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In the ambulatory of the University of Vienna On An On take shelter from the gust of wind howling in their ears. The Chicago & Minneapolis based trio strikes up “Ghosts” while the clouds are drifting fast above their heads. In this transition between light and shadow the haunting vocal harmonies of Nate, Alissa and Ryne really seem to invoke ghosts. When Nate ends with the line “cause I was on the verge to scream when you wouldn’t scream about anything”, fragile like a wisp of wind, it gives you goose bumps!

The Hunter

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I’m predicting this track goes to #1 on hypemachine.

Check out one of my favourite songs of the last couple of months called “The Hunter” by Chicago and Minneapolis based trio ON AN ON.  The song follows up the incredibly well received debut single “Ghosts” off the forthcoming January 29, 2013 release of Give In (via Roll Call Records).

The band (made up of Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci, and Ryne Estwing) had played music with one another in various capacities for the better part of a decade before collaborating together as a trio. The culmination of a long and precarious, but ultimately rewarding journey, Give In was recorded with producer Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene, Super Furry Animals).  Look for the band closing out 2012 with a string of dates across the midwest, National 2013 to be announced soon.  Hopefully a Canadian date or two in there?

Check out “The Hunter”.

Video: “Ghosts” by On An On

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“Ghosts” by On An On, from their debut album Give In, out 1/29/2013.  I’m running around LA this week, the blog will get neglected….. just a warning.

ON AN ON

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ON AN ON

I love this.

Here’s newly-formed band ON AN ON  with the song “Ghosts,” the first song off their forthcoming debut album, Give In, which is due out January 29 on Roll Call Records.   The band is Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci and Ryne Estwing, who had been performing together for the last few years with the indie group Scattered Trees. It was only this past March during the annual SXSW festival that they decided to follow their instincts and change course to form ON AN ON.  With the help of producer Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene) in a Toronto studio, the band birthed this ten-track debut album – “a dream-washed textural journey armed with a biting perspective on life, love and the commonality of loss”.

ON AN ON is scheduled to hit the road in September, supporting Reptar and Rubblebucket.

This band is what I’m going to say when you ask me what I’m listening to.

Los Encantados

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Thanks Jana for the tip.  Los Encantados are a six-piece Brooklyn band influenced by the likes of T. Rex, Television and the Beach Boys, which you can hear in their music.  Their album, The Same Damned Soul, is a true story and took place over the summer of 2010 in France and New York and then France again. This first chapter of this “summer love trilogy” came out in March, the other 2/3rds will be released throughout this summer of 2012.  I’ll keep you up to speed when I hear more.

Take a listen to this standout song/video “Ghosts”.  There’s more than a few great songs though, check the player below.

Ghosts from Los Encantados on Vimeo.