Uh Oh - Good Morning

​Uh Oh

Good Morning
​self-released; 2021

4.1 out of 5 - TOP ALBUM

By Matt Jensen

Good Morning is the latest release from Uh Oh. Here at Divide & Conquer, we reviewed their previous release Stay Close back in 2019. The band has a familiar story at this point where they were all confronted with the pandemic and thought the best use of their time was to make music.

They start things off with “No Sweat” which feels like an opener for a number of reasons. The song starts with an almost ominous sort of ambience. Elements rattle and also start to trickle in. The band’s presence gets established around the one-minute mark and breaks into rocking and large sounding and as the song progresses it picks up energy as well as memorable vocal melodies. Kudos to the drummer for some of those fills when the vocalist sings “It’s over” in the crescendo towards the end.

“Still Life” felt like a highlight. The combinations of rolling drums, distorted guitars, bass and vocals create a highly kinetic and fun song that felt like a mix between alt rock and country. The two vocalists were also a big plus to the song.

“Dumb Luck Easy Fear” starts with what sounds like a purposely lo-fi recording of guitar and vocals. It works mainly because of the spirit behind it. There’s an interesting transition where the fidelity improves and the band starts to rock out hard.

“Swan Dive” was another highlight. I loved how frantic, fast and chaotic this song felt. The drumming was again a major part of this but the bassist and guitarist also slay on this song. I  thought the hook was anthemic. 

The band can also pull off an emotionally resonant ballad as you can hear on “Am I In Your Head?” There’s enough here to make the song sound distinct to their signature sound. “NO Grace” is another emotionally resonant song that starts off intimate and stays that way but adds additional instrumentation and layers to the mood. 

As the album progresses I thought they hit it out of the park. Some of the other highlights include “Copperhead” which has a memorable hook, “People Are Serious In Omaha” and the melancholy and nostalgic “Good Morning.”

​The band impressed us with their previous release but this album is a couple of degrees better. For fans of emotive rock that hits your heart and may have you singing along in not time I highly recommend this release.

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