Oy Vey Releases "Idiot" MP3

Aug. 10, 2011 - PRLog -- Not all love songs are sweet, pretty things. Some of them are funny and realistic; exposing the pettiness that sometimes accompanies love. Melodic pop duo, Oy Vey has just released one of the latter; "Idiot" a tale of dysfunctional love, complete with a fight at a party set to layered, driving synths. The chorus, sung by Kevin Corcoran in a distant sounding, but not unaffected voice, "Don't leave me out in the cold, you know this idiot loves you, you idiot" gets the self-depreciating but emotionally true point across. "It's a little odd, but this song was something I came up with while doing my dishes and listening to Chromeo," says Corcoran who, along with Bryce Aubrey make up Oy Vey. "I don't know exactly why, but the main hook "this idiot loves you, you idiot" popped into my head and I thought it was funny and wanted to turn it into something." Check out "Idiot" here: http://glgpub.com/file_download/176/Oy-Vey-Idiot.mp3

"Oy Vey tries to pursue the most aggressively poppy music we can," says Kevin Corcoran (keyboard/vocals). One listen to their debut album, Botanical Curiosity (mastered at Sterling Sound in New York by Steve Fallone) and it's clear that the duo has accomplished its goal. The album takes bedroom rock to a new level with its blend of with bright pop melodies, solid rock instincts and inventive electronic accents. Think MGMT meets Fleetwood Mac. Corcoran and Aubrey have been collaborating since high school, most recently from separate cities. "We'd always dabbled in a variety of genres, mostly based on singer/songwriter stuff," Corcoran explains. "For Oy Vey, we focused in on danceable pop-rock with electronic flourishes. Since we're both music junkies, we were inspired by a wide range of artists including Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, MGMT, Arcade Fire and Daft Punk. We wanted to make music that was energetic and outgoing."

Botanical Curiosity, which hit number 176 on CMJ Top 200, is bristling with energy and marked by the duo's soaring harmonies, ingenious melodies and diverse arrangements. The funky opener, "Astronauta", adds chiming guitar, spacey electronic textures and subliminal, reggae flavored keyboard accents to a tune that slowly builds to a big prog-rock finish. The processed vocals suggest a singer lost in the outer spaces of his own mind. "In the Night" combines twang heavy guitar and a slightly skewed rhythmic approach to create a sexy, fluid melody and an unforgettable hook. "Barcelona" is a mysterious ballad with a dramatic flair that captures the cinematic sweep of Spain's most bohemian city. The sound of a calliope and big, open electric guitar chords give the tune a dark, uneasy tension. Latin flavored new wave dance beats laid over a classic rock turn around drive "End of the Party", which could be about the last moments of a gig, a party or a relationship.

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