If you woke up and received a new stereo system for Christmas, this post is for you.
You may know Cullen Omori as the lead singer of former Chicago band Smith Westerns (RIP), but it's a crime of epic proportions his work hasn't gotten the credit it deserves since he went solo in 2016.
Debut album "New Misery," where Omori plays every instrument, is incredible. Judging by Twitter, it seems like Omori has followed his brother's lead and went back to school at Northwestern. It makes sense to have a backup plan when you spent your traditional college years touring the planet. Nonetheless, I hope Omori keeps making music in 2020.
He remained honest on second Sub-Pop release "The Diet" and subsequent single "Happiness Reigns" provided one of the best music videos of 2018. Dive into it below along with one of my favorite songs of the decade "Sour Silk" and first single "Cinnamon."
New Misery (Release Date: March 18, 2016) http://u.subpop.com/1T4Nwo9 Cullen Omori Twitter https://twitter.com/CullenOmorii Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CullenOmoriMusic/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cullenomori Sub Pop https://www.subpop.com/artists/cullen_omori Sub Pop Records http://www.subpop.com Twitter https://twitter.com/subpop Facebook https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords SoundCloud http://soundcloud.com/subpop MegaMart https://megamart.subpop.com/ VIDEO CREDITS Director: Abigail Briley Bean www.abigailbrileybean.com Video Production House: Mitra Films Video Producer: Kelsey Gilchrist Editor: Aditya Nair Director of Photography: Drew Biennaman Featuring: Sonja Kinski In the video for 'Cinnamon,' Smith Westerns lead singer Cullen Omori takes a turn as a Keanu Reeves dopple left for dead in a sanitarium, staring blankly at some Animal Planet reruns on a flickering tv set.
"Sour Silk" off the March 18, 2016 Cullen Omori album New Misery Order New Misery: http://u.subpop.com/1T4Nwo9 Cullen Omori Twitter https://twitter.com/CullenOmorii Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CullenOmoriMusic/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cullenomori Sub Pop https://www.subpop.com/artists/cullen_omori Sub Pop Records http://www.subpop.com Twitter https://twitter.com/subpop Facebook https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords SoundCloud http://soundcloud.com/subpop MegaMart https://megamart.subpop.com/
'The Diet' (Release Day: August 17, 2018) Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2su5do6 Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Lbr7nE Sub Pop Mega Mart https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/cullen_omori/the_diet Cullen Omori Twitter https://twitter.com/CullenOmorii Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CullenOmoriMusic/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cullenomori Sub Pop https://www.subpop.com/artists/cullen_omori Sub Pop Records http://www.subpop.com MegaMart https://megamart.subpop.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/subpop Facebook https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords Instagram https://www.instagram.com/subpop SoundCloud http://soundcloud.com/subpop Podcast http://subpop.fm/ Subscribe To Sub Pop's YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/subpoprecords VIDEO CREDITS Director: Sarah Strunin https://vimeo.com/user30093686 Video Producer: Lainey Racah Director of Photography: Joanna Nguyen 1st AC - Mary Brown Gaffer - Genevieve Evans Electric- Vatsala Goel Set stylist - Jaimeson Taylor Hair/Makeup - Jo Riedl PA - Joshua Taylor Talent - Paige Elkington https://www.instagram.com/myfriendpaige