Chime Oblivion
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90
John Dwyer enlists a gang of mates to make a screeching and bouncy post-punk-garage record full of wired and wily riffs and shouts. Pure fun and frolics from veterans of the sceneβ¦with a new voice.
1y
70
Chime Oblivion's debut doesn't break much new ground, but it does offer a set of exciting, fun songs that serve as a reminder of how visceral punk can be.
1y
60
This being Dwyer, itβs all over in 30 minutes, but this mutant-disco love letter hits all the wrong notes in all the right ways.
1y
John Dwyer's new band CHIME OBLIVION debuts with an album that sounds like some wacky new-wave proto-punk and garage rock. This project on its own is pretty simple, but that simplicity lends itself well to being a hyper-focused 28 minutes of solid tracks! If you're looking for something brief and trippy, here it is.
I love the sound of this album. It's like if Sleater-Kinney tried to make No Wave early in their career. Every sound throughout this album had me interested to hear where it was going, and it felt like the action and progressions never stopped. Such a fun album.
‘CHIME OBLIVION’ is the first solo record from the prolific frontman of the Osees, and member of a multitude of other projects, John Dwyer. With a variety of vocalists in tow, their cheerful, quirky performances pleasantly contrast his abrasive instrumentation, yet still brings a viscerally hyperactive energy that accentuates the album’s eccentric subject matter. The esoteric ramblings scattered over the sporadic jazz of “GRASS” feel like experiencing psychosis, ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | INCIDENTAL SYNTH 5 0:12 | 45 |
| 2 | NEIGHBORHOOD DOG 1:47 | 80 |
| 3 | KISS HER OR BE HER 2:23 | 71 |
| 4 | THE FIEND 1:37 | 82 |
| 5 | INCIDENTAL SYNTH 4 0:08 | 70 |
| 6 | HEATED HORSES 2:44 | 80 |
| 7 | THE UNIVITED GUEST 3:47 | 77 |
| 8 | AND AGAIN 2:10 | 74 |
| 9 | THE MYTHOMANIAC 2:40 | 76 |
| 10 | SMOKE RING 1:29 | 78 |
| 11 | INCIDENTAL SYNTH 7 0:03 | |
| 12 | I'M NOT A MIRROR 2:09 | 79 |
| 13 | GRASS 2:00 | 70 |
| 14 | COLD PULSE 1:36 | 76 |
| 15 | THE CATALOGUE 3:28 | 75 |
Total Length: 28 minutes
