#ooberman

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august when two pieces of media that only one person on tumblr and a youtube commenter from eighteen years ago have heard of

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Melody Maker December 20, 2000 - January 2, 2001

[ftwobr2000]

An achingly gorgeous and underrated gem from a fun and achingly underrated album. Ooberman - “Shorley Wall”

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Melody Maker December 20, 2000 - January 2, 2001

[octorimi]

going down to talk to the cows

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[mazzyzzy]

Like a broken arrow

I'll catch the tail wind and draw the clouds

Burning sugar

As black as smoke

It clothes the walls

I open my heart

She sings when she hurts

It's good to sink deep inside

To my only touchstone

She's a friend in the dark

My strength, my memories

She delights in torture

She holds my hand but never shields me

Because the best shield is to accept the pain

Then what can really destroy me?

Let me close my eyes and lie invisible

And perhaps the clouds will pass through me.

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NME Magazine - 30 October, 1999

[randomrecordreview]

Hands up who remembers Ooberman! Ah, just me and Mark Radcliffe then? That’s a shame as they really were rather good, offering a surreal and lightly psychedelic perspective on Brit Pop. Think The Coral or Belle and Sebastian, just not as successful. Though they should have been, this is a great debut, full of great pop hooks, admittedly some sixth form poetry standing in for lyrics at times, but there’s loads of musical fun and energy with it. I wrote about them last year, when their third album Carried Away popped up on the randometer in May. There’s not a lot I can add to that review, except that I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this again, dancing round the room to Million Suns and Blossoms Falling at the indie disco in my head. Shorley Wall remains a highlight, but there are so many lovely moments: the irreverence of Sugar Bum, the Pulp prototype Amazing In Bed, and the so-true-it-hurts teenage angst of Physics Disco. Check them out if you’ve not heard them before. And if you think you’re too old/cool/pretentious to like this sort of thing, then play it to your kids: Satisfaction Guaranteed. #ooberman #themagictreehouse #millionsuns #shorleywall #indiepop #britpop #nowlistening #nowplaying #recordcollection #randomrecordreview https://www.instagram.com/p/CM71XMysSIW/?igshid=s5rxdpq13dsi