Jürgen Müller
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I’m not sure at all what the tag of 1982 means, but that’s what Tulsa, Oklahoma band Jürgen Müller decided to use on the album “Science Of The Sea”. This is a very pretty album.
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The Kamals - 'Tell Me'
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If I had to narrow it down, I'd say it's probably the guitar tones above all else that make The Kamals' dark, gritty psychedelic rock as addictive as it is. But there's plenty to love about their self-titled debut EP, especially for those up on the Clutch tip.
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Oklahoma Folktronica
Explorgasm from Deerpeople is one of the best things I’ve discovered about the Oklahoma music scene as a whole. They called it folktronica, and it’s absolutely wonderful. These folks are from Stillwater, and there are at least six of them. I’m a big fan of large bands. These guys seem to play really often, and they’re heading down to SXSW to play at J. Black’s Feel Good Lounge with other great bands like Grand and Noble and Elsa Rae.
Sad Sad Bicycle - 'Hang Like Death'
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A nice little anti-folk tune off of SSB's new album Broken Wing, out now on Willie Cry Records.
Read more about Sad Sad Bicycle - 'Hang Like Death'Man-Made Objects - 'Dying Storms'
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Influenced by late '80s, early '90s shoegaze and alt-pop, these Oklahoma City fellows have a fantastic grasp of melody and space. Instead of drowning their guitars in fuzz, Man-Made Objects actually let their fingerpicked progressions ring out fairly clean on this track, letting the vocals carry the echoes instead. It's a smooth marriage of texture that makes the genre sound fresh.
The Flaming Lips - 'Convinced of the Hex' (live)
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These guys do it best onstage. Here's a high-quality video of them doing a creeper of a song from their amazing album Embryonic.
Other Lives - "Tamer Animals" (video)
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The new video for Other Lives' single "Tamer Animals" (off the LP of the same name) is a gorgeous exercise in gloom. The stylized rendering of a city trapped in time perfectly complements the Stillwater, OK group's melancholy, piano-based post-punk. Imagine Interpol's driven monotone infused with denser, more dynamic textures and you'll get a pretty good idea of how good Other Lives sound. Watch the video below.
Coney Island - Ghost Stories
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A charming two-song EP for your listening pleasure--gentle, breezy indie rock out of Oklahoma City. Read more about Coney Island - Ghost Stories
Oklahoma Bands on Daytrotter
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If you haven't heard of Daytrotter, they're the guys who find the best indie bands from around the country and invite them up to their studios to record a session. They then put the tracks online as free mp3 downloads. Daytrotter has become one of the most widely-read music sites out their for its commitment to connecting fans with free, unique tracks from their favorite bands or bands they've never heard of before. It's a great way to discover new music without buying a whole new album, and worth following just for Sean Moeller's stellar write-ups of each band's sound.
Garth Brooks, A Product of Oklahoma
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One of the best exports that the state of Oklahoma has released upon the world is the country music sensation Garth Brooks. Brooks was my absolute favorite singer from about the ages of nine to twelve, and I was so obsessed that I had posters of him all over my room. I had all of his cassette tapes (then, later, his CDs; I still have those around here somewhere), videotaped him every time he was on television, and even dressed up as him to lip synch during a school talent contest.
Yeah, I think Garth was my first obsession. Read more about Garth Brooks, A Product of Oklahoma