Multi-Task by Omni

Atlanta, GA trio Omni charges out of the gate in 2016, stunning everyone within earshot with their debut longplayer, "Deluxe"; a dizzyingly refreshing amalgam of wiry post-punk jitters & a dash of zen cool. "Multi-task" is their latest offering & all signs point to the coveted goal of "next level". Guitarist Frankie Broyles (ex-Balkans/Deerhunter) & bassist/vocalist Philip Frobos (Carnivores) crafted "Deluxe"s eleven tracks in their practice space with friend & engineer Nathaniel Higgins. They returned to Higgins for "Multi-task", recording basic drum tracks at Higgins' home studio & overdubbing bass, guitar, vocals & more during two separate trips to a remote cabin in the woods near Vienna, Georgia. "Multi-task" is a more musically adventurous step forward for the band, keeping the frantic, fleet-fingered fingerpicking of Broyles' guitar work & Frobos' dead-cool delivery while expanding their musical palette & to include whispers of post-Roxy glam & Postcard Records pop. "Multi-task" balances the band’s trademark off-kilter & unconventional jams with an elegance not found in many of their contemporaries, Omni pulls it off with grace & style, still whirring on their minimalist funk-fused agit-pop while creating an album that is awash in the excitement of new love, or fleeting attraction - a journey from that dizzying buzz of first date pheromones found twirling on the dance floor to the cab ride cool-down to home (or wherever.)

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7.2 / 10

The wiry Atlanta, Ga. rock trio Omni sells its nervous energy as a logical way of dealing with the world. Where other bands might smooth things out, Omni finds angles and sharp turns.

7 / 10

Atlanta’s Omni are all about the details, quickly establishing themselves as masters of packing up layers of urgent guitars, bass and drums and crafting it into a sound that’s both known and fresh all at the same time.

7.6 / 10

With newly sharp production and even jerkier guitars than before, OMNI creates hectic but contained collages of young, restless, lonely, and broke twentysomethings overextending their way through life.

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Building upon the strengths of their debut, Deluxe, Multi-task is much more of a grower that over time proves itself to be a triumphant lesson in post-punk.

6 / 10

Atlanta trio Omni follow-up their debut album 'Deluxe' with 'Multi-Task' an album that's both sonically and lyrically matured.

8.0 / 10

Our review of the new full-length, by Omni: On 'Multi-Task' our review finds Omni balancing quirky guitars with pop perfection.