New Music – Great Outdoors – Dad’s Oasis

This song is a gentle reminder that sometimes all you just need is a simple guitar line, delicate piano and some dreamy vocals. Three chords and the truth, is what I guess I’m saying. Great Outdoors is the solo work of Totally Mild guitarist, Zachary Schneider. Check it out below.

Dad’s Oasis was recorded by engineer/housemate Rhys Corr then mixed at Phaedra Studio’s with the masterful John Lee (Lost Animal, Pikelet), the album pokes its head and shoulders above the tarpit of guitar-pop emanating from Melbourne, Australia.

Rich refreshing textures swell in your speakers with a mercurial nature. These sounds all brought forth by the width and movement of Lehmann Smith’s bass, the skewed and warped sound of Schneider’s guitars and the lyrical drumming of Johathan Mendelovits. Almost bordering on chamber pop, we hear from old friends like Bass Clarinet, Saxophone and Marimba. However, we’re left with enough space to absorb everything in our own time, as the group do away with Phil Spector’s wall of sound.