Stadium Cake
| Stadium Cake | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Oh Pep! | |
| Released | June 24, 2016 |
| Genre | Folk-pop[1] |
| Length | 43:54 |
| Label | Dualtone Records |
Stadium Cake is the debut album of Australian pop/folk band Oh Pep! It was released on June 24, 2016, and is the band's fourth release after three EPs: Oh Pep!, II and Living.
Production
Oh Pep! consists of two members, Olivia Hally and Pepita Emmerichs. While producing Stadium Cake, the band sought to explore different musical styles to their previous EPs. Hally said in 2015, “We’re more aware now of exactly what we want with our sound, and for that matter exploring sounds that we haven’t used before. [...] There’s more of a pop influence this time, some rock."[2] Stadium Cake was recorded in Nova Scotia,[1][3] and the band worked in multi-track for the first time.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bushwick" | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Wanting" | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Crazy Feels" | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Doctor Doctor" | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Trouble Now" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Tea, Milk & Honey" | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Only Everyone" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "The Situation" | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Happenstance" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "The Race" | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Seven Babies" | 3:01 |
| 12. | "Afterwards" | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 43:54 | |
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[4] |
Stadium Cake was generally received favourably by music critics. Bob Boilen, who had championed the band since their appearance at the 2015 Americana Music Festival, wrote that Stadium Cake "expands on Hally and Emmerichs' talents, to the point where it surprised me how detailed and intricate they are as both players and listeners."[3] Bryan Hood, writing for The Village Voice, described it as an "engaging album of folk-pop, one that'll be good for fans of the genre to put on repeat this summer."[1] Writing for Exclaim!, Kyle Mullin called the album "accomplished enough to leave a mark of its own on future folk and indie pop artists."[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Bryan Hood (2016) "Oh Pep! Aim for the Big Leagues With an Ambitious Folk-Pop Debut" The Village Voice, 29 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ Adam Norris, "Oh Pep!" The Brag. Retrieved July 21, 2016
- 1 2 Bob Boilen (2016) "Review: Oh Pep!, 'Stadium Cake'" NPR Music, 16 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- 1 2 Mullin, Kyle (July 1, 2016). "Oh Pep! - Stadium Cake". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 5, 2016.