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Osgoods : Smother & Shrink
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Infectious power-pop with a quirky edge
Genre: Rock: Modern Rock
Release Date: 2007
Smother & Shrink
Osgoods
Record Label: SanZabelt Records
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1. Everything Fades 3:38 + MP3 $0.99
2. Steady 3:28 + MP3 $0.99
3. Where I Bleed 2:44 + MP3 $0.99
4. You Made It Easy 3:20 + MP3 $0.99
5. Six 8 (You Alone) 4:54 + MP3 $0.99
6. Short, Fat & Ugly 4:33 + MP3 $0.99
7. You're Killing Me 4:14 + MP3 $0.99
8. My New Excuse 3:41 + MP3 $0.99
9. Steady (Radio Edit) 3:29 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

Armed with infectious melodies and inventive, quirky lyrics, singer/songwriter Anthony Nigro formed the band while attending school at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where the Osgoods performed as a trio and recorded 1999's Assistant Manager EP before relocating to Los Angeles in 2001.

For their first full-length effort, the trio effectively mixed lush vocal harmonies and pop hooks with a raw production style. Automatic Do-Over, was released in 2002 and was very well received by fans and critics alike.

Accompanied by new drummer, Dan Hull, the band then began work on material for Smother & Shrink. Released in late 2006, it is the trio's most ambitious effort to date. The record features fan-favorites, Steady and You Made It Easy (2006 International Songwriting Competition finalist & 2007 semi-finalist) among other great tracks.

A final line-up change that same year welcomed bass player and skilled backing vocalist Chris Evans into the fold. The result is a rock-solid rhythm section that rounds out the Osgoods sound and contributes to the group's knack for charming audiences with their distinct brand of agitated pop.

The band has been most recently featured or heard on KillRadio.org, The Ruben Blades Show, Cal State Long Beach Radio, KAMP Radio (Tucson), 87.7 FM (UK), EmergingArtists.com, Westside Will Radio, and within the pages New Music Weekly, Amplifier Magazine and others.

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REVIEWS

Smother & Shrink
author: Ryan Bogaville
                            
That's a lot of power for a a trio. Great rock energy with an indefinable quirkiness that keeps you guessing. Pop hooks a plenty - and with serious purpose. Certain passages have an undeniable familiarity about them, but the band newer fails to then challenge your expectaions in a most delightful way. What I imagine to be the love child of REM, Firehose, They Might Be Giants, nirvana, Sonic Youth and Hall & Oates to sound like. Maybe a drizzle of that little foursem of of liverpool a while back in there too.

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Smother & Shrink
author: Ryan Bogaville
                            
That's a lot of power for a trio. Great rock energy with an indefinable quirkiness that keeps you guessing. Pop hooks a plenty - and with serious purpose. Certain passages have an undeniable familiarity about them, but then the band never fails to surprize or challenge your expectaions in a most delightful way. They are what I imagine the love child of REM, Firehose, They Might Be Giants, Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Hall & Oates to sound like. Maybe a drizzle of that little foursome out of liverpool in there too. Good stuff.

                            Read more...
Smother & Shrink
author: Ryan Bogaville
                            
That's a lot of power for a trio. Great rock energy with an indefinable quirkiness that keeps you guessing. Pop hooks a plenty - and with serious purpose. Certain passages have an undeniable familiarity about them, but then the band never fails to surprize or challenge your expectaions in a most delightful way. They are what I imagine the love child of REM, Firehose, They Might Be Giants, Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Hall & Oates to sound like. Maybe a drizzle of that little foursome out of liverpool in there too. Good stuff.

                            Read more...
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