The Oh Hellos' Release EP Notos + Confirm 2018 Tour Dates
By: Emily Bruno Dec. 08, 2017
Notos, the new EP from acclaimed brother-sister duo The Oh Hellos is out now. The lead single, "Torches," recently premiered on NPR Music, who proclaim, "Fittingly, the track churns with the strength and fury of a hurricane, but maintains a sense of crisp precision." Listen to the EP here: http://spoti.fi/2A4Df4F
Notos is the first EP in a series of four, to be released in the coming months. Each EP is named after one of the four Greek mythological wind deities that bring the seasons. Throughout the series, there's an overarching question being asked: "where did my ideas come from?" With each EP and the "wind" it represents, siblings Tyler and Maggie Heathare exploring the stages of answering that question.
Most of Notos is about Maggie and Tyler reflecting on a time when they weren't even aware there was a question to ask. Musically they wanted to recreate the feeling of the summers spent exploring the Pacific Northwest with their grandparents when they were kids, as well as their experience growing up on the Texas Gulf Coast and dealing with the frequent threats of/evacuations from hurricanes. Because Notos is the wind that brought violent summer storms, they felt it was a good thematic parallel to the backfire effect you experience when you're confronted with new information for the first time.
In support of the release, the band has confirmed an extensive run of North American tour dates next spring-kicking off February 21 at Washington, DC's 9:30 Club and making additional stops in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Madison, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Los Angeles and Austin among many others. In select cities, the band will offer a special VIP ticket package, which will include a private pre-show acoustic performance. For more information visit theohhellos.com.
The Oh Hellos began making music together in 2011 with a song written for their mother's birthday followed later that year with their self-titled, self-produced, independently released debut EP. The 4-track recording featured the hit song "Hello My Old Heart," which received national airplay and currently has over 26 million streams on Spotify. Since forming, The Oh Hellos have earned a reputation as a very special live act. The sibling duo is surrounded on stage by a rotating cast of pickers and players, numbering as many as 13 at any given time, often spilling into the audience.
NOTOS TRACKLIST
1. On The Mountain Tall
2. Torches
3. Planetarium Stickers On A Bedroom Ceiling
4. Constellations
5. Notos
6. Mandatory Evac / Counting Cars
7. New River
THE OH HELLOS LIVE
February 21-Washington, DC-9:30 Club*
February 23-Brooklyn, NY-Warsaw*
February 24-Philadelphia, PA-Union Transfer*
February 25-Boston, MA-Paradise*
February 27-Toronto, ON-The Mod Club
March 1-Columbus, OH-Newport Music Hall
March 2-Cleveland, OH-Beachland Ballroom
March 3-Cincinnati, OH-20th Century Center
March 4-Upland, IN-Taylor University
March 6-Madison, WI-Majestic Theatre*
March 9-St. Louis-The Pageant
March 10-Chicago, IL-House of Blues*
March 11-Kansas City, MO-recordBar
March 16-Fort Collins, CO-Washington's*
March 17-Telluride, CO-Sheridan Opera House
March 20-Salt Lake City, UT-The Complex
March 22-Missoula, MT-Top Hat
March 23-Seattle, WA-Neptune*
March 24-Portland, OR-Roseland Theater*
March 25-Vancouver, BC-Rio Theatre
March 28-Sacramento, CA-Ace of Spades
March 29-San Francisco, CA-The Fillmore*
March 30-Los Angeles, CA-El Rey*
March 31-San Diego, CA-Music Box
April 3-Phoenix, AZ-The Crescent Ballroom
April 6-Dallas, TX-House of Blues*
April 7-Austin, TX-Stubb's*
April 8-Houston, TX-White Oak Music Hall*
April 10-New Orleans, LA-The Parrish
April 12-Atlanta, GA-Variety Playhouse*
April 13-Gainesville, FL-High Dive
April 14-Orlando, FL-The Beacham
April 15-Ft. Lauderdale, FL-Culture Room
*VIP Ticket Package Available
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