14 Jun 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Well I guess no one needs to dig very deep to come up with some solidly underpinned Ariel Pink comparisons here, but in any case I'm pretty stoked on this deliberately weirdo lo-fi synth ballad
Cymbals here by unknown San Francisco dude
Olin. Almost Maus-y vocals heavily buried under multiple layers of synthesizer patterns that are gently meandering along a sloppy drum machine line or briefly, all it needs to get us unreasonably excited on a Tuesday morning.
Olin's four-track self-titled debut EP is the first release by
Easy Tapes, the label recently launched by Andy Johnson of both
Sick of the Radio and
Tony Bonanza fame. You should
go here to download it for free.
Olin - Cymbals
