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[Album]
12 April 2024
Alternative Rock
Discogs
 Complete FLAC 16bit/44.1khz Digital
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'Oiks' is the sixth studio album by Jebediah. It is their first album in 13 years.
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TheBigBlack Review
(24 August 2024)
The last couple of Jebediah albums have been a bit of a bumpy ride, with the music awkwardly alternating between the alternate rock bombast the band started with and other more commercial tracks clearly designed to get airplay. This approach made for a difficult listen, as the listener generally wanted to hear more of one style than the other - leaving them impressed half the time and disappointed for the other half. 13 years after the very uneven Kosciusko (2011) the band is back with Oiks, and although this is still an album of varying styles, the band finally feels comfortable in its own skin. The album opens softly (but powerfully) with 'Bad For You', but it doesn't take long before the noise kicks in on 'Gum Up The Bearings' - a perfect blend of the pop-punk charm Jebediah do so well. Kevin Mitchell's voice is less abrasive than on earlier albums, and a lot of the nasal 'whine' is gone. 'Motivation' is an earworm that will be in your head all day long, and is very old-school Jebediah in style, and 'Rubberman' explores an odd dream-like landscape. There is a range of styles here, but they blend well, and the album never feels disjointed. 'Start Again' has an urgency that is hard to describe, and propels itself forward before the album comes to a close with the sombre but restless 'Aqua - Lung'. This isn't the Jebediah of old, in fact it is far from it, but it feels like the band are having fun - and that is infectious for the listener. It is an album that invites you along for the ride, rather than you merely being an observer - and that is what a great album should do. |
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(1/1) 1.
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Jebediah - Bad For You (04:26)
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(1/1) 2.
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Jebediah - Gum Up The Bearings (04:15)
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(1/1) 3.
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Jebediah - Motivation (03:33)
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(1/1) 4.
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Jebediah - Don't Stop! (03:38)
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(1/1) 5.
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Jebediah - Rubberman (04:00)
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(1/1) 6.
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Jebediah - IWANNAGETOUT (02:30)
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(1/1) 7.
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Jebediah - April Slumber (03:29)
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(1/1) 8.
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Jebediah - The Slip (02:00)
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(1/1) 9.
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Jebediah - Okay, You Win (02:59)
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(1/1) 10.
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Jebediah - Start Again (03:02)
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(1/1) 11.
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Jebediah - Aqua - Lung (04:49)
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