Taking the tenets of John Dewey’s “learning by doing” theory to heart, the duo of Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart backburnered their classical piano training when they began creating and performing as Ohmme and jumped in calloused fingers first, laying out guitar-based avant noise with brash abandon. By creating sounds foreign to what they both were doing previously (and to what everyone was hearing previously), Ohmme (f.k.a. Homme) released their enthusiastic self-titled EP in June 2017, and TODAY (August 24) have unleashed their anxiously-anticipated, hotly-tipped, debut full-length!
Parts is the debut album by Ohmme and it comes courtesy of the always adventuresome Joyful Noise Recordings. Pitched near and dear to the heart of Chicago’s music scene, Cunningham and Stewart have enlisted a few of Chicago brightest stars for Parts — namely, Doug McCombs (Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day) and agile jazz hands Tameka Reid (now based in NYC) and Ken Vandermark.
After releasing two disparate tastes from Parts, a new track, “Peach”, has been issued. And it is a peach of a song too; fuzzy and crunchy but seductively sweet. Ohmme tour dates are below (including a clutch with Iron & Wine in November). But today is release day, so order your Parts picks here first please!
Parts tracklisting:
01. Icon
02. Grandmother
03. Parts
04. Water
05. Liquor Cabinet
06. Peach
07. Sentient Beings
08. Left Handed
09. Walk Me
10. Apathy (bonus flexi included with limited vinyl edition)
Ohmme live:
08.25.18 - Chicago, Il - Thalia Hall
08.26.18 - Detroit, MI - Deluxe Fluxx
08.27.18 - Toronto, ON - The Monarch
08.28.18 - Montréal, QC - Casa del Popolo
08.29.18 - Burlington, VT - Arts Riot
08.30.18 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
08.31.18 - Portsmouth, NH - 3S Artspace
09.01.18 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle
09.02.18 - Washington, DC - Blackcat Backstage
09.03.18 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
09.05.18 - Birmingham, AL - Firehouse
09.06.18 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
09.07.18 - Austin, TX - Mohawk (inside stage)
09.08.18 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
09.10.18 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
09.11.18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
09.12.18 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
09.14.18 - Portland, OR - Kelly’s Olympian
09.15.18 - Vancouver, BC - Westward Fest
09.16.18 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
09.17.18 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
09.18.18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09.19.18 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
09.21.18 - Lincoln, NE - Lincoln Calling
09.22.18 - Grinnell, IA - Gardner Lounge
09.23.18 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
09.25.18 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
09.26.18 - St. Louis, MO - The Monocle
09.27.18 - Indianapolis, IN - State Street Pub
09.28.18 - Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light
09.29.18 - Asheville, NC - Mothlight
09.30.18 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook
10.01.18 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
10.04.18 - Gambier, OH - Horn Gallery
11.06.18 - Portland, ME - State Theatre *
11.07.18 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount*
11.08.18 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre*
11.09.18 - Norfolk, VA - NorVa*
11.10.18 - Raleigh, NC - Meymandi Concert Hall*
11.12.18 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium*
11.14.18 - Augusta, GA - Miller Theater*
11.15.18 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Theatre*
11.16.18 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre*
11.17.18 - Memphis, TN - Orpehum Theatre*
# with Iron & Wine
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