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Oh Pep!
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Pepita Emmerichs (left) and Olivia Hally perform as Oh Pep! at the 2015 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.
Background information
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genres pop
Years active2009–present
MembersOlivia Hally
Pepita Emmerichs
Website ohpep.com

Oh Pep! are an Australian band formed in Melbourne, Australia by Olivia Hally (vocals, guitar) and Pepita Emmerichs (violin, mandolin). Their debut album, Stadium Cake, was released on 24 June 2016.

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Emmerichs characterised her band's musical style as "folk/pop/country with bluegrass instrumentation". [1] She has cited among the band's influences Paul Kelly, Ryan Adams, Gillian Welch, Andrew Bird, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Glen Hansard, Elbow, Bright Eyes and Arcade Fire. [2] Christine Campbell of Lip Magazine called their music "an original mix of different kinds of folk, pop, indie and more." [2] NPR Music's Bob Boilen, after seeing Oh Pep! perform at the 2015 CMJ Music Marathon, praised their songs as "charming ... with lyrical and structural twists and turns." [3]

Career

2009-2015: Formation and early releases

The duo met at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School in 2009, and began writing songs together. [2] [1] In mid-2011, their musical duo, known as Oh Pep!, expanded into a five-piece lineup with Stuart West (double bass), Paddy Montgomery (mandolin, bouzouki) and Justin Olsson (drums, percussion). [2] The band's line-up has changed several times since, with Hally and Emmerichs the constant factor in all line-up configurations.

Pepita Emmerichs was also a child actress, who had appeared in Spike Jonze's 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are as Claire, the protagonist's older sister. [4] [5]

The band's self-titled debut EP, which was entirely self-produced and funded, was released on 6 September 2012. [2] [6] Their second EP, II, was released on 10 October 2013. [7]

In January 2013, Oh Pep! covered Paul Simon's Graceland in its entirety as part of the event "RocKwiz presents Pure Pop's Summer of Classic Albums". [2] [8] In November 2014, the band performed as a showcase act at the Australasian Worldwide Music Expo. [9]

Oh Pep! released their third EP, Living, on 21 August 2015, through Star House Collective. [10] Oh Pep! performed at the 2015 Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, where Pop Matters' listed them as one of the event's "unquestionable standouts", [11] writing that "seeing Oh Pep! is one of those times when the crowd realizes they're seeing future stars for the first time."

Oh Pep! also performed at the 2015 CMJ Music Marathon, where they received praise from NPR Music's Bob Boilen, [3] The New York Times' Jon Pareles, [12] and the KCRW Music Blog. [13] In October 2015, Hally and Emmerichs performed as Oh Pep! for NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts series. [14]

2016-present: Stadium Cake & I Wasn't Only Thinking About You...

The band's debut album, Stadium Cake, was released on 24 June 2016. [15] [upper-alpha 1]

For Stadium Cake, Oh Pep! sought to explore different musical styles. According to Hally, "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." [18] In their review of the band's debut album, The Village Voice described the Oh Pep! sound as "starting off slow and spare — all delicate strumming and hushed vocals — it soon grows into something fast, boisterous, and baroque [...] From the get-go it's clear that Stadium Cake is a pop album." [19]

The band's music featured in the 2017 short film Martha The Monster, directed by Christopher Weekes. [20] "Doctor Doctor" also appeared in season one of the television series The Bold Type . [21]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleAlbum details
Stadium Cake
I Wasn't Only Thinking About You...
  • Released: 26 October 2018 [23] [24]
  • Label: People Speak
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

EPs

List of EP, with selected details
TitleAlbum details
Oh Pep!
  • Released: 6 September 2012 [2]
  • Label: Oh Pep!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
II
  • Released: October 2013
  • Label: Stadium Cake Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Living
  • Released: November 2015 [25]
  • Label: Barely Dressed (BARELY004)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Oh Pep! On Audio Tree Live
  • Released: October 2016 [26]
  • Label: AudioTree
  • Formats: digital download

Awards and nominations

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. [27] [28]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
Music Victoria Awards of 2014 IIBest Folk Roots AlbumNominated
Music Victoria Awards of 2015 LivingBest Folk Roots AlbumNominated
Music Victoria Awards of 2016 Stadium CakeBest Folk Roots AlbumWon

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
National Live Music Awards of 2019 [29] [30] ThemselvesInternational Live Achievement (Group)Nominated

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ Stadium Cake was released on Dualtone Records in North America, [15] Star House Collective in Europe, [16] and Barely Dressed Records in Australia and New Zealand. [17]

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Q&A, with PEPI" The Melting Pot. Retrieved 10 April 2015
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Christine Campbell, "Interview: Oh Pep!" Lip Magazine (3 December 2012). Retrieved 10 April 2015
  3. 1 2 "Bob Boilen's Top 10 Discoveries From The 2015 CMJ Music Marathon" All Songs Considered, 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015
  4. ↑ "Where the Wild Things Are". The Age. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (15 October 2009). "Monsters Make Everything Better Spike Jonze's Film". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Oh Pep!" Oh Pep! official site. Retrieved 10 April 2015
  7. ↑ "II" Oh Pep! official site. Retrieved 10 April 2015
  8. ↑ "Rockwiz presents Pure Pop's Summer of Classic Albums" TimeOut Melbourne. Retrieved 10 April 2015
  9. ↑ "AWME Q&A: Oh Pep!" Beat. Retrieved 10 April 2015
  10. ↑ "Living" Oh Pep! official site. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Annie Galvin, "10 Americana Fest Bands to Fall in Love With Right Now" Pop Matters, 8 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2010
  12. ↑ Tweet by Jon Pareles @JonPareles, Twitter.com, 18 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Nassir Nassirzadeh, "CMJ Music Marathon 2015: 11 Artists That Ruled The Fest" KCRW Music Blog, 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Oh Pep!: Tiny Desk Concert" NPR Music, 16 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 "New Mix: Weezer, The Jayhawks, Colin Stetson, More" All Songs Considered , NPR Music, 5 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Oh Pep!" Star House Collective official website. Archived 4 September 2017.
  17. ↑ Oh Pep! Barely Dressed Records official website. Archived 4 September 2017.
  18. ↑ Adam Norris, "Oh Pep!" The Brag. Retrieved 10 April 2015
  19. ↑ Bryan Hood (2016) "Oh Pep! Aim for the Big Leagues With an Ambitious Folk-Pop Debut" The Village Voice, 29 June 2016. Archived 4 September 2017.
  20. ↑ Martha the Monster - Palm Springs International Film Festival Archived 4 September 2017
  21. ↑ The Bold Type Official Music Guide Season 1 Freeform. Archived 4 September 2017.
  22. ↑ "Stadium Cake(DD)". Apple Music. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "I Wasn't Only Thinking About You... (DD)". Apple Music. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  24. ↑ Madeline Clement (2018) "Oh Pep! Embraces Pop On 'I Wasn't Only Thinking About You...'" NPR, 18 October 2018. Accessed 28 November 2018.
  25. ↑ "Living (DD)". Apple Music. November 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  26. ↑ "Oh Pep! On Audio Tree Live (DD)". Apple Music. October 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  27. ↑ "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  28. ↑ "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  29. ↑ "HERE ARE YOUR 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES!". NLMA. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  30. ↑ "AND THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS ARE…". NLMA. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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