Every Thursday, Pop Addict presents infectious tunes from contemporary musicians across indie rock, pop, folk, electronica, and more.
Josh Ottum: Watch TV (Tapete, 7/19/11)
Josh Ottum: “Fool in the Night”
[audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/03-Fool-In-The-Night.mp3|titles=Josh Ottum: “Fool in the Night”]Just the second album from Seattle-based singer-songwriter Josh Ottum, Watch TV is a sonically diverse pop gem. Though it was recorded bit by bit from 2007 to 2010, Ottum was able to tie all of the loose ends together and deliver a cohesive, experimental indie-pop record, mixing cheese-ball hooks with interesting left turns and euphonic diversity.
Most of this experimentation comes from Ottum’s self-proclaimed love for GarageBand. Tweaking and toying with the program’s various loops and samples, Ottum was able to tailor and customize sounds to fit the aesthetic that was established a few years ago on his debut album, Like the Season.