{{short description|American indie rock band}} {{other uses|Oberhofer (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Oberhofer | image = Oberhofer The Pageant 2012 (8168152439).jpg | origin = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | genre = Indie pop<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cherrie |first1=Chrysta |title=Oberhofer |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/oberhofer-mn0002571166 |website=Allmusic |access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref> | years_active = 2008–present | label = Inflated, White Iris Records, Glassnote Records, | website = [https://www.facebook.com/OberhoferJamz Facebook page] | current_members = Brad Oberhofer<br>Zöe Brecher<br>Ben Roth<br>Dylan Treleven }}
'''Oberhofer''' is a band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2008 to perform the music of its founder and frontman Brad Oberhofer. Current members are Brad Oberhofer on synths, guitar and vocals, Zöe Brecher on drums, Dylan Treleven on bass, and Ben Roth on guitar.
In July 2011, Brad Oberhofer signed with Glassnote Records, which released Oberhofer's debut album, ''Time Capsules II'', on March 27, 2012, an EP entitled ''Notalgia'' (2013), and their second album, ''Chronovision'' (2015), in the United States and worldwide.
==History== Oberhofer started in 2008 as the recording project of Brad Oberhofer. After moving from his native Tacoma, Washington to New York City, Oberhofer attended New York University to study music composition.<ref name="bare_url">{{cite web|url=http://music.aol.com/artist/oberhofer/biography|title=News, Sports, Weather, Entertainment, Local & Lifestyle - AOL|last=AOL|access-date=26 July 2016}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After using several different names, the young singer adopted his own name as the title of the project. Although the band has since gone through various lineup formations, the name has remained the same because Oberhofer writes all the music himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mydallasmusic.com/spotlight.php?page=oberhofer-2.19|title=mydallasmusic.com|access-date=26 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032940/http://www.mydallasmusic.com/spotlight.php?page=oberhofer-2.19|archive-date=2 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2010, Oberhofer self-released his first single, "o0Oo0O0o", and was soon asked to go on tour with bands like Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian, and Matt and Kim.<ref name="bare_url" /> After hitting the road for a year, Oberhofer released "Away Frm U" {{sic}} and "I Could Go" in 2011. The two singles brought the attention of independent label White Iris Records, who released the band's next single, "Gotta Go/Mahwun", in the summer of 2011. Soon after, Oberhofer signed with Glassnote Records to release their debut album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicscoop.com/2011/08/29/oberhofer-signs-to-glassnote-records-releases-single-via-white-iris/|title=Oberhofer Signs to Glassnote Records, Releases Single Via White Iris|date=29 August 2011|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref> Stereogum ranked the band as the 39th most anticipated album of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stereogum.com/910902/the-50-most-anticipated-albums-of-2012/franchises/listomania/|title=The 50+ Most Anticipated Albums Of 2012|date=22 December 2011|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref>
Brad Oberhofer began work on ''Time Capsules II'' in the studio with Grammy Award–winning producer Steve Lillywhite in November 2011, recording vocals and most instrumental tracks himself, and pulling in bandmates and other instrumentalists to complete certain tracks. Glassnote released ''Time Capsules II'' in the United States on March 27, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16481-oberhofer/|title=Oberhofer: Time Capsules II Album Review - Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref> In anticipation of the release, the band performed "Away Frm U" on the ''Late Show with David Letterman''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/media/oberhofer/away-frm-u-live-on-letterman-video/63488/|title=Oberhofer: 'Away FRM U' (Live On Letterman) (Video)|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref>
Oberhofer performed widely in clubs and on the festival circuit in support of ''Time Capsules II''. Notable performances include in the Mojave Tent at the 2012 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coachella.com/lineup/set-times |title=Coachella | set times |access-date=2012-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413122318/http://www.coachella.com/lineup/set-times |archive-date=2012-04-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Budweiser stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 5, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lineup.lollapalooza.com/band/oberhofer |title=Oberhofer at Lollapalooza |access-date=2012-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417180106/http://lineup.lollapalooza.com/band/oberhofer |archive-date=2012-04-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They performed at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 13, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lineup.aclfestival.com/?sort=day|title=ACL Music Festival|access-date=26 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312055919/http://lineup.aclfestival.com/?sort=day|archive-date=12 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Their song "I Could Go" was included as a sound track of the freeride biking movie ''Where The Trail Ends'', sponsored by brands such as Specialized Bicycle Components, Red Bull and others. Many of their other songs have been licensed to television programs, advertisements, and online series, including ''Catfish: The TV Show'', ''Skins'', ''LUV'', T-Mobile, SoBe, ''BoJack Horseman'', ''Kevin from Work'', ''Underemployed'', ''Teen Wolf'', and ''Table 19''.
Their song "Gold" also was included as a sound track of the soccer simulation game by Konami, ''Pro Evolution Soccer 2013''. In 2016, their song "Sea of Dreams" from ''Chronovision'' was prominently featured in the fourth episode of season 3 of Netflix's animated TV series ''BoJack Horseman'', "Fish Out of Water", which was voted ''Time Magazine''{{'}}s best episode of television in 2016.
==Discography==
===Albums=== *''Time Capsules II'' (Glassnote Records, 2012) *''Chronovision'' (Glassnote Records, 2015) *''Table 19 (Motion Picture Soundtrack): Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape'' (Glassnote Records, 2017) *''Smothered'' (Telefono, 2021) *''The Andy Warhol Diaries OST'' (Netflix, 2022)
===EPs=== *''Notalgia EP'' (Glassnote Records, 2013) *''o000o000o EP'' (Glassnote Records, 2009)
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Single !! Video !! Label/year |- | o0Oo0Oo0 || No || Self-released, 2010 |- | Away Frm U || Yes || Inflated Records, 2011 |- | I Could Go || No || Self-released, 2011 |- | Gotta Go/Mahwun || No || White Iris Records, 2011 |- | Dead girls dance || No || Self-released, 2009 |- | Haus || No || Self-released, 2012 |- | Cruisin' FDR || Yes || 2012 |- | Earplugs || No || Glassnote Records, 2013 |- | You + Me (Still Together In The Future) || No || Glassnote Records, 2013 |- |Together/Never |Yes |Glassnote Records 2013 |- |Memory Remains |Yes |Glassnote Records 2015 |- |White Horse, Black River |No |Glassnote Records 2015 |- |Sun Halo |No |Glassnote Records 2015 |- |Dreamt I Was Gonna Be Your Man<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp5jUEZAL5r/ | title=Brad Oberhofer on Instagram: "Everyone has been insanely supportive of the new song~ thank all y'all for keeping the dream alive. Also thank you to Brian Blomerth @pupsintrouble who made this insanely beautiful album art ~ a true angel among humans" }}</ref> |Yes |Glassnote Records 2018 |}
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Category:Indie rock musical groups from New York (state) Category:Musical groups from Brooklyn Category:Musical groups established in 2008 Category:Glassnote Records artists