Obits

Trackimage Playbut Trackname Playbut Trackname
Pine On 03:35 Tools
You Gotta Lose 03:28 Tools
Two-Headed Coin 04:15 Tools
Widow Of My Dreams 04:20 Tools
Fake Kinkade 03:08 Tools
Run 02:40 Tools
I Blame You 01:07 Tools
Talking To The Dog 02:41 Tools
Light Sweet Crude 03:54 Tools
I Want Results 03:30 Tools
Lilies In The Street 03:53 Tools
SUD 04:02 Tools
Milk Cow Blues 04:14 Tools
Shift Operator 03:30 Tools
Everything Looks Better In The Sun 03:27 Tools
Back And Forth 03:33 Tools
Taste the Diff 00:00 Tools
Killer 02:35 Tools
Spun Out 03:38 Tools
No Fly List 02:34 Tools
Naked To The World 02:28 Tools
New August 03:40 Tools
Beggin' Dogs 03:40 Tools
Standards 02:21 Tools
I Blame Myself 03:10 Tools
Spot The Pikey 01:37 Tools
One Cross Apiece 03:29 Tools
It's Sick 02:29 Tools
This Must Be Done 03:21 Tools
Operation Bikini 02:57 Tools
Besetchet 02:50 Tools
Pet Trust 02:40 Tools
Malpractice 02:39 Tools
Put It In Writing 03:25 Tools
This Girl's Opinion 02:55 Tools
I'm Closing In 02:16 Tools
Receptor 03:43 Tools
Machines 04:27 Tools
Double Jeopardy (For The Third Time) 02:57 Tools
I Can't Lose 03:26 Tools
Refund 02:04 Tools
Military Madness 03:04 Tools
Let Me Dream If I Want To 03:02 Tools
You Gotta Lose (Album) 03:28 Tools
The City Is Dead 03:51 Tools
Suez Canal 02:40 Tools
Spot The Pikey (Feat. The Unnatural Helpers) 01:37 Tools
City Is Dead (Kids cover) 03:12 Tools
Killer (Album) 02:35 Tools
New August (Album) 03:40 Tools
No Fly List (Album) 02:34 Tools
Two Headed Coin 04:18 Tools
Standards (Album) 02:21 Tools
New Western Anthem 02:21 Tools
Double Jeopardy 02:57 Tools
"You Gotta Lose" from the forthcoming album Moody, Standard 03:30 Tools
Two-Headed Coin - Album 02:57 Tools
You Took An Axe 02:41 Tools
Milkcow 02:41 Tools
Run (Live) 03:16 Tools
Talking To The Dog (Live) 01:38 Tools
S.U.D. 04:03 Tools
Widow of My Dreams - Album 04:03 Tools
Pine On - Album 03:16 Tools
One Cross A Piece 03:48 Tools
Beggin’ Dogs 02:42 Tools
Talking To The Dog/Pine On 02:42 Tools
Widow of My Dreams (Album) 04:21 Tools
Milk Cow Blues [Kokomo Arnold Cover] 04:15 Tools
Talking to the Dog - Album 04:15 Tools
New August (Live) 03:50 Tools
Refund (live) 02:15 Tools
Fake Kinkade - Album 04:21 Tools
I Blame You - Album 04:21 Tools
Run - Album 02:15 Tools
Two-Headed Coin (Album) 04:16 Tools
Fake Kinkade (Album) 03:09 Tools
Light Sweet Crude - Album 04:16 Tools
Put It In Writing (Live @ KEXP) 03:08 Tools
Run (Album) 02:40 Tools
Lilies in the Street - Album 03:09 Tools
Talking to the Dog (Album) 02:42 Tools
I Blame You (Album) 01:07 Tools
Light Sweet Crude (Album) 03:54 Tools
Lilies in the Street (Album) 03:54 Tools
SUD - Album 03:54 Tools
Milk Cow Blues (Album) 04:15 Tools
Widow Of My Dreams (Live) 03:54 Tools
SUD (Album) 04:03 Tools
Obits, 'Shift Operator' 04:03 Tools
Back and Forth (Album) 03:34 Tools
Milk Cow Blues - Album 03:34 Tools
Back and Forth - Album 03:34 Tools
City Is Dead 03:12 Tools
Obits, 'Two-Headed Coin' 03:34 Tools
Lilies In The Streets 03:34 Tools
Window Of My Dreams 03:12 Tools
interview with Evan 03:34 Tools
Full Performance (Live on KEXP) 03:12 Tools
‘Two Headed Coin’ 03:12 Tools
Urban Guerilla (Hawkwind Cover) 03:12 Tools
Everything Looks Better in the Sun (Album) 03:27 Tools
You Gotta Lose / Milk Cow Blues 03:27 Tools
Obits - Pine On 03:27 Tools
I Can 03:27 Tools
One Cross Apiece (Live at WFMU, 2011) 03:27 Tools
They City Is Dead 03:27 Tools
Let Me Dream If I Want To (Mink DeVille) 03:27 Tools
Everything Looks Better In The 03:27 Tools
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Obits are an American rock band formed in 2006 in Brooklyn, New York. The band members are veterans of other independent rock bands: Guitarist/vocalist Rick Froberg was previously a member of Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, and Hot Snakes, and guitarist Sohrab Habibion was a member of Edsel. The band has released four singles and three albums, I Blame You (2009), Moody, Standard and Poor (2011) and Bed and Bugs (2013). Obits formed after singer/guitarist Rick Froberg returned to New York in 2005 following the breakup of the Hot Snakes.[1] In 2006 he began writing new material and rehearsing with drummer Scott Gursky of Shortstack and guitarist Sohrab Habibion, formerly of Edsel.[1][2] They rehearsed with a third guitar player, but instead added bassist Greg Simpson.[1] Obits made their live debut on January 12, 2008 at a club on New York's Lower East Side called the Cake Shop.[1][3] A bootleg recording of the show circulated on the internet, and the band posted two of the songs from this recording on their MySpace profile for listening.[1][2] The recordings caught the attention of Sub Pop A&R representative Chris Jacobs, who invited them to perform at the label's twentieth anniversary festival in Seattle that summer.[1] Obits signed to Sub Pop shortly after, but released their debut single "One Cross Apiece" / "Put It in Writing" on their own Stint Records imprint.[1][2] The band's debut album I Blame You was released by Sub Pop on March 24, 2009.[1][2] Explaining the length of time between the band's formation and recording, Froberg explained that "We wanted to take a, not a relaxed approach, but we wanted to take our time. We weren't in a hurry. We didn't know what would be the result. We didn't know if we were going to put records out. We just wanted to make something happen. We're pleased with what's gone on so far. It's been pretty cool. We try to keep things slow-paced."[4] Critical reception to the album was generally positive, with Allmusic reviewer Mark Deming stating that "if I Blame You isn't going redefine the way we look at rock & roll, it confirms that the word on these guys wasn't wrong — the Obits are a very good band", but also noting that "the Obits might just have the stuff to save rock & roll, or at least keep it off life support for a while, but as good as I Blame You may be, they're going to have to get their songwriting chops in order before they can really finish the job."[2] Jason Crock of Pitchfork Media compared the album to Froberg's past bands, stating that "while there's evidence of growth here, there's not enough change to alienate fans. If they can appreciate a little less mania and a little more melody, I Blame You will be a comfortable fit" and calling it "probably Froberg's most melodic and diverse record."[5] A second single, "I Can't Lose" / "Military Madness", was released April 18, 2009 in conjunction with the Record Store Day event.[6] Obits toured North America's east coast in April and west coast in May of that year.[7] Obits' second album, Moody, Standard and Poor, was released March 29, 2011, and the band toured the United States' Midwest and East Coast, including playing the 2011 South by Southwest festival.[8][9] Froberg hopes that, unlike his previous bands, Obits will have more longevity: "Since we're getting older maybe we can grow old into this music. We'll see."[10] Scott Gursky left Obits in May 2011 and has been temporarily replaced on tour by Girls Against Boys drummer Alexis Fleisig.[11] The third Obits album, Bed and Bugs, was released on September 10, 2013[12] References 1. Deming, Mark. "Obits biography". Allmusic. 2. Deming, Mark. "Review: I Blame You". Allmusic. 3. Strickler, Yancey. "Obits: Cake Shop". 17 Dots. 4. Schild, Matt (2009-03-23). "Pushing Forward Back". Aversion.com. 5. Crock, Jason. "Review: I Blame You". Pitchfork Media. 6. Swain, L. "Record Store Day -- Sub Pop Style". Sub Pop. 7. "Upcoming Shows". Obitsurl.com. 8. "Obits: Moody, Standard and Poor". Sub Pop. 9. Yancey, Bryne (2011-02-15). "Obits announce Moody, Standard and Poor". Punknews.org. 10. Khanna, Vish (April 2009). "Obits are Reborn". Exclaim!. 11. Yancey, Bryne (2011-05-30). "Scott Gursky leaves Obits". Punknews.org. 12. "Sub Pop Records : Obits : Bed & Bugs". Subpop.com. 2010-04-17. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.