Nashville-Based Rock Group Oginalii To Release EP In October

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Nashville-based rock group Oginalii have announced the release date of their forthcoming EP, The Grey. Produced by Curtis Rousch (of Bright Light Social Hour), the project is slated for an Oct. 20 release. In conjunction with the announcement, the band shared their sludgy, anthemic single, “Substance Abuse” at PopMatters.

The band, whose name translates to “my friend” in the Cherokee language, was formed four years ago in Nashville at Belmont University when Emma Hoeflinger (vocals/guitar) and Karalyne Winegarner (vocals/drums) met on the hall they shared, adding bassist Kürt Kraft to the mix in fall of 2016.

The band members wrote all five tracks on the EP, which was recorded at Escondido Studios.

“The grey [as a concept] has been a thing for me my whole life,” reveals Hoeflinger about the album. “The in-between. Black and white shuts the demons up, but the grey is always constantly calling my name. It’s in between the grey of things that not a lot of people talk about.”

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