The OBGMs | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | punk rock |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Burn Industry |
| Members | Densil McFarlane Colanthony Humphrey Joe Brosnan Simon Outhit |
| Past members | Jemuel Roberts |
| Website | theobgms |
The OBGMs (The oOohh Baby Gimme Mores) are a Canadian punk rock band from Toronto, Ontario. [1] They are most noted for their 2020 album The Ends, which was a shortlisted finalist for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize. [2]
The band consists of vocalist Densil McFarlane, guitarist Simon Outhit, bassist Joe Brosnan and drummer Colanthony Humphrey. [3] Keyboardist Jemuel Roberts was also a member of the band in the mid-2010s, [4] but is no longer with the band. [3]
The band was formed in 2007, initially as a hip hop production duo consisting of McFarlane and Humphrey. [4] Their music became more punk-oriented after they were arrested in a racial profiling incident, which interfered with McFarlane's plans to attend university in the United States. [5] They released their debut EP, Interchorus, in 2009. [4]
Because McFarlane and Humphrey are Black Canadians, in their early years the band was often booked on urban music bills, and struggled to break through in the punk scene. [5] This began to change in 2014 after the band was selected for a Budweiser ad campaign, in which they were told that they were being interviewed for a documentary film on undiscovered independent bands, but when they arrived at the interview venue they were in fact immediately offered the opportunity to play a show for a packed house comprising the largest audience they had ever performed for to that point. [6] They subsequently performed at Budweiser's Made in America Festival, and at the New York City Afropunk Festival. [7] They released their self-titled full-length debut album that year.
The Ends, produced by Dave Schiffman and recorded at Dreamhouse Studios in Toronto, was released on October 30, 2020. [8] Around the same time, they were selected alongside JJ Wilde, SonReal and Northcote as one of four musical acts to be promoted by Collective Arts Brewing's Audio/Visual Lager, which helps to promote independent musicians with special limited edition band-themed cans. [9]
In March 2021, the band also launched the Band Practice podcast. [10]
Humphrey is the older brother of rapper Clairmont the Second. [11]
Their third album, Sorry, It's Over, was shortlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize. [12]