Photo by Kobe Wagstaff
The Official Video for Brooklyn based Oberhofer's whimsical indie dream pop (broken or not) celebration, "Let It Go", features front man and name sake, Brad Oberhofer, wandering in the sublime rurality of some place, riding on a train, foraging, frolicking and gazing at horses doing the same via binoculars, more than one bemused llamas and other animals, nature in all it's finite beauty. It is a perfect cascade of images for the song that feels so exquisitely refined in it's off kilter crooked beauty. The sprinkles of piano, McCartney bass, Van Dyke Parks illumination filtered through divergent pop punk streams of light is just happy and sad, nostalgic and new, quirky but charming. Oberhofer's vocal croon feels grounded in crisscrossed tones of emotion. You may, while listening apart from the video, see actors who are frequently in Wes Anderson flicks running this way or that, at least I did in my brain.
"Let It Go" is from Oberhofer's first full length in almost 6 years entitled "Smothered" dropping November 12th via Telefono Records and features contributions by Teddy Geiger, Shamir, Jonsi, King Princess, Nick Valensi and GirlPool.
You can pre-order "Smothered" here: https://telefonorecords.com/products/filter/oberhofer/
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Oberhofer is a band from Brooklyn, New York formed in 2008 to perform the music of its founder and frontman Brad Oberhofer. Current members are Brad Oberhofer on synths, guitar and vocals, Zoe Brecher on drums, Dylan Treleven on bass, and Ben Roth on guitar.
In July 2011, Brad Oberhofer signed with Glassnote Records, which released Oberhofer's debut album Time Capsules II on March 27, 2012, an EP entitled, "NOTALGIA" (2013), and their second album, "Chronovision" (2016) in the United States and worldwide.
Oberhofer's sound is largely described as Surf Pop Revival, joining the ranks of such bands as Best Coast, Allah-Las, Bleached, Surfer Blood, Cayucas, Howler, and Dum Dum Girls, but is also known for its cinematic and orchestral qualities.
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Oberhofer, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop, Indie rock, noise pop, dance-punk, neo-psychedelia, FEATURING CONTRIBUTIONS BY TEDDY GEIGER, SHAMIR, JÓNSI, KING PRINCESS, NICK VALENSI, AND GIRLPOOL, "Let It Go",
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