{"id":38778,"date":"2023-03-28T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38778"},"modified":"2023-03-19T19:08:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T23:08:22","slug":"chicagos-ok-cool-share-new-single-nissanweekends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38778","title":{"rendered":"Chicago&#8217;s OK Cool share new single \u2018nissanweekends\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chicago-based duo OK Cool have shared <em>nissanweekends<\/em>, the latest single lifted from their forthcoming EP\u00a0\u2018fawn\u2019 out\u00a0April 28th\u00a0via Take a Hike Records. The shimmering, fuzzed out ballad arrives alongside an equally charming stop-motion animated\u00a0video\u00a0created by Joe Baughman. \u201c<em>nissanweekends was written about the monotony of work and the stress that comes with balancing your time around it<\/em>\u201d explains the band\u2019s Haley Blomquist.\u00a0<em>\u201cIt can feel like a waste of time to not be productive when there\u2019s so many plates I\u2019m trying to balance at once, ultimately making it hard to ever relax without feeling like \u2018if I lay down, the earth will open up and leave me.\u2019\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<em>nissanweekends<\/em> follows the soaring lead single <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001dZnmtt8ZTcYLggRtue0TVZ5Z3tB8gnc-ZXslkuI1A-krY_sLDaYKPLjd-BcmBv11qjTcGTWCHJWnU7_0URgRtOe1HS3SNNKW2-yyyffqYnmT37WMhUAvMUIlHh-0gotNJcMFnqCOLxw7qaC7X4rOZEZFTwbkg0Doh3WiINfRzFQVRhhLKTqW3Q==&amp;c=iZpUmP50yQgFt8ZlUf8Qa3E2o0CuoCveu92_QPgHIC0j53WoTORmzA==&amp;ch=hBOwKYuBin8F7D9bP_vySKWVQqzY_F5UlX7brsJ5G19hWKtE80MTVw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>normal c<\/em><\/a>, which\u00a0<em>Stereogum<\/em>\u00a0praised as\u00a0<em>&#8220;full of snaking riffs and fiery vocals, and on first listen it strikes me as quite good.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOne of the many things I enjoy about making music videos is grabbing inspiration from a song and creating a little world from it,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>says Baughman of\u00a0the ambitious video.<em>\u00a0\u201cThe final phrase of the song, \u2018If I lay down the world will open up and leave me\u2019 especially resonated with me, so I tried to create a representation of the worst case scenario fears that I have about exiting an ecosystem that seemingly depends on me. I spend a lot of time with my sets and characters whenever I make a video, and this was a very fun environment to live in for a few months.\u201d<\/em> Watch the video for <em>nissanweekends<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XBh5YT-t89Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight songs clocking in at a head-spinning, 17-minute runtime, OK Cool\u2019s third EP\u00a0\u2018fawn\u2019 is at heart a direct line into the minds and creative processes of the band\u2019s\u00a0songwriters\u00a0Blomquist and Bridget Stiebris. It&#8217;s a kaleidoscopic stride that showcases the ongoing evolution in their union of glistening math rock and dream pop that the two shredders have been working on since their inception in 2020. The duo\u2019s curiosity for experimentation is reflected throughout: linear, untraditional song structures are bolstered by their athletic musical precision, acute sense for hooks, and wall-of-sound mastery crafted with reverberated Telecasters and transcendent effects.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though the EP packs a confident punch, neither Stiebris (26) nor Blomquist (25) had ever taken on main songwriting duties in a band before starting OK Cool.&nbsp;<em>\u201cI had never sung on stage in my life and was extremely nervous about it. All we really knew is that we were always on the same page creatively in each project we had been in, and that was good enough to try writing together,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;Stiebris explains.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt definitely did, and still mostly does, feel like we&#8217;re just finding our legs in all of this. The idea of a baby deer learning to walk felt pretty appropriate for the title of the EP\u2013it parallels the vulnerability that comes with taking on new experiences,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Blomquist notes. Though they may feel like they\u2019re just finding their legs, fawn stands tall, unafraid to explore and define the unique sonic language of OK Cool.\u00a0\u2018fawn\u2019\u00a0is now available for pre-order\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001dZnmtt8ZTcYLggRtue0TVZ5Z3tB8gnc-ZXslkuI1A-krY_sLDaYKPKJXeqO4PzBvdgWrLHNTcMm6fr4UP4xtvD0knpmRNmiTwrmNSrVSMxzhIkaRt2v04_chOzZJBUSbXz0gtOCKj4YWO6T6BufBgYiW8Jr-jS1Qhf6ew8xYDcw=&amp;c=iZpUmP50yQgFt8ZlUf8Qa3E2o0CuoCveu92_QPgHIC0j53WoTORmzA==&amp;ch=hBOwKYuBin8F7D9bP_vySKWVQqzY_F5UlX7brsJ5G19hWKtE80MTVw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Chicago-based duo OK Cool have shared nissanweekends, the latest single lifted from their forthcoming EP\u00a0\u2018fawn\u2019 out\u00a0April 28th\u00a0via Take a Hike Records. The shimmering, fuzzed out <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38778\" title=\"Chicago&#8217;s OK Cool share new single \u2018nissanweekends\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,29,30,1907],"tags":[11073,11071,11072],"class_list":["post-38778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-news","tag-fawn","tag-nissanweekends","tag-ok-cool"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/12BA9C73-1BB1-4ECD-B1FF-5954DF1EF8A4.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-a5s","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39419,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39419","url_meta":{"origin":38778,"position":0},"title":"Chicago&#8217;s OK Cool share new single \u2018soaked in\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"May 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"OK Cool \u2013 the Chicago-based band of Bridget Stiebris and Haley Blomquist \u2013 have shared soaked in, the final single lifted from their new EP\u00a0\u2018fawn\u2019\u00a0out now via Take a Hike Records. 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