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CMU Approved
Approved: Oberhofer
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 16 September 2010
Just nineteen years old, or thereabouts, Brad Oberhofer took the step of moving his musical project from the basement of his parents’ house in Tacoma to New York after the aforementioned house above the aforementioned basement burned down. As a motivation for getting off your arse and making a go of something, not having anywhere to live any more is quite a good one.
Having released a limited number of handmade EPs, he’s now making a grab for the wider world with a self-released seven-inch single, ‘o0Oo0Oo’, available in the UK through Rough Trade. Holding to the traditions of jangly American indie, and with ramshackle production, Oberhofer shows sharp songwriting skills and the sort of charm that can launch a guy away from being simple blog fodder to something bigger. The single is buried right near the bottom of a well-stocked MySpace player, where you’ll also find my favourite track, ‘Landline’.
www.myspace.com/oberhofermusic
