Artist: Say Hi (To Your Mom)
Album: Oohs & Aahs
File Under: Indie Pop
Recommended if You Like: ‘The moment just before orgasm’ 
Featured Tracks:

“November Was White, December Was Grey”:

“Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh”:

This album is so damn catchy I can’t stop listening to it. I’ve been a longtime fan of the band and don’t think they’ve made a bad album to date.  This one is no exception.  I love frontman Eric Elbogen’s quirky lyrics and musical arrangements.  Just take a listen to “Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh” and try to not get hooked. 

Elbogen has an incredible ability to mix sad and  happy together into a delightful contradiction. I can’t think of many other artists who could have me bopping around to a song about vampires singing – “Oh I just want to drink your blood…”.  (“Blah Blah, Blah” from the album Impeccable Blahs.)  While previous albums have been on the darker side in terms on subject matter – vampires, drinking blood and rejection – this one seems to lean more toward the lovelorn than the macabre.  And built more around layered harmonies too – like in the gem “November Was White, December Was Grey“. It makes for an easy album to listen to and like – and sure to get stuck in your head!

San Francisco, you can catch Say Hi at Bottom of the Hill on March 12.

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