OPT OUT

Description

Six years ago, Oum Shatt released a critically acclaimed debut album that earned them the Song of the Year award from Berlin Radio Eins ("Gold To Straw") and TAZ Popblog ("Power To The Women Of The Morning Shift"), as well as features from the BBC and Arte and appearances at SXSW, Transmusicales in France, and Electric Picnic in Ireland. Today, the Berlin-based group, whose members are also known for bands such as Kissogram, Fenster, Die Türen, Golden Showers, and Peaches, consisting of singer and songwriter Jonas Poppe, founding member Chris Imler on drums, guitarist Richard Murphy, and Rémi Letournelle on bass and synthesizer, returns with a second effort that even surpasses their debut. Building on the minimal rock style of their first album (Vogue Magazine), OUM SHATT weaves a mystical, sometimes psychedelic soundscape, with winding guitars, a wild percussive aesthetic, and the evocative baritone of Jonas Poppe, reminiscent of a mantra. "Opt Out" also presents itself as a thematic concept album, exploring the various forms of individual resistance against societal expectations. While it draws on obscure influences, the album remains undeniably unique.