Thursday, February 7, 2019

Phil and the Osophers – even Teen Vogue was struck by this pun – is the longtime songwriting project of Brooklyn-based, Phil Radiotes.

Appealing to nerds, thinkers, readers, fans of Dead, Dylan, Heads, Kinks, Cohen, They Might Be Giants, new “Bee Liner” single out now.

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Phil Radiotes of Phil and the Osophers as photographed by Kenneth Anderson.

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Phil and the Osophers
“Bee Liner” Single
Out Now
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Phil and the Osophers… Philosophers.

Such a fun pun (as recognized by Teen Vogue), one can only help but root for Philip Radiotes to have the same amount of success with his songs, and hey, he pulls it off!

Currently finishing up a new album From The Rise of Fall (another smart turn of phrase), Radiotes and his band (there is no band) will release a series of singles and music videos (also sharp as tacks) throughout early 2019.

First single “Bee Liner” is out now with a green screen extravaganza on the way.

The sound is very much that of a Brooklyn-transplanted San Franciscan, combining sunshine-y surf-rock with NYC swagger, blending folk rock with Dub influenced African style guitars, heavily rhythmic drumming and psychedelic world music elements.

As one might expect from a punny philosopher, Radiotes writes songs that will appeal to nerds, thinkers, readers, fans of the Dead, Dylan, Heads, Kinks, Cohen, and They Might Be Giants (and, likely, also to John and John of They Might Be Giants themselves.) Seriously, though, philosophical ideas are the lyrical focus here, encompassing revelatory, visionary, and transformative themes.

“The songs explore complex issues from wiretapping to suicide bombings, technological isolation and overstimulation, immigration and working class issues like commuting, and banking,” Radiotes explains. “Relationship issues are weaved in throughout to speak to broader issues in a personal way.”

Radiotes realizes that he may come across as merely humorous, but he wants to make sure that his deeper intentions connect.

“I’ve felt how strongly a song can affect a person and I try to dig as deeply as I can to create songs that have that sort of impact,” he says, and he has been doing that for a long time, creating a catalog of songs that have landed Radiotes sync licensing deals with CNN (“This Is Life with Lisa Ling”), Fox Sports, IFC, BET, VH1, TLC (“Say Yes To The Dress”), and Viceland.

Radiotes takes on his next great role in the music video for the From The Rise of Fall single “Bee Liner,” which makes use of the Fairlight CVI, “an amazing, long lost video synthesizer from the 80s,” according to Radiotes.

Listen to the latest single “Bee Liner” by Phil and the Osophers, out now. The “Bee Liner” music video is coming soon. Look out for the latest Phil and the Osophers full-length From The Rise of Fall this summer.

Phil Radiotes is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Phil and the Osophers Links


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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion


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