Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, Oreaganomics is an enigmatic music duo making highly original music via a fiercely independent approach. In February 2019 they made their official artistic entrance via their expansive twenty-one track debut album, Hand Turkey, before taking a hiatus from sharing their music with the world.
This year, they’ve made an emphatic return with new material, releasing the follow up with their long awaited sophomore record, And Introducting…..shane!!!, a ten-track outing that offers the perfect snap shot of the latest chapter in their musical story. Lifted from the new LP is their single titled “Everything Is Legal,” a track that puts the duo’s uncompromising approach to music on full display via a lofi art pop sound.
Framed as a protest song as well as a dissection about everything that’s happening in the world, it presents a commentary about how everything is seemingly legal in today’s world, despite the band’s members enduring their own brushes with the law for ostensibly trivial reasons. Produced in the depths of an unfinished basement, “Everything Is Legal” carries an almost mysterious energy, as if it was created in secret and released as a subversive act in itself.
This underground, alternative ethos feeds into the song’s aesthetic, a brisk and playful jam full of breezy instrumentation, laid back rhythm and bright, expressive vocal hooks. Set up by intricate dashes of airy instrumental plucks and sooth vocalisations, the soft rhythmic shuffle builds with rustling drums, warm brass tones and delicate key tones capped by mellow vocal leads.
Spinning memorable melodic lines above the subtly grooving arrangement, “Everything Is Legal” serves up a sound that’s unique and catchy throughout. Full of intricate instrumental touches and led by delightful vocal performance, it’s an upbeat outing wrapped up in a brief two minute dose of bouncy pop-tinged music. It’s a superb example of Oreaganomics’ original songwriting style and knack for crafting accessible music cut with thought-provoking writing, resulting in a sound that’s sure to charm anyone who hears it.
Listen to Everything Is legal below
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