OK GO, made up of Damian Kulash (vocals), Tim Nordwind (bass), Dan Kanopka (drums) and Andy Ross (keyboard) are already a phenomenon. They are the most downloaded act to date, way before downloads were what bands used to sell their records. They have won both a Grammy and a YouTube Award for their ground-breaking video and viral smash, 'Here It Goes Again', as well as picked up countless nominations ever since. Despite the sheer scale of this success, the band's proudest moment remains however playing for self-confessed OK Go fan Barak Obama on his presidential campaign trail in Pennsylvania.
Front-man Damian Kulash has carved himself out as an effortless rock 'n' roll star. The charming good looks, the strut, the wit, the unpredictability and the charisma has earned him not only global success in this very global band, but also as the new face of Uni Qlo for 2010. Look out for Damian probably looking as brooding and beautiful as ever as one of the Japanese clothing label's models.
The band also feature on the new Twilight movie soundtrack New Moon, with their new song 'Shooting To The Moon' has been hailed by the NME as ''biggest treat on the album".
The L.A. via Chicago based four-piece's third offering, Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky was recorded in New York under the expert guidance of Dave Fridmann (famed for his work with MGMT and The Flaming Lips) throughout 2009. Together they have produced a new album which will combine the strut of Prince's Sign Of The Times and Beck's Midnight Vultures with atmospheric, euphoria-fueled guitars alá MGMT's Oracular Spectacular. And with two already groundbreaking full lengths under their belts; Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky looks set to follow suit, picking up where debut OK GO and follow up Oh No! had left off.
When the new record was being written, the band were going through one of the most painful periods of their lives, which is well documented throughout the tracks. Heartbreak, insecurity, hope, and trust all feature strongly as themes; as well as the questioning the reason for logic in an ultimately illogical world. However, it is not all smouldering and brooding as Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky also celebrates the very human trait of optimism and the power of a dream in the face of adversity. Stand out tracks are the anthemic 'This Too Shall Pass', the squelchy dance hit in waiting 'White Knuckles' and boisterous and dreamy 'Back from Kathmandu'. Of The Blue Colour of the Sky bridges will bridge what OK GO do in their intense live performances; showing off the band in its very own technicolour light
Track listings for Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky:
1. WTF?
2. This Too Shall Pass
3. All Is Not Lost
4. Needing/Getting
5. Skyscrapers
6. White Knuckles
7. I Want You So Bad I Can't Breathe
8. End Love
9. Before The Earth Was Round
10. Last Leaf
11. Back From Kathmandu
12. While You Were Asleep
13. In The Glass
OK Go will tour in the UK in January 2010:
11th Jan - The Waterfront, Norwich
12th Jan - O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham
13th Jan - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
14th Jan - Concorde 2, Brighton
16th Jan - O2 Academy Sheffield, Sheffield
17th Jan - O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool
18th Jan - O2 ABC Glasgow, Glasgow
Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky is out on 1 st February 2010 on Hornblow Records/EMI.
