Today's Dose comes from a band I have had the good fortune to interview and do "private listener concerts" with a couple of times.
The new single from O.A.R. is called "In the Clouds"
The following info comes from Red Light Management:
“From the beginning, this band has been about people with different influences and different styles of playing coming together to tell stories through songs based on my lyrics,” says O.A.R. lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Marc Roberge, whose bandmates include Richard On (lead guitar, backing vocals), Chris Culos (drums), Benj Gershman (bass), Jerry DePizzo (saxophone, guitar, backing vocals), MikelParis (keys, backing vocals, percussion), and Jon Lampley (trumpet, backing vocals). “Over the years our family has grown to the point where we’ve got seven musicians adding their flavor to the performances, and it felt like the perfect time to really lean into that collaborative spirit on the records, try new things, and celebrate the music we love.”
In a thrilling new chapter for the ever-evolving collective, O.A.R.’s tenth studio album The Arcade marks their most collaborative effort yet: a boldly unpredictable body of work that fully showcases the extraordinary expanse of their singular musicality.
The first song written for The Arcade, “In the Clouds” immediately set the tone for the album’s wide-eyed exploration of finding hope and happiness in the darkest of times. With its trance-inducing grooves and luminous guitar tones—as well as a heavenly trumpet solo from Jon Lampley, who also performs in Stay Human with Jon Batiste—“In the Clouds” celebrates the transportive power of drifting off into your own dream world. “Everyone has their ways of escaping when they’re facing pressure or feeling overwhelmed, and for me that’s checking out and letting myself live in my imagination a little while,” says Roberge.
Me with Marc from OAR