Oohs & Aahs

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Oohs & Aahs
SayHiOohsAndAahs.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 3, 2009
Genre Lo-fi, indie rock
Length31:21
Label Barsuk
Producer Eric Elbogen
Say Hi chronology
The Wishes and the Glitch
(2007)
Oohs & Aahs
(2009)
Um, Uh Oh
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club B [1]
Consequence of SoundStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media 5.9/10 [3]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Oohs & Aahs (2009) is the sixth full-length album by Say Hi and was released on March 3, 2009. Oohs & Aahs was written and recorded entirely by Eric Elbogen in his home studio over the course of 2008.

Contents

It was Say Hi's first release on Barsuk Records, with whom they signed on December 2, 2008.

On January 16, 2009, Say Hi released "November Was White, December Was Grey" as an exclusive download on Spin.com and updated the layout on their website.

"Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh", "November Was White, December Was Grey" and "The Stars Just Blink for Us" were used in the television show Gossip Girl . "Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh" was also used in a scene with Analeigh Tipton in the 2011 movie Crazy, Stupid, Love .

On September 29, 2009, a music video for "One, Two ... One" was posted on YouTube.

Track listing

  1. "Elouise" – 3:57
  2. "Hallie and Henry" – 3:36
  3. "Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh" – 2:56
  4. "November Was White, December Was Grey" – 3:04
  5. "Dramatic Irony" – 2:45
  6. "Maurine" – 3:15
  7. "One, Two ... One" – 3:20
  8. "Audrey" – 1:39
  9. "The Stars Just Blink for Us" – 3:31
  10. "Sallie's Heart Is Stone" – 3:22
iTunes Bonus Track Version
No.TitleLength
11."Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh [Demo]" (Bonus Track)2:25

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