OHMME

OHMME
Background information
Also known as Homme
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres
Years active 2014–present
Labels Joyful Noise
Associated acts Marrow, Kids These Days, Tweedy, WILCO, Twin Peaks, Vic Mensa, Chance the Rapper, Nosaj Thing, Ken Vandermark
Website www.ohmmemusic.com
Members
  • Sima Cunningham
  • Macie Stewart

OHMME (FKA Homme) is a two-piece rock band from Chicago, composed of singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist duo Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart formed in 2014.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Matt Carroll plays drums. They released a self-titled EP in 2017, and put out their debut full-length album, Parts, on Joyful Noise Recordings in 2018.

Background

OHMME came up singing and playing in Chicago's vibrant music scene. Both Cunningham and Stewart attended Whitney Young Magnet High School on the city's near west side. While Macie Stewart was in high school she played and sang in Kids These Days. She co-founded Marrow with Cunningham's brother, Liam, after Kids These Days disbanded. Cunningham played in bands, worked on solo projects and curated music festivals since 2008. They've toured with Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Iron & Wine, The Joy Formidable and Tortoise. Though early in their career, they have built up an eclectic resumé of vocal and instrumental credits on musical projects including from Twin Peaks, Richard Thompson, Ken Vandermark, Whitney, and Chance the Rapper.

They started the band started because, "we knew we could sing well together, and we wanted to make some noise with the guitar," according to Cunningham.[2] Both artists are trained as classical pianists and were familiar with the scope of sonic spaces keyboards had to offer but, "Since we were interested in experimenting and creating something different from what we had both done in the past, we chose guitar as our outlet for this band. We wanted to create parameters for ourselves that were both new and uncomfortable to force ourselves into a different creative space,” according to Stewart.[2]

They have been hailed as "the heart of Chicago's music community," by tastemakers and fans alike.[2]

Discography

Albums

  • Parts (2018)

EP's

Singles

  • "Icon" (2018)
  • "Woman" (2017)
  • "Fingerprints" (2017)
  • "Wheel" (2017)
  • "Furniture" (2015)

References

  1. ↑ "Ohmme | Joyful Noise Recordings". www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ohmme Is the Band at the Heart of Chicago's Music Community". Noisey. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Discovery: OHMME - Interview Magazine". Interview Magazine. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ↑ Kot, Greg. "Homme the latest experiment for 2 multifaceted musicians". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  5. ↑ Wilt, Chloe. "Experimental duo Ohmme returns to Columbia". Vox Magazine. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  6. ↑ "OHMME - OHMME (Fox Hall Records, 2017) | Review | Earbuddy". Earbuddy. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
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