By: Ethan Grove
Fans of Unsociably High are in for a twist while listening to their new EP Oh, The Country Air.
Originally an impromptu country-inspired jam of one of their songs and a quick project for their patreon members, the EP quickly snowballed into the group’s most recent public release.
“These songs have been in incubation for a while and have burst out of the vault to be fed and watered. It was an incredible experience to produce art completely out of our comfort zone and have the support necessary to carry-out the project through,” said the band in the press release.
Brendon Bartlett, vocals and guitar, and Tiffany Wallace, vocals, are multi-passionate artists whose music often reflects their diverse artistic interests.
The album release party took place at Urban Art Collective, a local art hub and gallery for countless local visual artists.
To add something special, the group put together an Oh, The Country Air museum, including various items used in the making of the album and music video as well as on-site silk screening for custom Unsociably High merch.
The album was recorded with their label Kick Me Records and produced by Stefan Jurewicz.
Being intrinsically creative people, Bartlett and Wallace wanted more than just traditional instruments for their EP. Throughout the recording they used tuned jugs, a typewriter, and a suitcase instead of a traditional drumset to give the album the “ambience of an impromptu jam session”.
Having recorded the album in their home—The end of the opening track—Walking, includes the sounds of the group’s dog—Kiwi—running through the scene, crashing around and knocking things over.
“Thematically, the record is the revisiting of old friends – a favourite song, a lover, suffering – but through its production proved to also be a project of pure experimentation,” the band said in a press release.