Hailing from the East side of Los Angeles, FEELS are known for their electrifying live shows and two highly regarded LPs: their first, s/t, produced by Ty Segall and released in 2016 on Castle Face Records, followed by 2019's Post Earth, released on Wichita Recordings and produced by Tim Green. Live, the band pulls no punches, delivering tight hooks, luscious melodies and satisfying chaos. This energy serves as the perfect vehicle for their lyrics, urging audiences to shake away apathy, fueled by a renewed spirit of togetherness. After all, as Pitchfork pointed out in their Post Earth 8/10 review- "...polemical discourse and rock’n’roll fun are not mutually exclusive—and, if anything, they should encourage one another."
2021 finds the band releasing E.P. Subversive Reaction on Deemed Printable, a local art publication that has produced a special limited pressing of 250 silk-screened 12” vinyl records, hand packaged and printed using a risograph printer in-house. The E.P. was recorded by Mark Rains at Station House Studio in March 2020 and features new member Cole Berliner of Kamikaze Palm Tree taking over for Shannon Lay on guitar and vocals (after her 2019 departure from the band), in addition to original members Laena M.I. (vocals, guitar), Amy Allen (bass, vocals) and Michael Rudes (drums). They are currently working on their third full-length album, set for release on Wichita Recordings.
Weirdo bedroom pop in the So-Cal style of the 21st century — a bit of lo-fi, a funky ripple, some psyched-out post-wave... Kevin Boog, the bassist for The Meatbodies, got up to this when no one else was around. Peeking inside, we get a trippy world wound up in songs that never stop moving and make our ears strain for more. Shifting speeds, chopping up and blending new wave funk and glam styles in an acid-wash with full production wack, making up a set of truly beyond out-there pop songs. Working tactically backwards, Oog Bogo is a real live band, with Mike Kriebel, Thomas Alvarez, and Shelby Jacobson from around the way. Inspired to jam by the sudden existence of a record, they’re bound to have an incalculable effect on Oog Bogo.
-Rian Murphy (Drag City)