13 posts tagged “odi”
So I think we can safely say summer’s finally arrived, time to chuck out the woolly jumpers and hot water bottles and in with the flip flops, sun-creams and bikinis, well maybe that’s pushing it a bit but I’m feeling positive today so why the hell not! In fact, every day should be a flip-flop day in more ways than one! Hmm, I might just write a song about it, will get back to you on that one, or maybe not!
Right then, enough gibberish, what’s happening I hear you ask? Well, we’re just finalising the next Ep cover in all it’s Supermanlyness and getting it ready to send off to the ears of the nation. I hope you’ll like it and add it to your ODi CD collection!
Track listing will be:
(i) A Superman
(ii) What You Deserve
(iii) Tears & Wine
(iv) Crawl (Acoustic)
(v) Leaving My Love In New York (Acoustic)
It’ll be available for download and in actual CD format so whatever your preference there’ll be no excuses not to get your mitts on a copy or two or even a few!
Talking about downloads and free ones at that, get yourselves over to www.wovenwheatwhispers.co.uk and check out the featured releases section. Here you will find Various Artists - Showcase Sessions 1: Songsmiths which is a selection of singer/songwriter tunes put together for you to enjoy for free! It also includes the recent ‘Crawl’ b-side ‘Don’t Let Me Fall’, so what you waiting for, give it a click!
On another folky note, ‘What You Deserve’ is currently ‘MP3 of the week’ on The Durbervilles BBC Leeds Radio Show which you can listen to until Sunday on the BBC Leeds website. A big thanks goes out to the lads for the mention!
Next up to mention are gigs, gigs and more gigs! This month we will be hitting the
following places so if any are in your town, do come down and show some love or
even a handshake!
8 May 2008 The Racket @The Old Queens Head, London
10 May 2008 Acosutic Revolution @ Whitelocks, Ma Gamps Bar, Leeds
18 May 2008 The Lounge, Leeds
23 May 2008 Eden Lodge, Isle Of Arran
26 May 2008 Feed The Monkey @ jrink soho, London
31 May 2008 Night & Day Cafe (Hide & Seek Festival), Manchester
Lastly, a quick mention of our recent trip to the Isle of Arran (see pic). We hopped over to a fundraising concert to help raise some pennies for a new hospice on Arran. Unfortunately as it has made front page news in The Arran Voice paper, we will be wearing heavy shades and big hats on our next Arran visit, along with an Alsation body guard in tow, well maybe just a ginger Jack Russel who think’s she’s an Alsation, which is just as scary when she wants a chew!
RIghtyo, thats enough talking from me for this month, enjoy yourselves in the sun, stay happy and see you soon!
Odi xxx
Greetings earthlings!
Yes the time is fast approaching when 'A Superman' will be coming soon to a town near you, so you better have those red pants at the ready to wear them loud and proud! The official release date for the E.P. will be July 25th in Ireland but tour followers will have the exclusive chance to get their hands on it prior to this. Preparations are underway as we speak to hit Ireland in July/August followed by the UK in September.
| 17 Apr 2008 | Royal Park Cellars, Leeds |
| 20 Apr 2008 | Jealous of the Daylight @The Gardening Club, London |
| 27 Apr 2008 | East Leeds FM |
| 4 May 2008 | The Royal Park Cellars (The Music Guru Charity Gig), Leeds |
| 10 May 2008 | Acoustic Revolution @ Whitelocks, Ma Gamps Bar, Leeds |
| 23 May 2008 | Eden Lodge, Isle Of Arran |
| 26 May 2008 | Feed The Monkey @jrink soho, London |
| 30 May 2008 | Hide & Seek Festival, Manchester |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Greenfarm Festival, Munich |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Kilians Irish Pub, Munich |
| 27 Jun 2008 | The Acoustic Kitchen, Sandringham |
| 2 Jul 2008 | Brazil’s Cafe Bar, Clonmel |
| 6 Jul 2008 | The Purty Sessions, Dun Laoghaire |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Cleeres (One Take Sessions), Kilkenny |
| 11 Jul 2008 | McCarthys Bar (The Invisible Pub), Youghal |
| 17 Jul 2008 | The Stables (Yukon Bar), Mullingar |
| 18 Jul 2008 | The Func Room, CLifden |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Roundys Bar, Tralee |
But before all the madness begins we will be playing a few gigs this month starting with a 'Cool Acoustics' gig at Royal Park Cellars on the 17th with Rachel Cook+Jen Armstrong+Sam&Anna. £3. Then we head down south again on the 20th for a gig at The Gardening Club (Covent Garden) who told us they would be giving out free muffins, so if you're feeling peckish Sunday afternoon at around 3.45pm, you know where to go! Other acts on the afternoon will be Andy Moore + Andrew Foster + Rosie Doonan + Lester Clayton + Gary Stewart + The Cellar Door Sound. Finally this month we will be live on the air, ie East Leeds FM to be exact on Sunday 27th (check out www.elfm.co.uk for more details).
Lastly, here's a recent review of the single from 'The Music Review'!
'What You Deserve'
REVIEW
Odi (short for Claire Odium fact finders) is an ex-pat Irish girl now based in the UK. She is a singer/songwriter who manages to blend elements of Joan Armatrading's pathos, Beth Orton's eye for the quirky and deep with a touch of Dido's bedsit romance. She has released a new single, 'What You Deserve' a slow, soulful slice of folk/indie cross-over. Odi has a distinctive raw and in equal measure, fragile voice that is magnetic and immensely listenable. The single reminds me of 'Love and Affection' by the aforementioned Joan Armatrading and oozes warmth and intimacy. All this talent and good looks too - so why isn't she signed? Well with the raft of gigs coming up in the UK and Ireland and the quality of the single, you'd think it wasn't far off.
Review by Drumhead
Rank: ***** 5 out of 6
P.S. Thanks to all who have showed their support for the single so far, it's still available to download on most major download sites but for those of you not so tecky minded it will also be featured on the new 'A Superman' E.P. in July.
Ok folks! Here it is, a little snippet of whats to come this summer from the ODi camp! 'A Superman' will be the lead track from the forthcoming E.P. Its hot off the....erm... decks so let us know what you think. Also another review in last issue's HOTPRESS magazine from our recent gig supporting Michele-Ann Kelly at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght.
Civic Theatre Dec 07 supporting Michele Ann Kelly
The Civic is an excellent venue for an intimate rock gig, with a clear sound and a sense that no matter where you sit you can still nearly check the artist’s heartbeat. ODi kicked off with a rendition of ‘Don’t Let Me Fall’ and ‘A Superman’ that captivated the audience immediately. Claire Odlum’s voice seems to have been magically liberated and an upsurge in gigs in Ireland and England have brought an added confidence. She has a natural onstage persona, possibly the woman with least attitude on the current scene. Her next single ‘What You Deserve’ followed, a haunting song with a simple but infectious guitar riff supplied by her guitar and harmonica-wielding sidekick Dave Redfearn. ‘You Win But You Lose’, a perfect anthem for fans of Leeds United is lighter, and they finished with the fine ‘Mariposa’. A short, tight and effective set, put across with grace and easy passion, Odi are moving in the right direction.
First cuts words Jackie Hayden (HOTPRESS)
Heh, check us out in the gossip page at the back too, whoohoo, we've made it!!!
Toodeloo!
Odi x
ODi Newsletter November 2007
This is the News!!
Hello, Good Evening and welcome! This is November's news brought to you from the ODi camp.
THE HEADLINES
New Single finished and set for release 1st Feb 2008.… National Tour Before Christmas….Big Leeds gig this week with Full Band!
NEW SINGLE!
We have spent the last few days in sunny Wexford, Ireland recording with fab producer Mr Karl Odlum. He's a bit of a legend to us really having recorded the likes of The Frames, Fionn Regan and Gemma Hayes. After much fun and some hard work of course we have a brand spanking new single!!
"What You Deserve" will be released on 1st February 2008 (plenty of time to save up yor pennies!) through our own Littlest Mojo Recordings label. It will be available all over the world from all major download stores (itunes etc etc.) We are also planning a limited edition CD release with lots of goodies on…….Details to follow! And of course UK and Irish tours around the single release!
TOUR DATES BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Here
is all the info on where you can catch ODi live before Christmas, we
will be stopping off in lots of cool places including Glasgow, Dublin,
London, Leeds and our old haunt Otley!
6 Nov 2007 The Light Dragoon (The Processed Pea) BEVERLEY
10 Nov 2007 Josephs Well (Supporting the Aftermath) LEEDS
14 Nov 2007 Harrogate Blues Bar (Supporting The Aftermath) HARROGATE
16 Nov 2007 Tron Theatre (supporting Eoghan Colgan) GLASGOW
18 Nov 2007 Lethean Bar PORT LAOIS
28 Nov 2007 The Bedford LONDON
29 Nov 2007 Henry Boons WAKEFIELD
6 Dec 2007 Stripped @ The Wellington Inn HULL
11 Dec 2007 The Civic Theatre, Tallaght DUBLIN
12 Dec 2007 The Basement - The Alto Rumour Club! YORK
14 Dec 2007 Otley Courthouse Court in Session OTLEY
JOSEPH`S WELL LEEDS THIS SAT 10TH NOV
Be
Great to see you down at Joseph`s Well Leeds next Saturday night,
should be a great night of music we will be playing alongside The
Aftermath, The Paradimes and Eoghan Colghan in a night promoting new
music of Irish origin! Great music and great craic of course! We will
also be joined by Mr Kog and Mr Phil Hicks on bass and drums as we give
the full band sound a whirl!! 8pm only £4
AND FINALLY……….
In other Odi news…..Dave has added to his Rock n Roll reputation by becoming addicted to Maccado buiscuits….he will be forced to withdraw on return to the UK! Unless he can smuggle a stash through Hollyhead!…. And Odi is in high level talks to collaborate with local Tipperary rap sensation "Slim Sheedy". She is said to be very excited by the prospect…..!
All for now xx
Greetings friends around the globe!!!
Hope all is fine and dandy wherever you may be!
As the leaves start to fall from the trees and we leave the little summer sun we had behind us things are very busy in the ODi camp as we head towards the end of the year.
ODi RECORDING NEW SINGLE!!
We finally head back into the studio at the end of October to record the follow up to Debut Single "Crawl" (Which is still available to order from www.myspace.com/odimusic or download it from itunes or other major online stores!) Also it`s available from RADISH in Chapel Allerton Leeds and will soon be making its way into Crash and Jumbo Records, the two main Indie record shops in Leeds.
We will be setting sail back to the Emerald Isle for a recording session in Wexford, (Claire's home town) with Mr Karl Odlum on production duties. We've been looking forward to working with Karl for a while now, He's a good guy and has worked with many artists who we both respect and admire from Fionn Regan to The Frames and Gemma Hayes to Kila and has just finished work with our good friends the Aftermath on their Debut album.
We will be concentrating on laying down "What You Deserve" a song which has been really well received on our travels over the last 6months. As soon as we get the results we will bring them to your ears!!!
NATIONWIDE RADIO TOUR OF IRELAND
Hot off the heels of being in the studio we head out around the beautiful Country of Ireland for a national Radio Tour. We will be visiting various stations around the country to play live sessions and have a chat to some old friends and supporters…We will keep you up to date with all the details! And hopefully we will throw in a few suprises along the way!!!.
HOT PRESS DEMO OF THE FORTNIGHT
The Idea of the Radio tour actually came about after having the pleasure of meeting Irish Music Guru Jackie Hayden, Jackie is a well respected figure in the Irish Music Scene he is one of the main Forces behind HOT PRESS (Irelands main music magazine) and actually signed U2 to their first record deal!
These are
his words…
HOTPRESS Sept 2007
I first came across Wexford singer-songwriter ODi as part of the HOTPRESS first cuts series of gigs at the Wexford Arts Centre. She has a winning voice, ranging from Beth Orton to Sheryl Crow, and an unaffected presence. 'A Superman' allows her silky voice to twist its way around a beguiling melody. 'What You Deserve' ups the tempo. It has a neat hook line and fills, and proves that her performance on track one was no fluke. 'You Win But You Lose' is another winning performance. ODi proves that an artist delivering musical honesty can say more with her voice and guitar (plus a few subtle fills from Dave) than an orchestra with a bank of synthesisers. What she needs now is to build on her undoubted vocal skills and develop her own unique style. The world awaits.
First cuts words Jackie Hayden
It's great to have such support from someone like Jackie as he continues to support Irish Musicians from grass routes level upwards.
GIGS
On the gig front things will be a little quieter in October due to recording. But we will be back in full swing with two extra members at Joseph's Well, Leeds on Sat 10th Nov as we share a gig with old pals The Aftermath in the middle of The Leeds Irish festival. Will be a great night and as we speak we are working with Drummer and bassist to bring a fuller band sound to your ears!
NEW SONGS AND TEAM ODi
I'll finish up now as I think I've said far too much already!! OH before we go……. Lots of new songs and demos are knocking about in the ODi camp as we start the process of recording a Debut Album!! The Best way to get you hands on these is to Join Team ODi on My Space http://www.myspace.com/teamodi . Loads of stuff going on here over the coming months and you can help us by telling people in your part of the World about ODi! So if you`ve got a my space account come and say hello!!
All For Now
Loads of Love
All @ ODI HQ
Hello!
Ok! The Last Time I posted This New Demo it sounded like a Chipmunk was singing it on playback!!! Although we enjoyed listening we couldn`t really leave it that way!!! Cheers to Ashley for pointing it out!
The New Song is called "Leaving My Love In New York" and we`ve just made a simple home demo at the mo, it`s one of the newest songs and is getting a good response live!
Hope you enjoy!
ODi (Alvin, Simon and Theodore!)
ODi Bags SongPeople / MTV Partnership Unsigned Award!!!
Yes yes peoples!...tis true! We bagged a top 10-spot on the SongPeople Unsigned / MTV partnership comp, which ran earlier this year. The awards were judged by the general public and the final ranking will be awarded by a panel of judges from MTV, Sony BMG and EMI...oooh exciting stuff I say! ODi has also been invited to become an ambassador group for the Songpeople / MTV partnership, hmm, how lovely and regal sounding!
On the album news, well I wish I could say it’s DONE but it’s not! So instead we're almost ready to go back into the studio to work on the second single, double basses and all!...Expect a release date end of January time and a dirty great big launch party and Irish and UK tour to go with it! Phew!...Meanwhile, keep downloading the single ‘Crawl’ from iTunes, your support is highly valued!
On the gig front, we recently had a very enjoyable night at The Writers Café in Stockton-Upon-Tees. Our host, Trev was in fine form and overwhelmed us with his superfantastic dance moves during ‘A Superman’ which was highly impressive (see photo below of the very man)! Talking about t’internet, do get yourself and friends over to join the ODi Facebook group, to stay ahead of all new developments, last minute gigs, party invites, and promos...
Future UK and Ireland gigs coming up this month include the following:
14th September The Owl Rodley Leeds (The Grain Division)
15th + 16th September (6pm Sat + 3pm Sun) Beatlesfest Co. Donegal
19th September Sandinista Leeds (Leeds Acoustic Showcase)
23rd September Brudenell Social Club Leeds (Music Guru 3rd B’day)
Other exciting news this month includes ODi receiving demo of the fortnight in the current edition of Irish music magazine HOTPRESS. We sent in some demos off the upcoming album to thee music guru Jackie Hayden and luckily enough got picked, whayhay, which means national radio airplay for 2 weeks! Yipeee! For UK residents who can’t yet get their mitts on it yet we are also in the previous week’s edition, in the review section of live gigs (pg 83 Hotpress First Cuts Gig, Wexford Arts Centre, under Martha Wainwright, ahem). Or just check it out on our myspace page (www.myspace.com/odimusic)
where you can also read a review of Crawl from this month’s Sandman magazine!
Well thats just too much darn excitement for me...I'm off to bed…………….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
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Heres some dates for you! I'll keep adding to the list as they come in, hope to see you at one or two! Odi x
Norwich Arts Centre (23/06/07)
An Irish female singer/guitar player, joined by Dave Redfearn on guitar and harmonica. Her voice covers a large range and has a powerful but haunting quality, a wonderful mix of gentle Irish tinged vocals with energetic choruses that gets inside of you and draws you in. She dedicated a track called ‘A Superman’ to Craig AKA ‘The Tilting Sky’ for all the effort that he puts into helping artists and bands get heard, which caused cheers from the audience. She sung it smiling across the room, glad to be able to have a way to say thanks, and enjoying every moment of her set. Dave, never really ever stood still, always little bobbing, tapping to the beat, joining in with Odi, the harmonies between these two were wonderful, in perfect time and complemented each other well bringing an added depth to the song. As the song got towards the end it built up, becoming faster, more emotional, and intense, to die back down to a softer finish.
She has been described as being like Suzanne Vega and I would have to agree, she has the diversity in her music to be compared to her and the likes of Sheryl Crowe…………www.unitedmoshers.com
Hello there!
Just to let ye know we're back safe and sound from our tour in Ireland, which went really well. We've got some UK dates lined up including our first trip to London on the 22nd at The Good Ship in Kilburn (oooh eee, which we're very excited about) and we're working on some new demos, one of which is the above, hope you like it! Speak soon, Odi x
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