Oy Vey Announces Botanical Curiosity Debut Album to be Released August 30, 2011

June 22, 2011 - PRLog -- Synthesizing multiple musical influences while managing to sound original and coherent is a daunting task for any band. Chicago's Oy Vey not only does this successfully on their debut, Botanical Curiosity, but they embrace it. Citing influences as broad ranging as MGMT, Fleetwood Mac and Bruce Springsteen, Oy Vey takes bedroom rock to a new level with its blend of with bright pop melodies, solid rock instincts and inventive electronic accents to create music that is purposefully fun and danceable. The duo, guitarist/vocalist Bryce Aubrey and keyboard player/vocalist Kevin Corcoran, who have been collaborating since high school, even came up with their name while appreciating other's music. While listening to the track "Feel The Love" by Cut Copy, Aubrey and Corcoran joked that one of the robotic voices sounded like it was saying "Oy Vey" over and over. Kevin made the remark that it would be a cool band name. Aubrey agreed. Thus, Oy Vey was born. Botanical Curiosity, thirteen tracks of well crafted, glimmering rock-pop, will be released August 30, 2011.

Botanical Curiosity is bristling with energy and marked by the duo's soaring harmonies, ingenious melodies and diverse arrangements. The funky opener, "Astronauta", adds chiming guitar, spacey electronic textures and subliminal, reggae flavored keyboard accents to a tune that slowly builds to a big prog-rock finish. The processed vocals suggest a singer lost in the outer spaces of his own mind. "In the Night" combines twang heavy guitar and a slightly skewed rhythmic approach to create a sexy, fluid melody and an unforgettable hook. "Barcelona" is a mysterious ballad with a dramatic flair that captures the cinematic sweep of Spain's most bohemian city. The sound of a calliope and big, open electric guitar chords give the tune a dark, uneasy tension. Latin flavored new wave dance beats laid over a classic rock turn around drive "End of the Party", which could be about the last moments of a gig, a party or a relationship.

"We called the album Botanical Curiosity because the music has a curious nature that explores new musical ideas in various genres," Corcoran says. "The name is a quote from Eric Rohmer's 'La Collectionneuse', our favorite movie. The protagonist says he wants to 'clear his mind of the slightest botanical curiosity.' We liked the ring of it." Shortly after its release, Botanical Curiosity made its debut on the CMJ Top 200 at number 176. Oy Vey hopes this is the starting point for bigger and better things.

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