Songs found here are works in progress.

For finished albums:

http://handsomepants.bandcamp.com/

New albums available via Drum Machine Editions:
https://drummachineeditions.bandcamp.com/album/construction-ruins
https://drummachineeditions.bandcamp.com/album/peder-hendrik-live-at-the-bark-remixes-by-handsome-pants

"Cross word lines — Cut music lines — Smash the control images — Smash the control machine!" 



W.S.B

Dark, Strange, Noisy, Sad, Lo-Fi Bedroom-Pop Takeover.

Brothers Frankie, Patrick, and Michael O'Malley are The SAFES. Growing up, these sons of Irish immigrants were surrounded by music. Their father, a working musician, record collector and all around music lover filled the house with live sounds, great records (Little Richard, Magic Sam, & Hank Williams...) and an array of musical instruments. This environment ultimately led to the development of this very special band. The SAFES have that unique chemistry that comes when talented siblings form a band (think Kinks, AC/DC, Everly Brothers, Beach Boys). This chemistry fuels The SAFES' records as well as their live shows. 

Touring coast-to-coast since 2003 performing in over 100 cities in 35 states so far, The SAFES have established large, loyal fanbases across the country on the strength of their live show which is a sweaty explosion of energy and melody. The SAFES have also shared the stage with such notable acts as Andrew Bird, The Smoking Popes, members of Wilco and The Raconteurs to name a few as well as having worked with some top record producers like Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, The Shins), Keith Cleversley (Flaming Lips), Jim Diamond (White Stripes), and Jason Ward (Arcade Fire). 

The quality of their releases have also brought The SAFES national recognition "Sight of all Light", “Well, Well, Well” and "Boogie Woogie Rumble" and "Family Jewels" have received favorable press in such notable publications as Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Paste Magazine, Kansas City Star... Those releases have also led to extensive airplay and live performances on college and community radio stations across the US such as WFMU, WLUW, KHDX, WMBR, among hundreds of others and along with powerhouses WXRT, KROQ, WFNX, and WLUP. 

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Press Clips

"Atomic Pop"
-David Fricke, Rolling Stone

“The trio has built a large following in their native Chicago with infectious, guitar-driven power pop. Fueled by a strong family chemistry, The Safes make smart, melodic music that would fit comfortably with Elephant Six bands like Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel and Elf Power.”
NPR

"Old-fashioned, fuzzed-out power pop"
-Washington Post

"As long as massive hooks, power chords, singalong choruses, and sweet brotherly harmonies ring out over boomboxes and iPod earbuds, there will always be an exalted place for songs like these." 
-Andy Whitman, Paste Magazine

"“A spitfire band of Irish brothers who are Chicago’s answer to The Kinks.  They have mastered the ground between garage rock snarl and explosive power 
pop with a handful of nationally acclaimed records and a raucous, buzzed about live show.  It’s a big, thrilling sound built to bore into your head, and stick there. ”
-Chris March, New Haven Register

"Chicago power-pop band-- centered around a trio of multi-instrumentalist brothers-- craft well-executed songs.”
-Nate Patrin, Pitchfork

"'Well, Well, Well' marks a move away from The SAFES' grittier beginnings and toward the more melodic pop sensibility favored by the likes of Fountains of Wayne and The Raconteurs' Brendan Benson"
-Jonathan Perry, Boston Globe

"Wild and crazy, family style"
-Chicago Tribune

"Chicago's The Safes are out to conquer America the old-fashioned way — one city at a time. This trio of brothers channels the raw energy of '60s-style soul through modern power-pop song structures, with tunes built on fiery riffs and fierce hooks. The Safes' sweat-inducing live shows earn rave reviews, but their efforts in the studio are also inspiring."
-Brian Lee, Hartford Courant

"The SAFES makes sugary pop-rock that seems like it would fit right in on mainstream radio."
-TimeOut New York

”… garage-kissed powerpop”
-Bill Picture, San Francisco Chronicle

‘Atheist anthem’ released 2020
https://ffm.to/rnd7m66
‘Cup of Thrills’ www.dancrossmusic.com released 21/10/21 produced by ex Julian Cope band member Donald Ross Skinner - featuring‘Myself & Myself’ video up on YouTube made by Nigel Dean 

Thanks for listening

This podcast is unpaid and survives on donations. You can donate here via paypal https://www.stephenmbland.com/olas-kool-kitchen or buy merch here https://olaskoolkitchen.dizzyjam.com I'm a DJ on KCLA 99.3FM In LA, 107.5 Andhow.FM in New Zealand, Maximum Threshold Radio, Rock Radio UK, Sword Radio UK, Jammerstream One, Kor Radio, Bombshell Radio, Pop Radio UK, Radio Wigwam, Dirty Chai Radio, Rock XS Radio. Radio Candy Radio, Radio Lantau and Firebrand Radio.
 I like my music eclectic. Basically mainstream radio sucks and that's why I do what I do. I provide a Kool alternative.

I'm interested in featuring new music, bands/artists if you wanna be on my show I only accept submissions here please https://www.submithub.com/radio/olas-kool-kitchen  

Bands I've interviewed and or recorded live are

Explosions in The Sky, The Silver Jews, Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs, Animal Collective, Mount Eerie/The Microphones, Bon Iver, The Go! Team, They Came From The Stars I Saw Them, The Playing Fields, The Chap, The Helio Sequence, Lynch Rider Lulu, Throwing Muses, Scarce, Trespassers William, Damien Jurado, Ariel Pink, Th'Faith Healers,  Vivian Girls, Spiritualized, Spectrum, Jimi Shields, Jason Molina-Magnolia Electric Company, The Jayhawks, Andrew Bird, Darlings Of The Day, Menomena, Yacht, The Hot Toddies, Bonde Do Role,Dika Omka, Citizens of Ice Cream, Khottal, The Stoned Revival, Liyana Fizi,Tenderfist, Beach House, Sleigh Bells, The Antlers, Apse, Circulatory System, Bis, Nana Grizol, Real Estate, Low, Owen Pallett, Panda Bear, Clare and The Reasons, The Smith Westerns, Dr Dog, Surfer Blood, Wild Honey, Peggy Sue, First Aid Kit,  The Charlatans, Gary Numan, Damo Suzuki, Drum Eyes, Nedry, Rocketnumber9, The Waves, A Sunny Day In Glasgow, Florence and The Machine, Magic and Fur, Scout Niblet, Elephant Micah, Peter Tork, Joe Kidd, Thelightshines, The Koolaid Electric Company, Moon Duo, Galaxie 500, A Classic Education, Kyst, Mogwai, Baths, Salem, The Black Angels, PJ Harvey, Suicide, Interpol, Mward,Del Ray, Money Mark, The Album Leaf, Rubik, Julia Kent, My Teenage Stride, The Flaming Lips,The Telescopes, The Cult Of Dom Keller,Elephant Stone, Hall Of Mirrors, The See See, The Entrance Band, Sky Parade, The Suicide Of Western Culture,  Bearcraft, Four Dead In Ohio, Whipping Boy, The Meek, The Blue Angel Lounge, Dead Meadow, Spindrift, Secret Colours, Golden Dawn, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Airiel, Woods, Pink Mountaintops, Wooden Shjips, Bombino, Strangers Family Band, Vacant Lots, The Altered Hours, The Nova Saints, the Lost Rivers, The Chameleons, Gravenhurst, Thee Piatcions, One Unique Signal, A Place To Bury Strangers, The Dead Skeletons, Peter Wolf Cryer, Balthazar, Ancient River, The Underground Youth, Singapore Sling, The Silver Apples, Diane Cluck, Graham Bonnar, bev Davies, Gregg Foreman, The Electric Mainline, Youngteam, The Greencoats, Ricky Maymi, Helicon, Angel Olsen, Lumerians, Twink, Jordannah Elizabeth, K-X-P, Duncan McKnight from The Virgin Tongues, Robert Dean From Japan, My Morning Bride, Mutual Benefit, Nick McCabe and Simon Jones from The Verve, Black Submarine, Mig Schillace from Portishead/Santa Cruz,

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Jon Fazal’s music draws from a deep well of honesty and nostalgia, blending indie, folk, and baroque-pop with heartfelt lyricism and melodic charm. 

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