STUDY NATURAL LAW RELEASED: 2006 TRACKLISTING
1. The Buried Chorus
2. Saw It off Below the Knee
3. Dearly Departed
4. Lust Toward Survival
5. Afraid of Awakening Late, In 1868
6. 1909
7. Running of the Bulls
8. Bodies Hanging from the Trees
9. A Shipwreck on the Great Lakes
10. Study Natural Law CD SAMPLER TRACKLISTING
1. The Buried Chorus
2. Saw It off Below the Knee
3. 1909
4. Dearly Departed DOWNLOAD LINK: [CLICK HERE]
In a way, it seems almost natural that Chicago native Robert Bock recently found himself gaping at the remnants of an abandoned New England opera house. A project now years in the making, Of The Opera started as the creative output for Bock until one Chicago winter found him partnered up with Matthew Tenney and a revolving cast to fill out the rhythm section. Together, the two invested their efforts heavily in Chicago's music scene, frequenting the city’s renown venue, Metro, and voyaging down to 2007’s SXSW in Austin to play their third show to a panel of industry mainstays. In the summer of 2008, life found Bock hulled up on the east coast, dividing his time between Cape Cod and Boston. After a brief regrouping with Bock in Chicago, Tenney relocated to Brooklyn to begin laying the foundation for the duo’s impending relaunch. Shortly thereafter, Bock packed everything up and resigned to Boston, where he met Ian Buchholz, the first sign of stability behind the drums since Of The Opera took shape in early 2007.
Now more than ever, Of The Opera are eager and ready to dip their feet into the tepid waters of today’s music industry. Drawing frequent comparisons to Depeche Mode, The Postal Service, The Faint, and VHS or Beta barely even scratches the surface of the sounds being honed in the wake of their east coast residency.
"A strange mix of The Notwist, Depeche Mode and the moodier, more aggressive sort of electronic music." ~ The Daily Copper "Cool atmospheric pop music that's destined for radio attention." ~Boston Herald "They break into more synth grooves and smart bridges than their swoopy-haired counterparts. Watch them blow up." ~The Weekly Dig (Boston)
hey you guys. i've been away from myspace from awhile, not the biggest fan of this website. tell me what's going on with OTO! it really looks like you're spreading the word, one city at a time.
Hola!! Una sonrisitaaa... que se acerca el Lunes!!! Felizzzz semana!! Besos!! I translate you: Give me little smile...Monday is coming!! Have a Happy week! Kisses!
the last time you guys came, i missed the concert because i had a tournament, so my friends went without me, which really sucked. and they wouldnt stop talking about it!