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O’Death are an American Gothic Country band from New York. Borrowing their band name from a traditional American folk song that comes out of Western North Carolina, O’Death draws on traditional folk, bluegrass, punk, gypsy music, metal, swing and jazz stylings.

Originally formed in 2003 while the members attended SUNY Purchase, the band played a series of shows at the now defunct Apocalypse Lounge in NYC, and quickly began building a fanbase with their reverently twisted take on Americana filtered through a wealth of musical influences as divergent as Bill Monroe, Prince, Neil Young, The Microphones, and The Misfits. For these shows, O’Death put together a very raw, 10-track CD-R, entitled Carl Nemelka Family Photographs, to sell to concert-goers.

As O’Death worked on new material for their second, self-released LP, Head Home, the five-piece perfected their stage show. The band’s nonstop touring caught the attention of the New York-based Ernest Jenning Record Co., who re-released Head Home in June 2007. Later that Summer, UK-based label City Slang released Head Home in Europe. O’Death continued to tour the US and Europe throughout 2007, putting out a limited edition (500 copies) vinyl version of Head Home on Ernest Jenning Record Co./City Slang, followed by a 7” single of two new songs, “Low Tide” and “I Think I’m Fine,” as well as a cover of The Pixies’ “Nimrod’s Son” as an internet bonus track. Head Home was nominated for a 2007 Shortlist Prize.

On February 5, 2008, Gigantic Music released a new 7”, which features songs “Spider Home” and “Silk Hole”.

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  • Zodiark111

    It's pretty good, one more good album like that, and I suspect they'll gain a lot of popularity.

    26 Feb 10:51pm Reply
  • Mantus92

    Great music! :O

    2 Feb 9:08pm Reply
  • wickedsalvation

    Well, I quite love them!

    15 Jan 11:38pm Reply
  • Dr_MoonOrGun

    I hope they put out something this year.

    11 Jan 5:30am Reply
  • Blackberry-bush

    they should definitely visit Poland...

    11 Dec 2012 Reply
  • paddypunx

    I want your download...!!!

    3 Jul 2012 Reply
  • Cease_

    Outside was kind of boring. Eh, I'm not a folk person anyway.

    3 Apr 2012 Reply
  • dmakhovikov

    O'Death записали свой лучший альбом

    23 Nov 2011 Reply
  • manos87

    Bugs is stuck in my head. Also, Look At The Sun is the second best track of the record.

    13 Nov 2011 Reply
  • lagginswag

    SUPERB

    9 Oct 2011 Reply
  • ohboymichelle

    kansas city needs you <3

    27 Sep 2011 Reply
  • cogsturning

    @Dr_MoonOrGun - uh idk how to explain how i find something generic. it sounds like a million other things out there, whereas i thought they had kinda their own voice on the previous three releases. its just...boring, it doesnt have the spice or the edge that im accustomed to with them.

    27 Aug 2011 Reply
  • badoom_bum

    I'd always thought gothic country is a country where people read a lot of Horace Walpole. However, it turns out it's some kind of Quaker Oats cereal Jay Munly enjoys for breakfast.

    23 Aug 2011 Reply
  • Dr_MoonOrGun

    @cogsturning - What? Really? In what way is Outside generic?

    31 Jul 2011 Reply
  • LightsOfBohemia

    Can someone please explain what the heck is "gothic country"?

    29 Jul 2011 Reply
  • cogsturning

    ugh my wish kinda sucked, this album is pretty generic...

    28 Jul 2011 Reply
  • LovelyInfection

    It's a huge freaking crime that these guys aren't more well known! Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin is a masterpiece!

    28 Jul 2011 Reply
  • cogsturning

    i was hoping theyd mellow out their sound a bit, guess i got my wish.

    24 Jul 2011 Reply
  • jetteklette

    suuuuuper

    1 Jul 2011 Reply
  • fastlane01

    new album sounds good

    12 Jun 2011 Reply
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