OH MY MY RETURNS WITH YEARNING NEW SINGLE, ‘LOVER, LOVER’
Not content to let 2020 stop their progress, Sydney’s Oh My My continue to power ahead when it comes to new music, today unveiling their latest single, ‘Lover, Lover’.
As the duo’s second release for the year, ‘Lover, Lover’ serves up another gut punch of emotion, presented with expertly crafted production and vocal work. Leaning slightly into ballad territory, ‘Lover, Lover’ doesn’t abandon Oh My My’s proven knack for playing with darker sounds and tones; instead blending the two in relaying the experience of heartbreak against a striking soundscape.
“You’re not coming home tonight, lover, lover…” - as the opening line of the song, the listener knows exactly what type of ride they’re in for. ‘Lover, Lover’ ties together threads of nostalgia, regret and yearning as the vocals pine for days not shrouded in heartache. For Oh My My’s Tim Quaife, the song stemmed from a very real experience. “There was an ease to writing this song that felt natural, necessary and pretty magic. Once Sam spit out the line, “Lover, Lover”, everything fell into place for me lyrically. Coincidentally, I was in the midst of a pretty traumatic break up and processing some very intense emotions. It all just spilled out and by the time we were done it felt somewhat triumphant. As if I was putting a very firm stamp on a painful part of my life. Cathartic.” Tim Quaife, Oh My My
Recorded at Sam Thomlinson’s home studio in Sydney before being mixed by Northeast Party House’s Malcolm Besley and mastered by Studio 301’s Leon Zervos (Troye Sivan, Peking Duk), ‘Lover, Lover’ sits well in their wider body of work. Showing of Thomlinson’s talents as a producer and both he and Quaife’s thriving dynamic writing partnership.
While it started off on guitar with Thomlinson working through the chorus in different forms, the final shape ‘Lover, Lover’ has taken is one that embraces vulnerability and emotional impact, while still ensuring that stamp of individuality Oh My My have put on previous release ‘Sipping The Bottle’ remains ever present. “We flirted with a few different versions, but in the end the original felt right. It’s a little different for us, but I think it still has the darkness it needs to convey the heartbreaking sentiment of the lyrics.” Sam Thomlinson, Oh My My
For the 'Lover, Lover' music video, Thomlinson took the reins as director for the first time. Featuring Neven Connelly and Cassandra Merwood, Thomlinson's unique narrative came to life.
"The idea of the video was to reflect what happens in your head when you're going through a reasonably fresh break-up. It's hard not to imagine your ex-partner with someone else, and although it may be a little irrational, it's often hard not to demonise them, as somewhat of a coping mechanism." Sam Thomlinson, Oh My My
PRAISE FOR OH MY MY
“Oh My My first started out as a bedroom project for Sydney musician [Sam] Thomlinson. Now it has grown into an EDM pop monster of its own.”
Ear Milk
“Get ready for your heart to be chewed up and spat back out.”
The Music
“Ferocious, aggressive and with more energy than that bunny with the batteries.”
Triple J Unearthed, Dave Ruby Howe
“...ebbing between urgent ambience and austere sparsity with a significant focus on clean piano tones and heady vocals that would make Matt Corby proud.”
The Soundcheck
‘Lover, Lover’ is out now.
