Album Info Hide Show Artist: Omni Album: Souvenir Released: USA, Canada & Europe, 16 Feb 2024 Tracklist: A1 Exacto A2 Plastic Pyramid A3 Common Mistakes A4 INTL Waters A5 Double Negative A6 PG B1 Granite Kiss B2 Verdict B3 F1 B4 To Be Rude B5 Compliment Related Content: Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. 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If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show LP – Limited ‘Loser’ Edition (first pressing only) Silver Vinyl with insert. The music of Atlanta trio Omni has always swung fast and hit hard. And Souvenir, their fourth album and second for Sub Pop, packs their biggest punch yet. Inactive during the majority of the pandemicthe longest downtime in their historythey approached this recording with lots of pent-up energy. Guitarist Frankie Broyles, singer/bassist Philip Frobos, and drummer Chris Yonker converted their creative fuel into sharp, driving songs that land immediately, sporting chopping riffs, staccato beats, and wiry melodies. Why does Souvenir sound so sharp? Because each track is a compact unit that stands on its own, reflecting the time and place in which it was created. Thats why Omni called the album Souvenir: its a collection of audio objects, a stash of musical miniatures. Think of it as a family photo album, a binder of rare playing cards, a shoebox holding precious gems. Take Plastic Pyramid, the first song Omni wrote after coming out of lockdown. Filled with twists and turns, its a journey unto itself, charged by clanging chords, spinning rhythm, and Frobos trading lines with Izzy Glaudini of Automatic, with whom Omni toured with last fall. (Glaudini sings on two other Souvenir tracks, the first guest vocalist the band has collaborated with). Or take opener Exacto, a slicing web of intertwined guitar and bass. Its razor-fine notes and syncopated beats perfectly match pointillist Frobos lyrics such as Exacto, de facto, concise, quite righta line that could well be an Omni mantra. The precision and clarity of Souvenir comes from some new Omni developments. For one, this is their first album with Yonker as their full-time drummer, and his forceful playing adds exclamation points to every pointed moment on Souvenir. In addition, the trio worked with Atlanta-based engineer Kristofer Sampson for the first time. Sampson pushed the band to a higher degree of power, with Froboss vocals more upfront in his pulsing mix and the rest of the music leaping out of the speakers. You might notice that Frobos singing is a bit more emotional and even nostalgic this time around. In crafting his vocals, he was inspired by the early college radio rock of formative favorites like REM, the Cure, and Big Audio Dynamitethe kind of bands whose melodies could have been top 40 hits in an alternative universe. The lyrics on Souvenir are also by turns funny, absurd, and even cryptic. A wry humor has always coursed through Omnis songs, and this time, it comes in shades of both dark and light. In Granite Kiss, an astronomical love story concludes with the hope that we can decay together, while in PG, a romantic walk in the park includes a rose-coloured mugging. Immediacy rushes throughout every moment of Souvenir, making it the band’s most powerful album to date. Omni has truly crafted a musical keepsakea set of songs that youll want to keep close, an aural memento you’ll cherish for the rest of time. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review