Lying Beside You, by Ohpen Ahrms

Lying Beside You

by Ohpen Ahrms

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poundstake This band has a strong identity. "Lying Beside You" is a great hard-rock album and really not too similar to anything I've heard before. They're real musicians, and it shows in the way every song is soundly structured, thoughtfully arranged, and memorable. For a full LP this is a "quick listen" because it's very well-sequenced, and after the bright closing cadence of closer "War!Today", you'll be left wanting more. Favorite track: Make Me a Ghost.

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1.	Destroyer 04:15
2.	Lying Beside You 03:05
3.	Make Me a Ghost 05:16
4.	Spun in the Dark 04:15
5.	Don't Look for Me There 04:39	lyrics
Pain seer turning to verve The drag of the earth Pulling you down In a curve Is this arrival Besting the sun Watching for bird sign Are you dividing Turning to stone Watching the flames grow Hearing the wasteland Watch it burn in your hands Come tell me again Some fact of our History Is this arriving Turning to stone Watching for bird sign Are you divided Besting the sun Watching the flames We will fit our stories Of gory glory Our four-leaf clover Speeds towards a nova This is arrival Besting the sun Looking Looking for bird sign You are divided Turning the stone Watching the flames grow Higher and Higher And the horns come in and We’re born again and The horns grow in And we’re born again Cut my words off from My tongue Cut my words off for A gun Not a poet it’s all for show Cry wolf and we all know We already know
6.	Drawing Fire 04:04
7.	Night Vision 05:14
8.	War!Today 04:39

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Songs inspired by canonical riffing and post-rock noise feature winding layers of guitars, synths, and vocal harmonies that emerge through a landscape of metal, arena-rock, and shoegaze influences. Ohpen Arms and Lying Beside You are in reference to Escape, the Journey classic from 1981. Lying Beside You was recorded over 2021-2023 at Narwhal Studios and Hypercube Studios and engineered by Sanford Parker. Ohpen Ahrms sings about morality, trauma, spirituality, and mental well-being, examining from their corner of the world, times complicated by tension and conflict.

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released March 15, 2024

Alan Strathmann - Guitars / Vocals / Synthesizers
Quinn Curren - Drums / Percussion
Sam Ross - Guitars / Vocals
Sheldon Kessel - Organ / Keyboards

Ian Richter - Bass
Evan Dale - Bass
Jennifer Lee Dumont - Flute / Saxophone / Vocals

Recorded in Chicago at Narwhal Studios and Hypercube Studios
Recorded and Mixed by Sanford Parker
Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room

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Ohpen Ahrms Chicago, Illinois

Ohpen Ahrms worships at the altar of heavy progressive rock. Inspired by riffs and noise, there are nods to metal, arena- rock, and shoegaze, and the synthesis drives a sound that spans many genres.

Ohpen Ahrms is: Quinn Curren
Sheldon Kessel
Sam Ross
Alan Strathmann Andrew Wulf ... more

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