Cullen Omori

Add Date: August 14

Artist: Cullen Omori

Album: The Diet

Label: Sub Pop

Genre: Indie rock

Comments: From the promoter: “Cullen Omori’s path to his second album The Diet  wasn’t an easy one. After the release of his first album, New Misery, he had to deal with busted vans, crashed cars, mangled relationships, and other trials that can leave one feeling like the world is playing a cosmic joke. From the guitar that drops out of the sky on the opening 'Four Years', all the way through the fade-out kaleidoscopic closer 'A Real You', The Diet is a powerful modern indie-rock album that is buoyed by warped, analong pedals/transistors and tailor-made guitar tones. It represents a new chapter for the former Smith Westerns member, one in which he stretches out songwriting chops and uses his life experiences to craft loose-limbed, hook-filled songs that combine pop appeal with finely structured lyrics.”

Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 11

DNP: 4, 7, 9