Posts Tagged ‘The Neighbourhood’

OLIVVER the KID – ” Attica 71 “

Posted: February 5, 2015 in MUSIC
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A year ago, Bryan Sammis quit his seat as drummer for L.A. band and quintet the Neighbourhood and embarked on a solo career as Olivver the Kid. His “Freak” EP, released last October, caught a lot of attention

For the song “Attica ’71,” Olivver The Kid  uses as a metaphor the four-day riots at New York state’s Attica Prison .  Says Sammis: “When the Neighbourhood and I amicably parted ways last January I went into a frenzy of songwriting,” with “Attica” being one of his first. He adds, “It started out as a slow and sad song, but when I took the songs into the studio we really wanted to take it some place a little more alt-pop … Cue Danny Score. Danny has done a lot of production work for my friend Jez Dior and I hit him up about working on some tracks. He knew where the song needed to go and helped me get it there.

OLIVVER the KID – ” Attica 71 “

Posted: January 9, 2015 in MUSIC
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Sounds like a lofty title? I shall guarantee it’ll be stuck in your head for weeks. For those of you unfamiliar with rising star Olivver, he used to be in a little group known as The Neighbourhood before leaving the band in order to focus on his personal goals. But in true “when one door closes, another opens” fashion, he hasn’t given up the dream just yet. “Attica ’71,” with it’s serene, minimalistic tones and awe inspiring vocals, has the power to convent non indie listeners into die hard fans.

 

OLIVVER the KID – ” Not Going Home “

Posted: January 9, 2015 in MUSIC
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“Running on fumes and there’s still no stopping” – that seems to be a mantra for ØLIVVER, who left monochrome alt-rockers The Neighbourhood a few months ago and since then has dropped a handful of solo tracks. The latest is ‘Not Going Home’, a song that begins lovely enough with a beautiful, moving piano piece accompanied solely by his voice before blossoming into a track that’s uplifting with some dark undertones. It’s taken from his EP Freak, and you can download some B-sides for free here.