Josh Ottum

Label: Mill Pond
Genre: Folk, Pop

Josh Ottum's "The Easy Way Out" reminds me of the old joke about the weather in Michigan — if you don't like it, wait a minute. I lost track of the abrupt tempo changes after about 45 seconds and just let the song play on, digging the cute pop (think Ben Kweller) vibe. The remaining tracks available for free download aren't quite so schizophrenic, and for me they're actually more enjoyable. "Who Left the Lights On?" has a great groove, nice simple hooks and a thick sound, while "Freedom" sounds like a synth-ed out video game love song. With all this polished pop, all I want to know is, where are the hand claps?

It's All Right [MP3, 3.4MB, 192kbps]
The Easy Way Out [MP3, 4.3MB, 160kbps]
Who Left the Lights On? [MP3, 5.4MB, 160kbps]
Freedom [MP3, 5.2MB, 192kbps]

www.millpondrecords.com
www.joshottum.com

Posted by joe on 11.06.06 | Buy from Amazon, Insound
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