“It's like a ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ sound sandwich,” Blau says of “Open Mind!,” rocking one of spring’s grooviest bass lines. Hear it at Rock & Roll Globe now!
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Opal Eskar (L-R): Chet Delcampo, Karl Blau, Heyward Howkins.
Photo credit: Mecky Elvita Madl.
Self-Titled EP
(Spiral Valley Records)
May 19, 2023
[STREAM] https://fanatic.lnk.to/OpalEskar-OpenMind
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“The song is a barrage of suggestions on how one could open one’s mind,” says Karl Blau. “It's like a ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ sound sandwich.” Opal Eskar’s Chet Delcampo adds, “The musical core of ‘Open Mind!’ was quickly grabbed out of the air on the first day of tracking with me, Heyward, Charlie, and Robbie playing in the room with the tape rolling. Karl’s vocals came later.”
Blau explains about the song’s video, “We were shooting for imagery to suggest possible approaches to keep an open mind and strive towards more non-judgmental views and understandings. Mixed in with the live rehearsal shots and our go-to late night hangin' amongst the bamboo.”
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After releasing their debut single “Sunlight Is Breakin’ Out” as a trio comprised of Karl Blau (vocals), Heyward Howkins (vocals, guitar), and Chet Delcampo (vocals, guitar, bass, keys) last summer, Opal Eskar is joined on their new recordings by two more members of the Philly fabric: Charlie Hall and Robbie Bennett of The War on Drugs.
Blau met Howkins and Delcampo after relocating to Philly following a highly prolific period in the Olympia, Washington area where he released dozens of records and helped nurture the scene that brought the K Records label and influential artists such as Laura Veirs, The Microphones, and Earth — many of which Blau recorded and performed with — to prominence.
The debut EP by Opal Eskar arrives on May 19 via Spiral Valley Records. Members of Opal Eskar are available for interview. Please contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more info.
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Philadelphia! | Opal Eskar | Live | Early Show!
Opal Eskar | “The Woodsman”
[YOUTUBE] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsV_6k8STWI
[STREAM] https://fanatic.lnk.to/OpalEskar-TheWoodsman
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“With a soulful psychedelic swell… the latest offering from Opal Eskar, a collaborative project from the prolifically diverse DIY icon Karl Blau.” — Folk Radio UK
“Hypnotic indie pop and gently percussive low-fi soul... Opal Eskar may very well have captured laconic reflection better than anyone else in recent memory.” — Stereo Embers
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“As tough and debilitating as it may be at times, especially when there are hard things to share, ‘The Woodsman’ is about how having an honest relationship makes for a deeper relationship,” says Karl Blau of the latest single from his new collaborative project Opal Eskar. “We made the video in my buddy’s backyard. We didn’t intend for the mask to become a major theme, but the piece spontaneously worked with that mask, and the trampoline footage highlights the northeast Philly vibe pretty hard.”
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