Omni - Souvenir '2024

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Atlanta indie rock trio Omni released their Sub Pop debut (and third overall
album), Networker, in November 2019. It was an obvious level-up for the
well-regarded group, setting the stage for a wider appreciation of their
spiky-yet-genteel take on melodic post-punk. The COVID-19 pandemic had other
plans and the early 2022 lockdowns put a quick stop to all the band's forward
momentum; beyond a lone Bandcamp Friday digital single featuring live covers of
Billy Joel and 10cc, Omni pretty much disappeared. While one wouldn't have
faulted them for throwing in the post-pandemic towel, it's nonetheless thrilling
to see the group back in action and clearly able to pick up where they left off.
Omni’s ability to combine prickly, staccato arrangements and a sort of
languorous swagger is what sets them apart, and whether it's a cut like the
forceful groove of "Plastic Pyramid" (which even throws in a bonus country-twang
breakdown) or the glitchy swing of "F1," they always manage to inject a bit of
rhythmic boldness that's funk-aware without ever actually being funky. Souvenir
is still a taut and tight album. Not one of the 11 songs cracks the four-minute
mark and most hover around two-and-a-half minutes; still, Omni packs a lot of
ideas and dynamics into songs like "Double Negative" (in which three distinct
sonic ideas collide; thankfully one of them is a raucously anthemic chorus) and
"Common Mistakes," which melds brisk, cymbal-riding off-kilter pogo-punk and
Spoon-like dreamy interludes—all in less than two minutes. Instead of
coming across like an overdetermined flex, the cool confidence of the band's
delivery makes Souvenir a unique and personality-rich slab of indie rock.



Tracklist:
1.01 - Omni - Exacto (2:39) 
1.02 - Omni - Plastic Pyramid (feat. Izzy Glaudini) (3:25) 
1.03 - Omni - Common Mistakes (1:50) 
1.04 - Omni - INTL Waters (2:55) 
1.05 - Omni - Double Negative (2:41) 
1.06 - Omni - PG (2:31) 
1.07 - Omni - Granite Kiss (2:36) 
1.08 - Omni - Verdict (2:05) 
1.09 - Omni - F1 (2:49) 
1.10 - Omni - To Be Rude (3:19) 
1.11 - Omni - Compliment (3:57)

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