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So you didn’t make it to the show? Well, luckily Adam Strohschein did and he brought his video camera. I think he has more videos that might get uploaded in the future, but here are some. For now. (Thanks Adam!)

It’s the day I never thought would come!
Our second album, “Olly Oxen Free,” is out.

You can get it at:
INSOUND
AMAZON
ITUNES

and also at your local cooler record store, probably.

Just a reminder that next Tuesday, our second album “Olly Oxen Free” will be released to the wild, and it will be confused, hungry, and dangerous. If you encounter one, please remember these helpful survival tips:

1. Please do not make “Olly Oxen Free” noises or imitate an “Olly Oxen Free.” It will attack and kill you.

2. Do not pretend you are already dead or asleep. It will attack and kill you. An exception can be made if you are good enough at playing dead that you can appear to be only a skeleton. The “Olly Oxen Free” is not a bone-gnawer, so if you appear not to be made of meat and squishy things, it will pay you no mind.

3. Do not throw sticks or stones at the “Olly Oxen Free.” It will NOT break it’s bones. It will throw them back, only more accurately and with more force. ***NOTE*** It should go without saying, but please also remember that words can never hurt it. You are better off going with the sticks or stones.

4. Do not run, swim, fly, or teleport away. It can run, swim, fly, or teleport towards you faster than you can run, swim, fly, or teleport away.

5. Do not try to reason with the “Olly Oxen Free.” It is unreasonable. Also, do not try to offer it gifts or food. It is non-materialistic, with the slight exception being made for it’s strong interest in your meat or squishy things.

6. The best thing you can do if you are unlucky enough to encounter an “Olly Oxen Free” in the wild is to purchase it immediately, before it has a chance to pick up your smell and get it’s stomach enzymes churning.

7. The thing you can do that is better than the best thing you can do, is to:

PREORDER OLLY OXEN FREE FROM INSOUND.

You will receive a tame “Olly Oxen Free” in the mail, and any you encounter in the wild are much less likely to attack you if you are accompanied by it. You will also receive a limited-edition DVD of the “Shorthand EP,” which you can only get by preordering. Although the DVD will not help you in an encounter with an “Olly Oxen Free,” if you seek training you will be able to throw it at any rabid moths that may swoop down on you in the night, and drive them off.

-Forest Safety Commission

hey everybody!

joel pointed out to us that the preorder of olly oxen free is
insound’s #8 top seller of the week, on their main page.

there are 15 days left to preorder your copy

HERE

and get the limited edition DVD of the Shorthand EP, with director/band commentaries, four music videos, and making of footage.

thank you to everyone who has ordered already… it’s very exciting to be on insound’s main page because of it (very unexpectedly).

AND!
for anybody planning to come to our CD release show in Ann Arbor on September 25th, please note:

doors are now at 8:00 pm instead of 9:30. so don’t be late!

Only a Moment will be taken down in 1 day,
never to resurface until Olly Oxen Free comes out on Sept. 23!

We’ll be debuting another song on all our sites tomorrow
which you will never have heard before.
Unless you listen to KEXP, perhaps…
I think this one’s been on their playlist a couple times.

We haven’t played any of our favorites for you yet.

And for those of you who haven’t preordered Olly Oxen Free yet,
make sure to do it before September 23rd,
and do it from:

INSOUND at this link

because that’s the only way to get the free Shorthand DVD, with 4 music videos, commentary, and making of clips. I am going to go out on a limb here and say that I find the bonus features on the disc really hilarious. I have just opened myself up to potentially harsh judgement on my sense of humor, but I can withstand this. I can withstand this.