If LANY and Jeff Buckley were ever to collaborate, I think they might write something like “Lover, Lover,” the latest track from Sydney duo Oh My My. This track is so fantastic, with a catchy chorus juxtaposed with dark and brooding verses. There’s so much yearning and nostalgia in those vocals. This is everything I didn’t realise I needed to hear on this gloomy Monday afternoon.
“There was an ease to writing this song that felt natural, necessary and pretty magic. Once Sam [Thomlinson] spit out the line, “Lover, Lover”, everything fell into place for me lyrically,” explained the other half of the duo, Tim Quaife. “Coincidentally, I was in the midst of a pretty traumatic breakup and processing some very intense emotions. It all just spilled out and by the time we were done it felt somewhat triumphant. As if I was putting a very firm stamp on a painful part of my life. Cathartic.”
The pair recorded the track at Sam’s Sydney home studio before Leon Zervos (Troye Sivan, Pekin Duk) weaved his magic at Studio 301. The band continued the creative process, with Sam making his directorial debut for the music video.
“The idea of the video was to reflect what happens in your head when you’re going through a reasonably fresh break-up. It’s hard not to imagine your ex-partner with someone else, and although it may be a little irrational, it’s often hard not to demonise them, as somewhat of a coping mechanism,” he explained.
Oh My My don’t have any gigs on the horizon, but hopefully it won’t be too long before we see them back in front of audiences again.
Image used with permission from Beehive PR