A nice little nudge of a recommendation after giving the Dignan Porch debut album a spin this summer. I saw these guys perform live at what I like to call a surf meat party last summer although it is officially known as The Nothing Bad Will Ever Happen Alldayer and BBQ. A day and night filled with awesome garage surf rock bands and tasty meat cooking in the beer garden of Brixton’s Windmill pub. This year has been particularly good for the band securing a tour with buddies Dignan Porch, the releases of their first EP “First Cassette” and a release on the new Marshall Teller compilation album in celebration of the labels second birthday.
What I like about Omi Plaone is the easy and natural feel to their music. It’s a good old gust of lo-fi simplicity, a sterling bit of guitar playing and some quality rock and roll. The London four piece self released their debut EP “First Cassette” trough their Bandcamp page last autumn, available to buy for a name your price offer or as a rather retro and cool idea of a hundred limited released cassette tapes each individually numbered for that extra special mark of exclusivity. The band have been around for a while, gigging all over the country near and far, slowly moving up the ranks and building up a positive and supportive profile for themselves. They have just completed a mammoth tour schedule supporting the releases of their EP, playing along side some rather great bands including Sauna Youth, Weird Dreams, Male Bonding and Cold Pumas to name but a few. They most recently supported Lets Wrestle along side another up and coming act for 2013 Tigercats at the Lexington last month.
Their sound mediates a very raw and early striped back post punk rock racket, a little reminiscent of Public Image Limited, Magazine and early Interpol. Tracks “We Go On” strikeout a loose but robust rhythm while “Fire Escape” is a jangly but jagged rumble of pessimistic indie pop. The bands selling point is singer Phillip’s ominous dead tone vocal range that captures the melancholy drawl of Ian Curtis and cool composure of Steve Malkmus, definitely worth a listen.
