Oh Pep!

Oh Pep!

Pepita Emmerichs (left) and Olivia Hally perform as Oh Pep! at the 2015 CMJ Music Marathon in New York on October 13, 2015.
Background information
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genres Folk/pop
Years active 2009–present
Website ohpep.com
Members Olivia Hally
Pepita Emmerichs
Past members Paddy Montgomery
Stuart West
Isaac Barter
Justin Olsson

Oh Pep! are an Australian folk/pop band formed in Melbourne, Australia by Olivia Hally and Pepita Emmerichs. The band's debut album, Stadium Cake, is scheduled for release on 24 June, 2016 on Dualtone Records.[1]

History

Olivia "Liv" Hally (vocals, guitar) and Pepita "Pepi" Emmerichs (violin, mandolin) met at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School in 2009, and began writing songs together.[2][3] In mid-2011 their musical duo, known as Oh Pep!, expanded into a five-piece lineup with Stuart West (double bass), Paddy Montgomery (mandolin, bouzouki) and Justin Olsson (drums, percussion).[2] According to Emmerichs in 2012:

As soon as we got Stu, Jus and Pad in the room together, it clicked right away with us. Their playing seems to compliment our songs and arrangements to a tee, which is very exciting! Jus is solid as a rock/awesome and Stu brings in the perfect amount of catchy bass lines and groove, Paddy always plays great, imaginative lines that add another layer of tastiness.[2]

The band's line-up has changed several times since, with Hally and Emmerichs the constant factor in all line-up configurations. Their self-titled debut EP, which was entirely self-produced and funded, was released on September 6, 2012.[2][4] Their second EP, II, was released on 10 October 2013.[5]

In January 2013, Oh Pep! covered Paul Simon's Graceland in its entirety as part of the event RocKwiz presents Pure Pop's Summer of Classic Albums.[2][6] In November 2014, the band performed as a showcase act at the Australasian Worldwide Music Expo.[7]

Oh Pep! released their third EP, Living, on 21 August 2015, through Star House Collective.[8] Their single "The Race" spent four weeks on the CBC Radio 2 Top 20 chart in Canada, peaking at #11.[9] Oh Pep! performed at the 2015 Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, where Pop Matters' Annie Galvin listed them as one of the event's "unquestionable standouts".[10]

Oh Pep! also performed at the 2015 CMJ Music Marathon, where they received praise from NPR Music's Bob Boilen,[11] The New York Times' Jon Pareles,[12] and the KCRW Music Blog.[13] In October 2015, Hally and Emmerichs performed as Oh Pep! for NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts series.[14] The band's debut album, Stadium Cake, is scheduled for release on 24 June, 2016 on Dualtone Records.[1]

Awards

In April 2014, Oh Pep! were named Young Folk Performer of the Year at the National Folk Festival in Canberra.[15][16] Their EP II was nominated for Best Folk Roots Album at The Age Music Victoria Awards in 2014,[17] as was their EP Living in 2015.[18]

Musical style

Emmerichs characterises her band's musical style as "folk/pop/country with bluegrass instrumentation".[3] She has cited among the band's influences Paul Kelly, Ryan Adams, Gillian Welch, Andrew Bird, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Glen Hansard, Elbow, Bright Eyes and Arcade Fire.[2]

Adam Norris, writing for The Brag, declared that while Oh Pep! "has its feet firmly planted in the world of folk, they remain a band actively trying to explore new ground and stretch songs into unfamiliar territory".[19] Christine Campbell of Lip Magazine called their music "an original mix of different kinds of folk, pop, indie and more."[2] NPR Music's Bob Boilen, after seeing Oh Pep! perform at the 2015 CMJ Music Marathon, praised their songs as "charming ... with lyrical and structural twists and turns."[11]

For Stadium Cake, the band's debut album scheduled for release in June 2016,[1] Oh Pep! are exploring different musical styles. According of Hally, “We’re more aware now of exactly what we want with our sound, and for that matter exploring sounds that we haven’t used before. [...] There’s more of a pop influence this time, some rock."[19]

Discography

Albums

EPs

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "New Mix: Weezer, The Jayhawks, Colin Stetson, More" All Songs Considered, NPR Music, 5 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Christine Campbell, "Interview: Oh Pep!" Lip Magazine (December 3, 2012). Retrieved April 10, 2015
  3. 1 2 "Q&A, with PEPI" The Melting Pot. Retrieved April 10, 2015
  4. ↑ "Oh Pep!" Oh Pep! official site. Retrieved April 10, 2015
  5. ↑ "II" Oh Pep! official site. Retrieved 10 April 2015
  6. ↑ "Rockwiz presents Pure Pop's Summer of Classic Albums" TimeOut Melbourne. Retrieved April 10, 2015
  7. ↑ "AWME Q&A: Oh Pep!" Beat. Retrieved April 10, 2015
  8. ↑ "Living" Oh Pep! official site. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ Pete Morey, "Radio 2 Top 20 Aug 28: Elle King, Quiet Parade and more debut, Alessia Cara claims top spot" CBC Music, 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Annie Galvin, "10 Americana Fest Bands to Fall in Love With Right Now" Pop Matters, 8 October 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2010
  11. 1 2 "Bob Boilen's Top 10 Discoveries From The 2015 CMJ Music Marathon" All Songs Considered, October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015
  12. ↑ Tweet by Jon Pareles @JonPareles, Twitter.com, 18 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Nassir Nassirzadeh, "CMJ Music Marathon 2015: 11 Artists That Ruled The Fest" KCRW Music Blog, 20 October 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Oh Pep!: Tiny Desk Concert" NPR Music, 16 October 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Local folk acts shine" The Sydney Morning Herald (April 25, 2014). Retrieved April 10, 2015
  16. ↑ Anthony Brady, "Stars on their way to Koroit Irish Festival" The Moyne Gazette (January 22, 2015). Retrieved April 10, 2015
  17. ↑ Mary Mihelakos, "Get ready to vote for The Age Music Victoria Awards" The Sydney Morning Herald (October 8, 2014). Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  18. ↑ "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED: The Age Music Victoria Genre Awards 2015", Music Victoria, 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  19. 1 2 Adam Norris, "Oh Pep!" The Brag. Retrieved April 10, 2015

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