Oy Vey Releases First Single From "Botanical Curiosity," "White Lies" Available for Download Now

June 22, 2011 - PRLog -- Some songs just sound like what they're about. The energetic, chiming first single off melodic pop duo Oy Vey's debut album Botanical Curiosity, "White Lies," bottles the exuberance of a few nights in New York with friends. "The nights had been some of the first really fun ones I'd had in a while, after a long stretch of bummer," says Bryce Aubrey, who splits writing credits with the other half of Oy Vey, Kevin Corcoran. "I was in an energetic place, knowing I wanted to pursue music again, and the song came real easily." "White Lies" captures the transition between early to mid-twenties. The song's chorus, "Don't tell me white lies," gets to the heart of that transition, especially in a recession.  "A lot of the people I know were out of college with no job offers," says Aubrey. It felt like something I'd see somebody say when they've had a few, and start to get melodramatic." "White Lies," this summer's late night party anthem, is available for download now: http://glgpub.com/file_download/177/Oy-Vey-White-Lies.mp3

"Oy Vey tries to pursue the most aggressively poppy music we can," says Kevin Corcoran (keyboard/vocals). One listen to their debut album, Botanical Curiosity (mastered at Sterling Sound in New York by Steve Fallone) and it's clear that the duo has accomplished its goal. The album takes bedroom rock to a new level with its blend of with bright pop melodies, solid rock instincts and inventive electronic accents. Think MGMT meets Fleetwood Mac. Corcoran and Aubrey have been collaborating since high school, most recently from separate cities. "We'd always dabbled in a variety of genres, mostly based on singer/songwriter stuff," Corcoran explains. "For Oy Vey, we focused in on danceable pop-rock with electronic flourishes. Since we're both music junkies, we were inspired by a wide range of artists including Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, MGMT, Arcade Fire and Daft Punk. We wanted to make music that was energetic and outgoing."

Botanical Curiosity, which hit number 176 on CMJ Top 200, 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.

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