Emma Houton - The Bath Saved ‘OCH’ - Swedish for ‘and’

‘OCH’ - Swedish for ‘and’ - are poised to release their first album for Rocket Recordings (following a self-released EP which saw the light of day six years ago) This trio - of whom little is known other than a kinship to their labelmates Flowers Must Die - have created a collection of beguiling soundscapes and audial epiphanies that can’t help but summon up the freewheeling ‘70s spirit

Let Them Eat Chaos is a cri de coeur and a call to action

Hailing from the archipelago of Orkney in Scotland

the distance doesn't hurt the album - it gives the record its own distinctive flavour

change ups like the bubblegummy near-ballad I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend and the uncharacteristically harsh 53rd and 3rd (an unsentimental song about Dee Dee Ramone's days as a teenage hustler) vary the album's sound and mood more than its detractors (and even some of its fans) maintain

Emma Houton - The Bath Saved ‘OCH’ - Swedish for ‘and’Emma Houton is a timeless, celestial voice from New York City. We felt an urgency to share this incredibly calming product of Lockdown with the wider world, Trapped Animal Records. "her ambient soundscapes brim with escapism and enchantment" Highclouds Magazine "a truly bewitching, gorgeous sonic tapestry." Beats Per Minute Composed after ethnographic study into her Irish folk song roots, and recorded as part of her senior thesis in experimental