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Sore Thumb
Studio album by Oso Oso
Released	March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)
Recorded	February 2021
Studio	Two Worlds Recording Studio (Queens, New York City)
Genre	Emo power pop
Label	Triple Crown
Producer	Jade Lilitri Billy Mannino Tavish Maloney
Oso Oso chronology
Basking in the Glow (2019) Sore Thumb (2022) Life Till Bones (2024)

Sore Thumb is the fourth studio album by American rock band Oso Oso, released on March 18, 2022, through Triple Crown Records.

Background

Sore Thumb was envisioned as a way to relieve the pressure of following up on its predecessor; to experiment and have fun without the prospect of it being released. Lilitri spent a month recording with his cousin Tavish Maloney, and reunited with engineer Billy Mannino, whom he had worked with on The Yunahon Mixtape (2017). Maloney died one month later, which led Lilitri to package the recordings as the next Oso Oso album, as a tribute to his relative: "The making of this record is a now a memory of a time that I hold closer to my heart than anything," he said.

The album was surprise released on March 18, 2022.

Reception

Pitchfork awarded it its Best New Music tag, with reviewer Arielle Gordon calling it "adventurous": "Knowing that these songs were likely meant to be reworked before their release makes the record seem contoured by imperfections Sore Thumb is Oso Oso when no one’s watching, still casually sincere and effortlessly earnest." Stereogum columnist Chris DeVille viewed it among the best albums of its year, commenting: " another study in startlingly melodic aching splendor, stripped-down in feel yet loaded with dazzling lyrics and fascinating sounds." Zach Schonfeld at Spin also ranked it among the year's best, writing, "Sore Thumb is considerably looser and more eclectic ."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jade Lilitri

• Prior to its release, "Tav World" was originally listed as a separate track on streaming music services, like Apple Music and Spotify. Upon its release, it was appended to the end of the previous track, "Carousel", after 30 seconds of silence, totaling 5:24 in length.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

References

1. Nardine, Kyle (March 18, 2022). "Oso Oso's Jade Lilitri on practice, loss and opportunity ahead of Sayreville show". NJ Indy. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
2. Oliphint, Joel; Monthly, Columbus (March 18, 2022). "Daily Distraction: Listen to the new, surprise-released album from Oso Oso". Columbus Alive. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
3. Cohen, Ian (March 18, 2022). "How Death, Drugs, Gambling, & Nerf Gun Fights Fueled Oso Oso\\\'s New Surprise Album \\\'sore thumb\\\'". Stereogum. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
4. "Oso Oso Surprise Releases New Album Sore Thumb: Listen". MSN. March 18, 2022. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
5. Slagter, Martin (October 11, 2022). "Oso Oso bringing melodic pop punk music to Ann Arbor's Blind Pig". mlive. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
6. Gordon, Arielle (March 21, 2022). "Oso Oso: Sore Thumb". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
7. "The 50 Best Albums Of 2022 So Far". Stereogum. June 7, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
8. "The 30 Best Albums of 2022 (So Far)". SPIN. June 7, 2022. Archived from the original on September 18, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
9. Sore Thumb (liner notes). Oso Oso. US: Triple Crown. 2022. TCR008VL.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• Sore Thumb on Bandcamp

• 2022 albums
• Triple Crown Records albums