February 2012
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We're on the newest NPR All Songs Considered mix! →
(hooray!)
January 2012
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Interview with J. in Vol. 1 Brooklyn →
Thanks, Tobias Carroll!
December 2011
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WatchHappy Holidays-in-Cambodia from your pals Office of Future Plans.
Original AV Club posting (worth reading for background on their “Undercover” series)
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November 2011
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Baltimore record release & mini-midwest tour
This Thursday 12/1 is our local record release show, and we’re psyched that it’s at Baltimore’s Ottobar, with our great friends Caverns, Thrushes, and Regents. This is the last local show we’ll play for a while, so don’t miss it!
FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/220066494725854/
Advance...
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Our album is out today →
Our debut album is out today on Dischord! Click the title to purchase, or go to www.dischord.com/release/173/self-titled-8
Also, HUGE thanks to Stephen Withers for redesigning our site! We love our spiffy new Tumblr theme. Be sure to hire him for all your web design needs.
“Regardless of the room, the microphones, the preamps or the compressors, there...”
– MATT LEMAY | A QUESTION OF FREQUENCY | BELLS≥ - LAMÉ
Matt LeMay on recording the new BELLS≥ EP. They play Red Palace in DC this Friday, with J. Robbins & Gordon Withers performing an acoustic set, and Story Of The Sea opening. Don’t miss it.
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Tickets for Chicago shows
Hey all,
We’re confirmed for two Chicago dates:
The full band at Beat Kitchen on Saturday 12/3, with The Life And Times and All Eyes West.
J Robbins acoustic (Gordon Withers accompanies) on Sunday 12/4, at Million Yen Studios, with Bob Nanaa opening. This is an early show at 7pm, no one admitted after 7:30. Space is extremely limited and it will sell out.
Tickets for OFP...
October 2011
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Listen to "Salamander", the first track from our... →
September 2011
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August 2011
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The Pauses Go On Tour
tour-o-blog:
Day 5 - 12:45 pm. We’re on the wind-down. Amazing to think that we’re closing up shop on this little tour and don’t have the desire to simultaneously strangle the life out of each other. Maybe this whole thing will work after all. Then again, we do still have one more show tonight, so maybe this assumption is a little premature.
After last night’s show in DC we could easily just...
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The Pauses: Tour-O-Blog: The Pauses Go On Tour →
tour-o-blog:
Day 1 - 2:00 am. Nathan and I are snuggled in a kid-sized bed at Tierney’s cousin’s house. He took the right side that I could have sworn I claimed in the car. I guess particular bed-side calling doesn’t hold the same weight as shotgun calling.
Oh, the tour, yeah we’re on it. After much…
Our pals The Pauses have dubbed their current mini-tour the “Come on Irene”...
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Shows!
We’re embarking on a Balti-tour this weekend!
Saturday 8/28 at BIMAFest in Baltimore Golden West, with Thrushes and 28 Degrees Taurus RSVP on Facebook
Sunday 8/29 DC9 in DC, with The Pauses RSVP on Facebook Tickets
We’re very excited to be playing with The Pauses - J. produced their acclaimed debut A Cautionary Tale, and Gordon played cello on a few songs. They’re actually...
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Album sequence
We’ve settled on a final sequence for our debut album, out in November on Dischord Records. There is a strong thematic separation between Side A and B, which I love. Here is the track listing:
Side A
1. Salamander (For Ulrike M.)
2. Lorelei
3. Harden Your Heart
4. Ambitious Wrists
5. The Loyal Opposition
6. Your Several Selves
Side B
7. Abandon
8. You’re Not Alone
9. The...
July 2011
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RSVP for our Fort Reno show on Facebook →
Click through for the FB event page for Monday’s Fort Reno show. After getting rained out last year, we’re so excited for the chance to play again this year! Even better, we’re playing with Title Tracks and The Akoma Drummers. It should be a great night.
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Show 7/14 with Hammer No More The Fingers and... →
(click through to RSVP on Facebook)
We’re very excited to play with our friends Hammer No More The Fingers and Brice Randall Bickford (formerly The Strugglers) next Thursday at the Black Cat! Even better, this particular show will be a cello-fest, as each band features a different cellist (Hammer = Leah Gibson, and B.R.B. = Emily Wright).
Clearly this show is not to be missed! (unless you...
June 2011
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Fort Reno 2011
rendit:
Oh hey, Fort Reno schedule is up. Office of Future Plans, America Hearts, and Foul Swoops are all on deck, unfortunately not on the same night. Really appreciate that they’re using “ICE CREAM-EATING MOTHERFUCKERS” as a tagline but sad they chose to censor themselves. (Sad, but in no way surprised.)
Yes!! We almost played on the same night as America Hearts last year, but got rained...
May 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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Matching pledge to help Japan →
Like most of you, we’ve been shocked and devastated at the disasters Japan is experiencing. Like most bands, we don’t have a lot of extra money lying around to help, but we’re going to try to do our part.
So, for the next 24 hours, all sales of our digital 7” will be donated to the disaster-relief organization ShelterBox.org. Plus, we’ll match up to $100 in sales...
This is awesome. →
Testimonial from our Kickstarter backer who chose the “drum lesson with Darren” option.
February 2011
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Big in Japan
We love seeing people around the world post about OFP in regards to our new 7”. But the translation plugins in twitter clients tend to leave something to be desired. Case-in-point, two recent tweets from Japan:
Darren Zentek(ex.Kerosene 454,oswego,channels,etc…)のドラムは国宝レベルに好きすぎるし、Bob Westonマスタリングということで、J.Robbins大パイセンの新バンドの7inchを買わない理由がない。
The translation is apparently: “Darren...
I believe this is our first-ever appearance on an... →
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Review of our 1/28 Wind-Up Space show at We Love... →
Dear Michael Darpino,
Thank you so much for attending our show last week and writing such a wonderful review! We’re thrilled you liked it so much. It was a truly great show, and the other bands (SPRCSS, Whoarfrost) were exceptional.
Here are some pics Michael took:
(click here for the full set)
January 2011
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We Love DC on tonight's show at The Windup Space →
We’re very grateful to We Love DC for the excellent show-preview writeup today. If you’re local, please come support us at The Windup Space tonight, in Baltimore. DC greats SPRCSS headline, and local Baltimore spazz-rock band Whoarfrost joins in the fun.
We’ll have a few of our new 7”s and t-shirts for sale, too.
The Windup Space, 12 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD....
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Download the Harden Your Heart 7"!
One more thing today - our 7” is now available for download at Bandcamp!
If you missed the Kickstarter project, there will a limited amount of vinyl available at Dischord.com soon, and at our shows. Please pass it along.
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Our show with The Dismemberment Plan
(Photo by Tom Bridge)
So, we played with The Dismemberment Plan on Sunday night at the 930 Club. It was an amazing experience. The (sold-out) crowd was enormous and appreciative, the sound was amazing, and the club’s hospitality was great. Who knows if we’ll ever be lucky enough to play there again, but we’d jump at the opportunity.
Also, The Dismemberment Plan are an...
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J. talks about his favorite childhood records →
In today’s Vinyl District-takeover post, J. discusses his favorite childhood records, and the worlds they created.
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Pablo Casals - Bach Suites at Vinyl District →
For Day 3 of the OFP Vinyl District takeover, I wrote about the original vinyl recording of the Bach cello suites, made by Pablo Casals in the 30’s. Check it out.
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Brooks's post on The Vinyl District →
In today’s takeover post on The Vinyl District, Brooks discusses the first record he ever bought. It’s a good one.
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OFP-Vinyl District Takeover! →
We take over The Vinyl District this week, with a post each day. In today’s post, we talk about Kickstarter, and how we live in a golden age of fan-funded vinyl projects. And for the first time, anyone can listen to “Harden Your Heart”, the A side of our new 7”! Click through for more…
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City Paper Interview →
If you’re curious as to why we chose Kickstarter as a funding platform, or why we did a Stranglers cover for the B-side of our new 7”, click through to this City Paper DC interview.