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OHMME WATER

Experimental duo Ohmme (Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart) share the second single from their forthcoming album, Parts, out August 24th via Joyful Noise Recordings. Like everything this pair do, ‘Water’ isn’t about subtlety - it’s about pushing the limits of their creativity, even if that makes the listener feel a little out of their comfort zone. As two classically-trained pianists, Cunningham and Stewart chose guitars as the outlet for Ohmme because they wanted to explore new areas of sonic expression. If that wasn’t enough of a challenge, the band decided that ‘Water’ should be about contrasts, the aggressive guitar parts rubbing up alongside the lighter vocals. Speaking about the process behind the track, the songwriters comment that “We visualized the song as a grade-school science experiment— throwing oil and water and sand into a glass together and watching those elements separate out and swirl past each other.” Vocals, guitars, drums - each representing a part of this visceral concoction, brought to life in sound. - Hannah Thacker

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