{{Infobox musical artist | name = The Olms | image = The Olms Profile Image.png | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = | genre = Indie pop, folk rock | years_active = {{start date|2011}}– present | label = Harvest Records<ref name="RollingStoneSteveAppleford">{{cite news | last =Appleford | first =Steve | title =The Olms On Recording Their Debut Album There Were A Lot Of Ghosts Floating Around | newspaper =Rolling Stone Magazine| date =15 May 2013 | url =https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-olms-on-recording-their-debut-album-there-were-a-lot-of-ghosts-floating-around-20130515 | access-date =1 July 2013 }}</ref> | associated_acts = | website = http://www.theolmsmusic.com/ | current_members = Pete Yorn<br>J.D. King | past_members = }}
'''The Olms''' is a two-member musical group made up of singer-songwriter Pete Yorn and J.D. King.<ref name="FuseBabyDragons">{{cite news | last =Lynch | first =Joe | title =The Olms Reveal Medieval Origin Of Pete Yorn's New Band | newspaper =Fuse TV| date =25 June 2013 | url =http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2013/06/the-olms-pete-yorn-interview | access-date =1 July 2013 }}</ref> Their debut self-titled album debuted at #4 on ''Billboard'''s Top Heatseekers chart.<ref name="heat">{{cite news | last =Sendra | first =Tim | title =The Olms Review - Awards | newspaper =Allmusic | url =http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-olms-mw0002531981/awards | access-date =4 July 2013 }}</ref>
==History== Yorn and King originally met through Linda Ramone, a mutual friend and widow of Johnny Ramone.<ref name="RollingStoneSteveAppleford"/> The two later toured together and then decided to perform a song together after Yorn listened to some of the songs that King had written<ref name="RollingStoneSteveAppleford"/> and the two bounced song ideas off one another.<ref name="EllePeteExplores">{{cite news | last =Hyman | first =Dan | title =Pete Yorn Explores The '60s In His New Band, The Olms | newspaper =Elle Magazine | date =14 May 2013 | url =http://www.elle.com/news/culture/peter-yorn-the-olms-twice-as-nice | access-date =1 July 2013 }}</ref> In 2011, they created their first track together in 20 minutes, which later became the single "Twice As Nice", included on their debut album.<ref name="RockWorrldPY&JD">{{cite news | last =Koenig | first =Mark | title =Pete Yorn & J.D. King's The Olms Make Pop Sounds | newspaper =Rock World Magazine | date =18 June 2013 | url =http://www.rockworldmagazine.com/the-olms-make-pop-sounds/ | access-date =1 July 2013 }}</ref>
The band's first album was released on June 4, 2013,<ref>{{cite news | title =Album Reviews: Little Mix, Laura Maarling, The Olms, John Fogerty, Harry Connick Jr. & Portugal | newspaper =Billboard Magazine | url =http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1566250/album-reviews-little-mix-laura-marling-the-olms-john-fogerty-harry-connick | access-date =1 July 2013 }}</ref> with the official single being "Wanna Feel It".<ref name="LAList">{{cite news| last =Reverte| first =Michele| title =Meet The Olms: Pete Yorn and J.D. King's New Album Is The Perfect Summer Soundtrack| newspaper =LAist| date =3 June 2013| url =http://laist.com/2013/06/03/the_olms_interview_pete_yorn_jd_king.php| access-date =1 July 2013| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130612030047/http://laist.com/2013/06/03/the_olms_interview_pete_yorn_jd_king.php| archive-date =12 June 2013}}</ref> The self-titled album was recorded in King's studio<ref name="FuseBabyDragons"/> with both artists credited for playing almost all of the instruments on each track.<ref>{{cite web | title =The Olms: The Olms | publisher =KCRW 89.9 FM | date =3 June 2013 | url =http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/ap/ap130603the_olms_the_olms | access-date =1 July 2013}}</ref> The album was an Editor's Pick on iTunes the week following its release<ref name="RockWorrldPY&JD"/> and the song "Someone Else's Girl" was a Top Tune by KCRW on June 28, 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title =The Olms: Someone Else's Girl | publisher =KCRW 89.9 FM | date =28 June 2013 | url =http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/tu/tu130628the_olms_someone_els | access-date =1 July 2013}}</ref> The album has been compared to "easygoing country rock and simple '60s pop" and Allmusic stated that the single "Someone Else's Girl" would have been a hit single in 1966.<ref>{{cite news | last =Sendra | first =Tim | title =The Olms Review - Overview | newspaper =Allmusic | url =http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-olms-mw0002531981 | access-date =4 July 2013 }}</ref> The album also peaked at #4 on ''Billboard'''s Top Heatseekers.<ref name="heat"/>
In 2013, Yorn revealed to ''Rolling Stone'' and ''Elle'' that a second album was already halfway completed.<ref name="RollingStoneSteveAppleford"/><ref name="EllePeteExplores"/>
On September 15, 2013, The Olms performed along with Vampire Weekend at the iTunes Festival in London. An EP of the performance was released in conjunction with a documentary centering on their first tour on November 12, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/the-new-now/check-in-with-pete-yorn-s-new-project--the-olms--in-exclusive-tour-documentary-film-195207057.html|title=Check in With Pete Yorn's New Project, the Olms, in Exclusive Tour Documentary Film|website=Yahoo.com}}</ref>
==Discography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Album |- | 2013 || ''The Olms'' |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * [http://www.theolmsmusic.com/ The Olms Official Website]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Olms}} Category:Harvest Records artists Category:American musical duos Category:Musical groups from California Category:2011 establishments in California Category:Musical groups established in 2011