The Olms
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| name = The Olms
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| genre = Indie pop, folk rock
| years_active = {{start date|2011}}– present
| label = Harvest Records{{cite news | last =Appleford | first =Steve | title =The Olms On Recording Their Debut Album There Were A Lot Of Ghosts Floating Around | newspaper =Rolling Stone Magazine| date =15 May 2013 | url =https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-olms-on-recording-their-debut-album-there-were-a-lot-of-ghosts-floating-around-20130515 | access-date =1 July 2013 }}
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| website = http://www.theolmsmusic.com/
| current_members = Pete Yorn
J.D. King
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The Olms is a two-member musical group made up of singer-songwriter Pete Yorn and J.D. King.{{cite news | last =Lynch | first =Joe | title =The Olms Reveal Medieval Origin Of Pete Yorn's New Band | newspaper =Fuse TV| date =25 June 2013 | url =http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2013/06/the-olms-pete-yorn-interview | access-date =1 July 2013 }} Their debut self-titled album debuted at #4 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers.{{cite news | last =Sendra | first =Tim | title =The Olms Review - Awards | newspaper =Allmusic | url =http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-olms-mw0002531981/awards | access-date =4 July 2013 }}
History
Yorn and King originally met through Linda Ramone, a mutual friend and widow of Johnny Ramone. The two later toured together and then decided to perform a song together after Yorn listened to some of the songs that King had written and the two bounced song ideas off one another.{{cite news | last =Hyman | first =Dan | title =Pete Yorn Explores The '60s In His New Band, The Olms | newspaper =Elle Magazine | date =14 May 2013 | url =http://www.elle.com/news/culture/peter-yorn-the-olms-twice-as-nice | access-date =1 July 2013 }} In 2011, they created their first track together in 20 minutes, which later became the single "Twice As Nice", included on their debut album.{{cite news | last =Koenig | first =Mark | title =Pete Yorn & J.D. King's The Olms Make Pop Sounds | newspaper =Rock World Magazine | date =18 June 2013 | url =http://www.rockworldmagazine.com/the-olms-make-pop-sounds/ | access-date =1 July 2013 }}
The band's first album was released on June 4, 2013,{{cite news | title =Album Reviews: Little Mix, Laura Maarling, The Olms, John Fogerty, Harry Connick Jr. & Portugal | newspaper =Billboard Magazine | url =http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1566250/album-reviews-little-mix-laura-marling-the-olms-john-fogerty-harry-connick | access-date =1 July 2013 }} with the official single being "Wanna Feel It".{{cite news| last =Reverte| first =Michele| title =Meet The Olms: Pete Yorn and J.D. King's New Album Is The Perfect Summer Soundtrack| newspaper =LAist| date =3 June 2013| url =http://laist.com/2013/06/03/the_olms_interview_pete_yorn_jd_king.php| access-date =1 July 2013| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130612030047/http://laist.com/2013/06/03/the_olms_interview_pete_yorn_jd_king.php| archive-date =12 June 2013}} The self-titled album was recorded in King's studio with both artists credited for playing almost all of the instruments on each track.{{cite web | title =The Olms: The Olms | publisher =KCRW 89.9 FM | date =3 June 2013 | url =http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/ap/ap130603the_olms_the_olms | access-date =1 July 2013}} The album was an Editor's Pick on iTunes the week following its release and the song "Someone Else's Girl" was a Top Tune by KCRW on June 28, 2013.{{cite web | title =The Olms: Someone Else's Girl | publisher =KCRW 89.9 FM | date =28 June 2013 | url =http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/tu/tu130628the_olms_someone_els | access-date =1 July 2013}} The album has been compared to "easygoing country rock and simple '60s pop" and Allmusic stated that the single "Someone Else's Girl" would have been a hit single in 1966.{{cite news | last =Sendra | first =Tim | title =The Olms Review - Overview | newspaper =Allmusic | url =http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-olms-mw0002531981 | access-date =4 July 2013 }} The album also peaked at #4 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers.
In 2013, Yorn revealed to Rolling Stone and Elle that a second album was already halfway completed.
On September 15, 2013, The Olms performed along with Vampire Weekend at the iTunes Festival in London. An EP of the performance was released in conjunction with a documentary centering on their first tour on November 12, 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/the-new-now/check-in-with-pete-yorn-s-new-project--the-olms--in-exclusive-tour-documentary-film-195207057.html|title=Check in With Pete Yorn's New Project, the Olms, in Exclusive Tour Documentary Film|website=Yahoo.com}}
Discography
References
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External links
- [http://www.theolmsmusic.com/ The Olms Official Website]
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Category:Harvest Records artists
Category:American musical duos
Category:Musical groups from California
Category:Musicians from California