This band is unafraid to dig sounds out of the soil of American music and grow them to maturity in its own backyard.On Burnout, Vancouver's Ox isn't afraid to go where plenty of country-tinged rock bands have gone before. Not only that, but it commits fully and with gusto to that well-worn road. Heck, within the first two songs, the band declares -- on the strength of stolen guitars -- "I'm gonna
One of our favorite Canadian acts are back at it with a new EP, Burnout. The foursome has added a little psychedelia/freak folk to their alt-country 70’s sound. That is never more evident than on “Speedwagon,” a tune that slowly builds with some shapeless fiddle and lazy guitar picking. Mark Browning’s weary voice works wonders [...]
ive only listened to a handful of ox’s musical offerings, but thus far im pretty damn impressed. they remind me of a combination of neil’s harvest/on the beach, my morning jacket circa at dawn and pneumonia era whiskeytown. the music is lush and rustic, and lead singer mark browning kinda sounds like ryan adams doing [...]
Regarding that which we would term "Americana," do they call it "Canadiana" in the land to the North? Just curious. Ox = American lo-fi alt country from Canada. They showed up on a nice little sampler from Weewerk that I've been listening to like a homemade mix-tape lately. My favorite among these tracks is probably "Transam," which with its wavering vocals and shady narrative (not to ment...
One of our favorite Canadian acts are back at it with a new EP, Burnout. The foursome has added a little psychedelia/freak folk to their alt-country 70’s sound. That is never more evident than on “Speedwagon,” a tune that slowly builds with some shapeless fiddle and lazy guitar picking. Mark Browning’s weary voice works wonders [...]
(weewerk) records just turned 6 years old is releasing a compilation of rare and unreleased tracks from several of their artists, including Ox, Great Lake Swimmers, and the Fembots. I'm not a huge fan of compilations, but I am a fan of the label and its artists. Ox is the perfect band to take a [...]
Everything I seem to read about Ox states that the Sudbury, Ontario band’s debut album was “weed soaked” or “dope-soaked” or up in smoke. I got to tell you: that doesn’t really do anything for me. To each his own, I always say, but when I think of stoner rock, I picture over-aged Deadheads trying [...]