Ola Podrida

Bio:

Western Vinyl released BELLY OF THE LION, the second Ola Podrida album, on 11/10/09. Here's what people been saying about it:

SAID THE GRAMOPHONE :: "One of my favourite songwriters...Ola Podrida are wonderful."

PITCHFORK :: "...lingers long after those last notes have stopped reverberating" (Rating - 7.8)

AQUARIUM DRUNKARD :: "His most acomplished work to date."

AUSTIN CHRONICLE :: "Belly of the Lion...should push Ola Podrida into the thick of indie rock's folk awakening. It puts a rural twist on modern dream pop..."

AUSTINIST :: "Belly of the Lion may be one of the year’s best bedroom listens yet. "

MAGNET :: "An accomplished collection of spacey folk songs sure to win your indie heart."

FLAVORWIRE :: "A rich, textured work, edging Wingo's Americana-focused concerns into a territory that sounds - dare I say it - pretty close to cinematic.."

POPMATTERS :: "He’s built on the hushed tension of the first, mostly acoustic, Ola Podrida record, and built it up into an affecting rock record.."

CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE :: "Absolutely stunning...astonishingly subtle and beautiful work that should end up on numerous best–of–2009 lists."

THE LINE OF BEST FIT :: "Belly of the Lion lays out an emotional landscape through its evocative imagery and measured attention to detail, carved by a knowing hand."

CULTURE BULLY :: "Belly of the Lion is a truly solid album from start to finish."

AUSTIN TOWN HALL :: "You’ll find something enchanting throughout the duration of his second album ."

Here's what these people had to say about the self-titled debut album that was released 2 years ago but feels like 20...

PITCHFORK :: "Ola Podrida is a cohesive, confident album full of folky, quiet guitars and thoughtful lyrics that coalesce into complete songs" (Rating - 8.0)

STYLUS MAGAZINE ::"Ola Podrida isn't just a strikingly accomplished debut - it's near-essential listening for anyone who's been taken with the recent turn in some parts of the indie cosmology towards folkier and more countrified sounds."

POPMATTERS ::"Writers like to say stupid stuff about music like this being a > soundtrack to your life, but really, put your life on hold for 46 > minutes."

SPIN.COM - ARTIST OF THE DAY :: "Instruments layer together subtly and deftly, creating an atmosphere that brings to mind the wide Western plains or old, not-quite-forgotten lovers."

NPR, Song of the Day - "Jordanna" :: "Ola Podrida excels at creating a beautifully atmospheric mood, as well as gentle beauty that's both spacious and deceptively complex."

GORILLA VS. BEAR :: "They do a great job of capturing the feelings that characterize the impossibly wide expanse that is our state. This is 'Texas Music', in the best sense of the phrase...My first favorite of 2007."

SAID THE GRAMOPHONE :: "The folksy calm lets the songs feel easy, lets them feel familiar; and yet deep in there, beneath the easy and familiar songs, is something more than status quo...If this were a 2006 album, it would be one of my albums of the year."

AN AQUARIUM DRUNKARD :: "The upcoming album is a thing of quiet beauty reminiscent of the very best under-the-radar homegrown ’70s folk experiments..."

PITCHFORK FORKCAST :: "40 Bands To See at SXSW"

AUSTIN CHRONICLE, SXSW SHOWCASE REVIEW :: "Throughout the set, Wingo's songs gracefully dripped subtle details to paint impressionistic scenes over a subdued emotional canvas."

ALL MUSIC GUIDE :: "Things stay consistently calm, measured out carefully and with great attention to how they fit into the overall feel of the record." (4 out of 5 stars)

PAPER THIN WALLS :: "Though a debut, there's an assurance here that belies the fact that the man knows his notes and chords"

COKE MACHINE GLOW :: "These are songs for summer afternoons, for lemonade and nostalgia... Wingo's mastery of the sound is hard to deny"

This Old World - OLA PODRIDA from Zellner Bros. on Vimeo.

.. PHOTO BOOTH - Dir. by Michael Tully

LOST AND FOUND - Dir. by Todd Rohal

EASTBOUND - Dir. by David Lowery
Ola Podrida - Eastbound (HD version) from David Lowery on Vimeo.