Chicago foursome Ovef Ow evolved out of Me Jane, a postpunk band that specialized in the kind of chilly, danceable melodies that emanated out of Manchester in the 1980s. For the name of their new project, bassist-vocalist Marites Velasquez and drummer-vocalist Sarah Braunstein honed in on an angular logo Timothy Breen designed for their old band and turned it upside down—the results looked like a couple nonsensical words, “Ovef Ow.” Rounded out by Kyla Denham on synths and Nick Barnett on guitar, Ovef Ow takes the cold aura of Me Jane to the beach; on their latest EP, Crash the Party (Midwest Action), they build surf-rock vibes out of bright, shout-em-out vocal harmonies, choppy farfisa lines, and riptide guitars.…
Chicago foursome Ovef Ow evolved out of Me Jane, a postpunk band that specialized in the kind of chilly, danceable melodies that emanated out of Manchester in the 1980s. For the name of their new project, bassist-vocalist Marites Velasquez and drummer-vocalist Sarah Braunstein honed in on an angular logo Timothy Breen designed for their old band and turned it upside down—the results looked like a couple nonsensical words, “Ovef Ow.” Rounded out by Kyla Denham on synths and Nick Barnett on guitar, Ovef Ow takes the cold aura of Me Jane to the beach; on their latest EP, Crash the Party (Midwest Action), they build surf-rock vibes out of bright, shout-em-out vocal harmonies, choppy farfisa lines, and riptide guitars.…