TUFT - What I Am Doing

From a forthcoming EP available later this year.

Horns arranged by Derek Southerland and played by the Franklinton High school Jazz Ensemble (Benjamin Grindstaff, Aidan Janke, Cory Halterman, Aaron Torrance, Nathaniel Ecke, Stephen Fritz, and Logan Hornyak) at Nightsound Studios. Session engineered by Meghan Puryear.

Featuring the vocal stylings of Leslie Stevens and the TUFT Group Singers (Brittney Westover, Jillinda Palmer, and Jon Mackey).

Mixed and mastered by Steve Kaye and Joe Napolitano.

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What I Am Doing

released 18 January 2011 
Casey Trela recorded and mixed these tracks at the Winona House in Los Angeles, CA. They were then mastered by the Golden family at Golden Mastering in Ventura, CA. Jon Mackey and Casey Trela took the photos of friends and flowers seen on the jacket. Roxy Radulescu was behind all aspects of artwork completion and layout. James Cartwright at Trailer Fire offered support and organizational prowess every step of the way to the finish line. A sincere thanks to all our families and friends for their love and encouragement.

Time to Move on (Tom Petty cover) feat. Leslie Stevens

Big Rocks is the second full-length album from Los Angeles-based band, Hi Ho Silver Oh. 

The band, songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Casey Trela and rhythm section Jon Mackey and Kevin Manwarren, fleshes out the bedroom acoustics of their earlier recordings and hones their sound with a propulsive ruggedness.  Over the course of Big Rocks, the band ebbs and flows with an uncanny fluidity from the caterwauling feedback of "High Tide I," to the shimmering pop of "Trees."  From the anthemic bombast of "My Confessor" and sparkly gore of "Showers Without Warning" to the harrowing intimacy of "Belly Line."


Casey Trela's lyrics have never been so potent as they are on Big Rocks.  Like a candid conversation with an old friend, Trela's words occupy an eerie space that manages to be both extremely personal and unexpectedly cosmic in the same breath.  Even at the album's most mournful and introspective moments, the songs glimmer with a comforting playfulness, always anchored by the sheer power Trela wields as a vocal performer.

Big Rocks is a substantial offering; an instant reward that demands repeat spins.

Big Rocks

Belly Line

Showers Without Warning

High Tide III

Gone Straight from My Head

First single from the album: Big Rocks (available 7/10/2012)

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Big Rocks is the second full-length album from Los Angeles-based band, Hi Ho Silver Oh. 

The band, made up of songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Casey Trela and rhythm section Jon Mackey and Kevin Manwarren, fleshes out the bedroom acoustics of earlier recordings and hones their sound with a propulsive ruggedness.  Over the course of Big Rocks, the band ebbs and flows with an uncanny fluidity from the caterwauling feedback of "High Tide I," to the shimmering pop of "Trees."  From the anthemic bombast of "My Confessor" and sparkly gore of "Showers Without Warning" to the harrowing intimacy of "Belly Line."

Casey Trela's lyrics have never been so potent as they are on Big Rocks.  Like a candid conversation with an old friend, Trela's words occupy an eerie space that manages to be both extremely personal and unexpectedly cosmic in the same breath.  Even at the album's most mournful and introspective moments, the songs glimmer with a comforting playfulness, always anchored by the sheer power Trela wields as a vocal performer.

Big Rocks is a substantial offering; an instant reward that demands repeat spins.

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My Confessor

Title track from the album: Big Rocks (available 7/10/2012)

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Big Rocks is the second full-length album from Los Angeles-based band, Hi Ho Silver Oh.

The band, made up of songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Casey Trela and rhythm section Jon Mackey and Kevin Manwarren, fleshes out the bedroom acoustics of earlier recordings and hones their sound with a propulsive ruggedness. Over the course of Big Rocks, the band ebbs and flows with an uncanny fluidity from the caterwauling feedback of "High Tide I," to the shimmering pop of "Trees." From the anthemic bombast of "My Confessor" and sparkly gore of "Showers Without Warning" to the harrowing intimacy of "Belly Line."

Casey Trela's lyrics have never been so potent as they are on Big Rocks. Like a candid conversation with an old friend, Trela's words occupy an eerie space that manages to be both extremely personal and unexpectedly cosmic in the same breath. Even at the album's most mournful and introspective moments, the songs glimmer with a comforting playfulness, always anchored by the sheer power Trela wields as a vocal performer.

Big Rocks is a substantial offering; an instant reward that demands repeat spins.

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