Omni :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

On their fourth album, Souvenir, Atlanta’s Omni continue to find variations within a spartan approach to Southern U.S. post-punk. Recruiting drummer Chris Yonker (Hello Ocho), guest vocalist Izzy Glaudini (Automatic), and first-time producer Kristofer Sampson (The B-52s, Nashville Pussy), the trio’s hooky, minimalist songs are sharper than ever.

The Lagniappe Sessions :: Omni (Second Session)

Just prior to the lockdown, Omni recorded their second entry for the Lagniappe Sessions. While their 2016 initial set paid tribute to ‘the best Alice Cooper song you’ve never heard’, here, the Atlanta trio take on Billy Joel’s FM radio-ready paean to the shadow self — “The Stranger.” Next up… some 10cc!

Omni :: Deluxe

Four decades since the dawn of seminal post-punk bands Wire, Television, Pylon, Social Climbers, B-52s and Devo, that stripped down, raw minimalism remains a vastly rich mine – with no […]

Omni :: Wire

I’ve been waiting nearly a year for this record to come out – Omni’s debut lp, Deluxe . – and this track,  “Wire”, was my initial introduction. Clocking in at just over […]