Oddnote drops new single
NO DEPRESSION
Posted On July 13, 2018
Oddnote drops new single
In the whole of the United States of America, it’s possible to find talent in virtually every corner you look in. From the far reaches of coastal Maine to the pastoral fields of Colorado’s Front Range, you can bet that wherever you go in America, you’re going to find a variation of her song, interpreted and expressed through whatever local means you may find along the way.
Certain cities are known more for their music that others. It’s hard to imagine the Civil Rights era without thinking of, among other things, the Motown sound that Detroit shared with the whole world, while the beat of the 1990’s was completely and totally scored by the grunge movement that was born – and died in – Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Our entire history has been soundtracked by us and for us, and it wouldn’t be appropriate to ever, and I mean ever, discuss the American songbook without talking about the international capital of country music – Nashville. Just say its name and instantly our heads are filled with the bucolic sounds of acoustic and lap steel guitars twang and reverberate from the halls of the Grand Ol’ Opry. But the truth is, country is just one side of Nashville, and the city has actually had a large, vibrant rock scene for longer than most people even knew rock n’ roll was what all that amplified racket was called. Of that scene, a little known group called Oddnote have been taking the city and the country by storm since forming in the summer of 2017, and now one year later their white hot new single “Mystified” is extending their reach beyond American borders and onto the international stage for the very first time.
Oddnote has learned the hard way that being a rock band in a city that lives and breathes country isn’t easy, but in an ironic twist, they’ve had to go through a lot more competition than bands in even larger rock scenes would likely have had to endure. Rising to the top in a sea of extremely talented, burgeoning acts, Oddnote isn’t trying to waste time in getting their creative aesthetic and artistic profile out into the public eye. They know that they’ve got to strike while the iron is hot, and “Mystified” showcases a band that not only has found their sound in a short amount of time, but is already pretty close to mastering it and honing all of the capabilities behind its power.
While it is still very early on in their career to be able to tell for certain, “Mystified” hints that their style of attack when it comes to forging big melodies that contain the same amount of crunch and fervor that old school hard rock tracks sport could be a highly influential sound in the years to come, as rock inevitably searches for some new direction in the upcoming decade on the horizon. I’m curious to see what kind of a role Oddnote will play in the future, but for now, I think we can all enjoy what they’re contributing to the present.
Mindy McCall
