“…the pair effectively blend the thick distorted-guitar assault of Mudhoney with a trippy Ty Segall psychedelia, resulting in a sound that is simultaneously aged and ageless.” – FW Weekly
photo credit Olive Vox
“MIDDLE NAME” VIDEO: WATCH/SHARE
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX – Psychedelic, grunge rockers Olive Vox are releasing their latest video for the single “Middle Name” today. The track is featured on their self-title EP released earlier this year.
The creation of singer-songwriter, social media creator/influencer Parker James and his brother guitarist-songwriter Caden Shea, Olive Vox have created a sound well beyond their years with influence of Nirvana, Screaming Trees, Alice In Chains as well as psychedelic influence of veterans Pink Floyd, and more current Ty Segall.
Olive Vox made their live debut in at the 2021 Levitation Festival in Austin, Texas opening for Fuzz. They will continue to tour with new dates announced in Texas beginning today (3/31) at Three Links in Dallas opening for Betcha and Arlie. In April, they will open for PUDDLE OF MUDD as well as a few dates on the Better Strangers tour. Links and details below.
BUZZ
“…a smooth groove machine of a rock ‘n’ roll tune, evoking the gloriously sludgy grunge psychedelia of Screaming Trees, Temple of the Dog and Stone Temple Pilots. Parker’s voice rings out like a young David Gilmour ‘standing by the Nile’ in 1969, while Caden’s guitars purr with the finesse of a freshly refurbished muscle car.” -Dallas Observer
“…a sound that loves to let the distortion pedals go wild and light the feedback ablaze… nailing the thickness and rawness of what makes psych, blues and garage rock really sit well with young and older audiences alike, Olive Vox is showing plenty of promise in its early goings.” -Central Track
“For a couple of teenagers, this is pretty damn heady stuff as Olive Vox will have you thinking while you bang your head against the living room wall.” - Texas Music Monthly
“Though it’s a ridiculously overused quote pulled from a song Pete Townshend wrote for The Who, it’s applicable to say that the kids are, indeed, alright. Those of us who survived the ’90s will hear the familiar grungy warmth on the 5 songs on the band’s self-titled debut EP while Gen Z will be introduced to something that very few new bands are doing.” - The Big Takeover
“…a vintage rock n’ roll sound that’s more advanced and progressive than you’d expect from young musicians just beginning to find their traction.” - V13
“…the pair effectively blend the thick distorted-guitar assault of Mudhoney with a trippy Ty Segall psychedelia, resulting in a sound that is simultaneously aged and ageless.” – FW Weekly
“…based on their bold sound, combining elements psychedelic and grunge elements to create something totally their own, you'd never guess they were so young.” – Sweety High
Featured on Sirius/XM “Volume West” and SPIN Magazine x Twitch takeover
Olive Vox EP debuted at #17 on Submodern Radio Top 200 Album Chart
Specialty show radio airplay at: Q104.3 NYC, The Edge Buffalo, KROX Austin, The Point St. Louis, 91X San Diego, KJEE Santa Barbara, KRXP Colorado Springs and WCSF Joliet, IL.
ABOUT OLIVE VOX: Originally from Orange County, CA, Parker & Caden moved to Texas as pre-adolescent kids searching to fit into a new landlocked environment. During the COVID induced lockdown Parker and Caden developed their sound influenced by psychedelic indie rock, garage rock, 90s grunge and more. Their Gen Z perspective makes the music they play resonate to an audience searching for a new sound to embrace.
U.S. TOUR DATES
MAR 31 / DALLAS, TX @ Three Links
APR 1 / CEDAR PARK, TX @ Haute Spot*
APR 23 / AUSTIN, TX @ Empire Control Room^
APR 24 / FT WORTH, TX @ Tulips^
*opening for PUDDLE OF MUDD
^with Better Strangers + Caroline Carr
