thanks.

Posted by: chris at November 29, 2005 4:57 PM

hmm... now where have i... sounds so... wait a! gyah! consarned, yogurt sucking TERRORISTS!

Posted by: daniel at November 29, 2005 8:12 PM

The designer for Anders Lovgren is not going to be impressed, though.

Posted by: Je Suis at November 29, 2005 9:48 PM

i don't get it—are they called oh no! oh my! or the jolly rogers?

Posted by: m-r at November 30, 2005 12:29 AM

m-r, the band is called Oh No! Oh My! -- they had to change their name earlier this year.

Je Suis -- is that because they both use the same font? It should be noted that the band's imaging isn't yet complete, and this particular image was something they slapped together so we'd have a picture for the post.

Posted by: robot mark at November 30, 2005 2:02 AM

The font, mostly - it's very distinctive - but, also, those bright semi-clashing colours. Not a big deal, just something I noticed.

Posted by: Je Suis at November 30, 2005 2:26 AM

this band is cheering me up on such a rainy northwest day. i think i am in love with them

Posted by: tyler at December 2, 2005 4:32 PM
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