Oh-OK

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Oh-OK was an early 1980s Athens, Georgia indie pop band known for its minimalist, off-kilter sound and for featuring future members of influential alternative acts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indie pop band ⓘ
musical group ⓘ
activeStart early 1980s ⓘ
associatedAct Love Tractor ⓘ
Magnapop ⓘ
Matthew Sweet ⓘ
Pylon ⓘ
R.E.M. ⓘ
The B-52s ⓘ
basedIn Athens, Georgia ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
disbandedIn 1980s ⓘ
genre indie pop ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ
hasMember David Pierce ⓘ
Linda Hopper ⓘ
Lynda Stipe ⓘ
Matthew Sweet ⓘ
hasMemberRole David Pierce – drums ⓘ
Linda Hopper – vocals ⓘ
Lynda Stipe – bass, vocals ⓘ
Matthew Sweet – guitar ⓘ
hasRelease Furthermore What EP ⓘ
The Complete Recordings ⓘ
Wow Mini Album ⓘ
influenced later alternative rock acts ⓘ
instrumentationStyle bass-and-drums-driven arrangements ⓘ
label DB Records ⓘ
lyricStyle playful lyrics ⓘ
surreal lyrics ⓘ
notableFor association with Athens, Georgia music scene ⓘ
minimalist sound ⓘ
off-kilter song structures ⓘ
notableMemberFutureAct Linda Hopper – later in Magnapop ⓘ
Lynda Stipe – related to R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills ⓘ
linked to: Michael Stipe

Matthew Sweet – later solo alternative rock artist ⓘ
linked to: Matthew Sweet
releaseType Furthermore What EP – EP ⓘ
linked to: Furthermore What EP

The Complete Recordings – compilation album ⓘ
Wow Mini Album – mini-album ⓘ
scene Athens, Georgia alternative music scene ⓘ
soundCharacteristic minimal instrumentation ⓘ
offbeat rhythms ⓘ
short, concise songs ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
vocalStyle dual female vocals ⓘ

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