Breakout: Oberhofer
Lo-fi and an overall jangly-feel complete with catchy hooks, whistling and a lot of ooohs and ahhhs, Oberhofer is Brad Oberhofer — only 19 years old (although he looks even younger). This year he will be a “breakout” act at CMJ.
Starting out in a basement on the West Coast, Oberhofer is now a Brooklyn-based band complete with Matt, Mike and Peter. And I love the story from that bedroom through today (from his bio):
When your songs are too big to be contained: form a band. Maybe call it after your family name because you like the way it sounds (shit, if it worked for Bon Jovi then who’s to argue). Record those songs in the basement of your parents house in Tacoma. When that burns down, shake it off and move to New York. Find a new band to play with, start working on a symphony (no really, do it), mix your newfound formal training with the noisy exuberance of youth. Get raucous.
His debut 7″ oOOOoOOOo is available at Insound HERE and you can catch him live before CMJ on August 26th at Bowery Ballroom or September 17th at Monster Island.