I guess this is the part where I say it’s been 10 years since Om released Advaitic Songs (review here), and though rumors have persisted of an album being this or that in some stage of done or not, I’ve yet to see anything manifest in concrete, confirmed fashion since 2019’s excellent BBC Radio 1 (review here) live record. And at this point, maybe it’s unreasonable to expect another one to come, right? Maybe in your life you get to make one album like that if you’re lucky enough, and maybe that kind of scope and realization isn’t something that could happen twice. Lightning meet bottle, etc. I don’t know. If it’s a question of their having set a standard by releasing one of the best records of the 2010s — and one that, despite being issued so early in the decade, actually held up for the rest of it — I’d be happy just to hear Al Cisernos‘ Rickenbacker mellow out for 35 or so minutes on some songs. Anything past that is gravy, really.

Om have Fall tour dates announced with Zombi. They’ll be doing the Midwest and West Coast, some shows in Canada. I’d love to see this band again, as I’ve missed chance after chance and it’s been a while by now, but maybe next time. And of course if I hear/see/smell anything about a new full-length, I’ll probably post faster than I can even type, so apologies in advance when everything is spelled wrong.

Dates from socials:

OM Tour

All shows with Zombi

09.08 Oklahoma City OK 89th St. OKC
09.09 Lawrence KS The Bottleneck
09.10 Omaha NE Slowdown
09.12 Des Moines IA Wooly’s
09.15 Chicago IL Thalia Hall
09.16 Milwaukee WI Cactus Club
09.17 Minneapolis MN Fine Line
09.20 Winnipeg MB Canada Pyramid Cabaret
09.22 Saskatoon SK Canada Amigos Cantina
09.23 Edmonton AB Canada The Starlite Room
09.24 Calgary AB Canada Dickens
09.27 Vancouver BC Canada Rickshaw Theatre
09.28 Seattle WA The Crocodile
09.29 Bellingham WA Wild Buffalo
09.30 Tacoma WA Alma Mater
10.01 Portland OR Aladdin Theater
10.03 Berkeley CA The UC Theater
10.04 Felton CA The Felton Music Hall
10.05 Los Angeles CA Lodge Room
10.06 Los Angeles CA Lodge Room
10.07 Solana Beach CA Belly Up Tavern
10.10 Mesa AZ The Nile
10.11 Las Vegas NV Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
10.12 Salt Lake City UT Metro Music Hall
10.13 Englewood CO The Gothic Theatre
10.15 Albuquerque NM Sister Bar

OM lineup:
Al Cisneros
Emil Amos
Tyler Trotter

https://www.facebook.com/om.band
https://om.merchtable.com/
https://omband.bandcamp.com/
http://www.omvibratory.com/

https://www.dragcity.com/

Om, Advaitic Songs (2012)

Tags: Albuquerque, BBC Radio 1, Drag City Records, New Mexico, Om, Om BBC Radio 1

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