{"title":"Heron Oblivion","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased in San Francisco, Heron Oblivion are a psych-folk quartet with strong ties to the Philadelphia underground music scene, as their singer and drummer, Meg Baird, was in several bands including Espers and Watery Love, in addition to releasing solo albums on Drag City. The other members of the group are mainstays of the West Coast psychedelic and indie rock scenes -- guitarist Noel von Harmonson and bassist Ethan Miller were both members of Comets on Fire, von Harmonson was in Sic Alps and Six Organs of Admittance, and Miller formed Howlin' Rain and Feral Ohms. The group's other guitarist, Charlie Saufley, was a member of Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound before working with Baird and Six Organs. The four musicians bonded in 2013 over mutual influences ranging from Neil Young \u0026amp; Crazy Horse to British folk-rock groups like Fairport Convention to Japanese psychedelic noise rock bands such as High Rise. Using those sounds as a reference point, the group constructs sprawling, pastoral, and sometimes chaotic psych jams grounded by Baird's sweet, birdlike singing. Heron Oblivion's first concert was in April of 2014 as the support band for the War on Drugs; later, they toured with Kurt Vile and Cass McCombs. Sub Pop signed the band in 2015, and their self-titled debut album arrived in March of 2016. The Chapel, recorded live in San Francisco, was self-released in late 2017. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"heron-oblivion-heron-oblivion","title":"Heron Oblivion","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeron Oblivion is a Music Cassette Tapes from Heron Oblivion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Cassette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 03\/04\/2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Heron Oblivion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44563107971305,"sku":"OAWYMZ-8FXS-00","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/Heron-Oblivion-Heron-Oblivion_0TN9T.jpg?v=1758793312"},{"product_id":"heron-oblivion-heron-oblivion-1","title":"| Heron Oblivion (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003ePastoral pummel. Listening to Heron Oblivion's album feels like sitting in a lovely meadow in the shadow of a dam that's gonna heave-ho’ any minute. Members of this new San Francisco combo have put in time in both raging and relatively tranquil psychedelic sound units—this is the premise and the synergy behind this very unique and special new album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eOn the West Coast side, Ethan Miller and Noel Von Harmonson were together in Comets on Fire, who spent a large chunk of the mid-2000s playing unbridled, blistering rock worldwide, fueled by a steady diet of amphetaminized Crazy Horse, High Rise, MC5, Chrome, and Fushitsusha. Noel did time afterwards with Sic Alps and Six Organs of Admittance, while Miller settled into Howlin' Rain and Feral Ohms. Charlie Saufley resided at the psychedelic pop fringes with his band Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound (kindred spirits to Comets to be sure). He was joined in California by Meg Baird, a leading light in the modern psych-folk canon thanks to her work in Philadelphia’s Espers and as a solo artist (she is also the original drummer for Philly post-hardcore degenerates Watery Love). Three shades of light run through Heron Oblivion: Baird's rich, beautiful vocal approach, the locked-horns bass and drums of her and Miller's streamlined-but-motorik rhythm section, and a twin guitar tapestry that both aligns with the dreaminess of the songs and crackles out of containment to froth over the rim, punctuating Opal\/Fairport moves with dramatic, explosive fuzz solos. Meg's gorgeous singing resides within an untouchable domain and never struggles, nor has to combat the avalanche of guitars that ebb and flow. The group first properly gigged in April of 2014 opening for War On Drugs. Most recently they toured the West Coast with Kurt Vile and Cass McCombs. Heron Oblivion was recorded at The Mansion in San Francisco by Eric Bauer. -Brian Turner\/Music Director WFMU Jersey City NJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eA1        Beneath Fields\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA2        Oriar\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA3        Sudden Lament\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA4        Faro\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB1        Rama\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB2        Seventeen Landscapes\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB3        Your Hollows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e*Audio and\/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eLabel: Sub Pop\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRel. 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