# Oso Oso

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{{Short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Oso Oso
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| origin           = [Long Beach, New York](/source/Long_Beach%2C_New_York), United States
| genre            = {{hlist|[Emo](/source/Emo)|[indie rock](/source/indie_rock)|[pop punk](/source/pop_punk)|[power pop](/source/power_pop)}}
| years_active     = {{start date|2014}}–present
| label            = {{hlist|[Triple Crown Records](/source/Triple_Crown_Records)|Seal Mountain Records|Soft Speak Records|Counter Intuitive Records|Yunahon Entertainment}}
| associated_acts  = {{hlist|[Free Throw](/source/Free_Throw_(band))|State Lines|[The Hotelier](/source/The_Hotelier)|[Prince Daddy & The Hyena](/source/Prince_Daddy_%26_The_Hyena)}}
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| current_members  = Jade Lilitri
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'''Oso Oso''' is an American [rock](/source/Rock_music) band from [Long Beach, New York](/source/Long_Beach%2C_New_York). Jade Lilitri (vocals, guitar), formerly of State Lines, is the only permanent member. Jade uses Lilitri as a [pen name](/source/pen_name).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/cnbzgu/ama_announcement_oso_oso_on_thursday_august_15th/ex0cpxh|title=r/indieheads - [AMA ANNOUNCEMENT] oso oso on Thursday, August 15th @ 3 PM PST / 6 PM EST / 10 PM UTC!|website=reddit|date=15 August 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-02}}</ref> The band has released four studio albums and two EPs. Their 2019 release, ''Basking in the Glow'', and their 2022 release, ''[Sore Thumb](/source/Sore_Thumb_(album))'', were named "Best New Music" by online music magazine ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))''.

==History==
Originally named ''osoosooso'', the band began as a side-project EP released through Soft Speak Records.<ref name="punknews">{{cite web|title=Oso Oso: osoosooso (2014)|date=23 May 2014 |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/12700/oso-oso-osoosooso|publisher=Punknews|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> Soon after, Lilitri decided to expand upon the project and shorten its name, citing misspelled tour flyers as one reason for the change.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/cnbzgu/ama_announcement_oso_oso_on_thursday_august_15th/ex088yf|title=r/indieheads - [AMA ANNOUNCEMENT] oso oso on Thursday, August 15th @ 3 PM PST / 6 PM EST / 10 PM UTC!|website=reddit|date=15 August 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-02}}</ref> That same year, Oso Oso released a [split](/source/Split_album) with emo band [Free Throw](/source/Free_Throw_(band)).<ref name="modernvinyl">{{cite web|last1=Lantinen|first1=Christopher|title=FREE THROW, OSO OSO SPLIT ON SALE|url=http://modern-vinyl.com/2014/12/02/free-throw-oso-oso-split-on-sale/|publisher=Modern Vinyl|accessdate=3 April 2017|archive-date=April 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403203427/http://modern-vinyl.com/2014/12/02/free-throw-oso-oso-split-on-sale/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Oso Oso released their first full-length album titled ''Real Stories Of True People Who Kind Of Looked Like Monsters'' on Soft Speak Records.''<ref name="newnoisemagazine">{{cite web|last1=Shrum|first1=Tony|title=Oso Oso's 'Real Stories Of True People, Who Kind Of Looked Like Monsters…' Out Today|url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/oso-osos-real-stories-of-true-people-who-kind-of-looked-like-monsters-out-today/|publisher=New Noise Magazine|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="punknews1">{{cite web|title=Oso Oso: Real Stories Of True People, Who Kind Of Looked Like Monsters (2015)|date=18 June 2015 |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/13621/oso-oso-real-stories-of-true-people-who-kind-of-looked-like-monsters|publisher=Punknews|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>'' In 2017, Oso Oso released their second full-length album titled'' The Yunahon Mixtape'' on Seal Mountain Records.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Ian|title=Oso Oso: The Yunahon Mixtape|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22802-the-yunahon-mixtape/|publisher=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="uproxx">{{cite web|last1=Hyden|first1=Steven|title=How Oso Oso Made 'The Yunahon Mixtape,' The Best Old-School '00s Indie Album of 2017|date=28 February 2017 |url=http://uproxx.com/music/oso-oso-yunahon-mixtape-jade-lilitri-interview/|publisher=[Uproxx](/source/Uproxx)|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="[The Alternative](/source/The_Alternative_(online_magazine))">{{cite web|title=Oso Oso Sign To Seal Mountain Records & Announce Vinyl Preorders|date=3 March 2017 |url=http://www.getalternative.com/oso-oso-sign-to-seal-mountain-records-announce-vinyl-preorders/|publisher=The Alternative|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> In January 2018, Oso Oso signed to [Triple Crown Records](/source/Triple_Crown_Records).<ref name="alternativepress">{{cite web|last1=Casteel|first1=Beth|title=Fall Out Boy share behind-the-scenes look at new music video and other news you might have missed|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/fall_out_boy_wilson_expensive_mistakes_behind_the_scenes|publisher=[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(magazine))|accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> ''The Yunahon Mixtape'' was repressed following the release of their first EP ''gb/ol h/nf / subside'' with Triple Crown Records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://triplecrownrecords.com/search?q=%22new+oso+oso+things%22|title=Triple Crown Records|website=triplecrownrecords.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-29|archive-date=December 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209150848/https://triplecrownrecords.com/search?q=%22new+oso+oso+things%22|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June of 2018 the band released ''gb/ol h/nf / subside,'' their first release since signing with [Triple Crown Records](/source/Triple_Crown_Records).

Oso Oso released their third album ''Basking in the Glow'' on August 16, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Ian |title=Oso Oso: Basking in the Glow |website=Pitchfork |date=16 August 2019 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/oso-oso-basking-in-the-glow/ |access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref>

The band's guitarist Tavish Maloney died in March 2021 aged 24.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Helman |first1=Peter |title=Oso Oso Pay Tribute To Late Guitarist Tavish Maloney |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2122369/oso-oso-tavish-sloan-maloney-tribute/news/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=28 March 2021 |language=en |date=27 March 2021}}</ref> In April, the band released the full video of their last show with Maloney, recorded in December 2020.<ref>{{YouTube|6RHi1FemK2w|Oso Oso - Live At Le Poisson Rouge for LPR.tv}}</ref>

In July of 2024, the band announced their new album ''[Life Till Bones](/source/Life_Till_Bones)''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Corcoran|first1=Nina|title=Oso Oso Announce New Album Life Till Bones, Share New Song "That's What Time Does": Listen|date=18 July 2024 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/oso-oso-announce-new-album-life-till-bones-share-new-song-thats-what-time-does-listen/|publisher=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))|accessdate=18 July 2024}}</ref> The album was released on August 9.<ref>{{cite web |title=Album Review: Oso Oso- Life Till Bones – New Noise Magazine |website=New Noise Magazine |date=7 August 2024 |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/album-review-oso-oso-life-till-bones/ |access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref>

== Influences ==
Lilitri cites fellow Long Island emo bands [Brand New](/source/Brand_New_(band)) and [Taking Back Sunday](/source/Taking_Back_Sunday) as influences, recalling how often he listened to their respective sophomore albums ''[Deja Entendu](/source/Deja_Entendu)'' and ''[Where You Want to Be](/source/Where_You_Want_to_Be)'' in elementary school. His first concert was [Bayside](/source/Bayside_(band)) at a small club in 2006, with then-little known [Paramore](/source/Paramore) as the opening act. He was also influenced by [Archers of Loaf](/source/Archers_of_Loaf), [The Cars](/source/The_Cars), and [Death Cab for Cutie](/source/Death_Cab_for_Cutie).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oso Oso's Enlightened Emo |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/oso-oso-basking-in-the-glow-interview/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Pitchfork |date=13 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Discography==
'''Studio albums'''
*''Real Stories of True People Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters'' (2015, Soft Speak Records)
*''The Yunahon Mixtape'' (2017, Seal Mountain Records)
*''Basking in the Glow'' (2019, [Triple Crown Records](/source/Triple_Crown_Records))
*''[Sore Thumb](/source/Sore_Thumb_(album))'' (2022, [Triple Crown Records](/source/Triple_Crown_Records))
*''[Life Till Bones](/source/Life_Till_Bones)'' (2024, Yunahon Entertainment LLC)

'''EPs and splits'''
*''Osoosooso'' (2014, Soft Speak Records)
*''Oso Oso/Free Throw'' (2014, Soft Speak Records)
*''gb/ol h/nf / subside'' (2018, [Triple Crown Records](/source/Triple_Crown_Records))
*''Tour Split with The Wonder Years / Have Mercy / Oso Oso / Shortly'' (2018, self-released)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{bandcamp|osoosoband}}
* {{Discogs artist|Oso Oso}} as Oso Oso
* {{Discogs artist|Osoosooso}} as Osoosooso

Category:American emo musical groups
Category:Musical groups from Long Island
Category:Musical groups established in 2014
Category:2014 establishments in New York (state)
Category:Triple Crown Records artists
Category:Emo revival groups

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