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This will be limited to only 100 copies total; 50 available at shows and 50 available on Bandcamp. Future pressings will not include the booklet and may be on black vinyl.

Includes unlimited streaming of Tales to Needed Outcomes via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Tales to Needed Outcomes, showcases the more melodic side of Or Does It Explode. Originally conceived as a solo album for Shawn—written in the early days of the COVID lockdown—this was to be the quieter solo counterpoint to oDiE’s more angular work. However, when the band heard the songs, they were interested in bringing it into their repertoire and exploring new sound space. This album delves deeper into the Midwest emo side of oDiE’s sound, but it fits comfortably into their overall catalog.

The creation of this album was a special endeavor. It involves collaboration with several Madison musicians.The album was recorded over a dream week at Pachyderm Studios, located south of Minneapolis. This studio is known for recording PJ Harvey’s Rid of Me, Hum’s Youd Prefer an Astronaut, Soul Asylum’s Grave Diggers Union, Live’s Throwing Copper, and Nirvana’s In Utero among many others.

...or Does it Explode? Is a music group from Madison, WI encompassing aspects of midwest emo, post-rock, and post-hardcore into a unique blend of our own.

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