Say Hi

Add Date: January 25 

Artist: Say Hi 

Album: Um, Uh Oh 

Label: Barsuk 

Genre: Rock, indie pop 

Comments: From the promoter: "If you've been a Say Hi fan in the past, you're going to feel that Um, Uh Oh is a large step in the evolution of the band. If you haven't, this is the record that's going to change your mind... [T]he resilient (if mopey) bedroom recordist Eric Elbogen... performs everything you hear on the Say Hi records and recruits musicians to perform the material live... Um, Uh Oh is the result of the last 10 years of Elbogen's experiences with failing relationships, both musical and otherwise. It is also his best record to date... RIYL: Bishop Allen; The Rosebuds; Loney, Dear; Fruit Bats."

There's definitely more going on here than with past Say Hi/Say Hi to Your Mom releases (many of which I've enjoyed), as elements of blues and folk seep into Elbogen's gloomy bedroom pop. Start with "Dots on Maps" and "All the Pretty Ones."