Oso Oso's 'an exchange of information' Is a Quietly Devastating Masterpiece of Craft
The Sonic Breakdown
Jade Lilitri has been making Oso Oso records long enough that the shape is familiar: bright guitars, a melody that looks simple on paper and isn’t, and a lyric that turns on itself in the last line. an exchange of information is the sixth, and the first on Feral Twin — a new label founded by Hop Along drummer Mark Quinlan, with Oso Oso among its first signees.
The Production & Mix
The Low-End: Clean and unfussy. The bass is doing structural work rather than ornamental work, which is what lets the guitars stay as uncluttered as they do.
The Spatial Dynamics: Twelve songs, and the sequencing is the quiet achievement — “4 am redemption” opens the door, “wind me up” and “everybody has their fun” take the middle at full tilt, and “the days” closes it out without a grand gesture. Lilitri plays almost all of it himself, and the record has the unified feel that comes from that.
Standout Performance
Kory Gregory of Prince Daddy & the Hyena, screaming the chorus on “someone like that.” One guest, one song, and it’s the moment the album lets the pressure out.
Why It’s Certified
⚡ Everything Is Noise called it “Lilitri’s best work in nearly a decade,” and went further: “there’s just no one in the emo landscape doing it as well as Lilitri does at his best.”
🌈 New Noise Magazine landed on “a songwriting tour de force in the indie scene.”
🌈 Paste’s Abby Jones: “an exchange of information fits right in that sweet spot.”