News
Oliver Earnest - „Cancel Therapy“ - New Video
posted at 08/13/2021
Pre-Order „The Water Goes The Other Way“: https://linktr.ee/OliverEarnest
It is astonishing which references all come to mind when you listen to the debut album of Oliver Earnest for the first time. Omaha is still quite vivid, and above all, Bright Eyes or Cursive. You think of the Mountain Goats, and while you’re at it, of John Darnielle, and with him, one of the best songwriters of all time. You tip your hat to Isaac Brock from Modest Mouse in your mind’s eye. And when it gets quieter, more ethereal, you’re not all too far from the ballads of the Fleet Foxes or even from sitting down at a candlelit table with Iron & Wine. When Oliver does let the pathos of his voice sound, one is quickly at The Divine Comedy, and when you immerse yourself in the lyrics, several wonderful scenes from everyday life emerge, which could just as well be straight out of a Jim Jarmusch film. Well, this is where it’s suddenly obvious: There are no German bands or artists at all on this list? And, they’re all big names? So you ask yourself: How is this even possible? For a young guy from Stuttgart who was known by insiders previously perhaps at some time as a member of the post punk band Kaufmann Frust?
To describe the music on The Water Goes The Other Way, you could very well use a line from one of Oliver’s songs. Even though it means something different in the song, it could also be a sticker, stuck onto the cover as a recommendation: “Filling your ears with sound / More than the usual amount.” The lyrics, which often venture into dark terrain, are juxtaposed by Oliver together with his producer (and fellow Kaufmann Frust band member) Florian Stepper with music that gives the beautiful melodies room while, at the same time, vibrating with ideas in just the right parts – more than one would usually expect on songwriter albums; not unless they are by the likes of Sufjan Stevens during his opulent phase. Oliver tells us about their very intensive cooperation: “Florian lives in Berlin in the meantime. He’s the tour guitarist, for example, for Lea Porcelain and works as a producer in a studio at Funkhaus. The way it usually worked, was that I would write the songs and go ahead and record the first raw demos. Then, I would travel to Berlin every couple of weeks, and we would continue to work on the songs together.” Oliver Earnest lives up to his pseudonym here once again and says that Flo’s influence can’t be appreciated nearly highly enough. “Flo put a lot of time, creativity and work into my album. Because it was the first big production of his own in the length of an LP, but also because we are very good friends and, totally besides that, he thought my songs were great.”
Latest News
Jun 10
Terry Lee Hale 'Oh Life' (Official Video) / Tourdates 'OH LIFE' - We're more than happy to show you the new song by Terry Lee Hale taken from the upcoming album 'The Gristle & Bone Affair' coming Sep 2nd via Glitterhouse Records read more
May 23
Cash Savage and The Last Drinks "Young and Free" "This song is dedicated to the shitshow that is the current Australian government. Their lack of empathy is astounding. The world is upside down so we are putting out a b side before our first single." read more
May 05
Wovenhand '8 of 9' Video We're more than happy to show you the new Wovenhand music video for '8 of 9'... read more
Feb 04
Wovenhand 'Silver Sash' out now! The first sign of life by David Eugene Edwards since the critically acclaimed Star Treament in 2016. Enjoy the new album by Wovenhand, here's SILVER SASH... read more
Jan 21
Wovenhand "Dead Dead Beat" We are extremely happy to show you the new Wovenhand single "Dead Dead Beat" taken from the new album entitled “Silver Sash” coming Feb 4, 2022 via Glitterhouse Records... read more
Dec 10
Wovenhand - 'Duat Hawk' - New Song Wovenhand unleash the first song taken from the new album entitled 'Silver Sash' today via Glitterhouse Records... read more
Nov 26
Oliver Earnest "The Water Goes The Other Way" Out Now! Today is the release of the amazing debut album by Oliver Earnest. To celebrate this the Stuttgart based singer-songwriter talked with Radio Eins about "The Water Goes The Other Way"... read more
Nov 25
Drens "Holy Demon" Video We're more than happy to welcome the wild surf garage punk four-piece DRENS to the Glitterhouse Family Of Music... read more
Nov 24
Wovenhand "Silver Sash" The 1st sign of life by David Eugene Edwards since the critically acclaimed 'Star Treament' in 2016... read more
Nov 11
Tom Allan & The Strangest 'Unnoticed' Tom Allan & The Strangest are Tom Allan, Evan Beltran and Nico Stallmann. After releasing their debut album Dear Boy in 2019... read more