{"id":57435,"date":"2015-10-07T11:25:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T11:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=57435"},"modified":"2017-03-01T12:11:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T12:11:02","slug":"new-noise-oberhofer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2015\/10\/07\/new-noise-oberhofer\/","title":{"rendered":"New Noise: Oberhofer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wonderland\u00a0<\/em>gets to know Brooklyn-based musician Oberhofer a little better as we talk about his sophomore album,\u00a0Chronovision,\u00a0<\/em>and a whole lot more.<\/p>\n

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It’s been a few years now since Brad Oberhofer first made an impression with his acclaimed debut,\u00a0Time Capsules<\/em> II<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>which was steeped in surf-pop atmosphere and overflowing with multi-layered melodies, and now he’s back with a new album,\u00a0Chronovision.\u00a0<\/em>You’ll probably remember a few of his fiendishly catchy singles like the bizarrely titled “oOoO” and that jangly hit “I Could Go”. Oberhofer’s been mentioned in the same breath as fellow Brooklynites The Drums, but his sounds seems primarily influenced by the kings of surf-inflected music, The Beach Boys.<\/p>\n

The lead track from Chronovision <\/i>is\u00a0an instant gratification number, “White Horse, Black River”\u00a0<\/b>which\u00a0perfectly showcases the New-Wave influenced psych-pop that Oberhofer has amped up further on this second album; it\u2019s a prime example of the ways in which even his sweetest sounding fuzz-pop can mask the darkest subject matter. Other big tracks include the characteristically catchy “Memory Remains”, an ode to loss and, no surprises, enduring memory.<\/p>\n

We caught up with Brad for a chat about his inspirations, haunted houses and striving for perfection.<\/p>\n