okkoalamusic

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5 years ago today, the Coping Mechanisms EP was released. Back then, OK Koala was a solo effort borne out of a college recording project with no plans beyond trying to write something different and see where it went. A lot has changed since then, but we're still going and we still end every set with "Skinned Knees". Thank you all for your time, attention, and support the past 5 years💖🐨

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blease stop telling men to go to therapy,, the supply of whiny dudes without an outlet for their shitty emotions is reaching a dangerously low level and the future of emo and pop-punk music is in jeopardy

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Torn between wanting to write faster stuff and realizing that both of our guitarists have chronic pain conditions that flare up when we play fast...just know if the next album has a bunch of fast songs on it, we’re putting ourselves through hell for your enjoyment and you’re welcome

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Listen, I’m probably not gonna actually use this or any other platform as a *replacement* to Twitter, but also I got more engagement than average on there by just tweeting “music” so yeah Twitter is dumb and it can burn for all I care

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First it was Origami Angel’s DEPART EP, now this Pool Kids/POOL “split”...nobody told me when I started playing music that having a hardcore side project within the same band was an option

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We've got some fun shows coming up in the next couple months but they'd be funner if you were there!

...Oh, "funner" isn't a word? Well, I guess you gotta come to one of the shows and tell me that to my face

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Life is short, add 7ths and 9ths to every chord

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We've got three shows coming up in March!

3/11 @ Friend City in Nashville w/Growler, Hassleinone, Smallville

3/21 @ Crossroads in Murfreesboro opening for Puppy Angst w/Dinosaur Oatmeal, Still Satellite

3/27 @ Cafe Coco in Nashville w/95COROLLA, Rabbit Club, Black Market Shoes

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Thank you for the support!

my tassie baby @loser-user-noaccuser tagged me so here we go

yeah im in a harry mood dont judge

tagging @ofthecaravel @s0livagant but feel free to ignore!

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All of it, all at once.

I've often described life this way. Everything tends to build up and then fall all over you simultaneously, and it can be overwhelming at best and ruinous at worst. Many of these songs have been in the works since around or even before the Coping Mechanisms EP was written and recorded, and although I would have rather had them finished and released a long time ago, I do think their slow refinement has ultimately led to a better result. In a way, it defies its title. My natural instinct is to rush through the creative process and immediately share everything new I make out of a desperation for it to be heard while it is still fresh and exciting to me, but resisting that urge and letting things mature over time has, in this case, led to a result of which I can be much prouder. A much greater variety of influences and ideas has made its way into this record over time, so this is really a collection of 4+ years' worth of mind noises condensed into a form. It is a deep breath of air that I have been holding in for a very long time and am finally ready to exhale.

All Of It, All At Once is out everywhere. I’d love it if you listened and shared it with your friends.

https://open.spotify.com/album/7HJK9iua70OZBj4ohaAXUN?si=GmWh6n-3SsC2QRx2aoPiNg

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It’s honestly very difficult to resist the tendency to inject extreme pessimism into everything I write since I’m most inspired by negative emotions. But that negativity is much less fun to bring to life in recordings and live performances, and my pessimism is always outweighed by my belief that we have a collective responsibility to not give up.

(Also, if you always rely on nihilism and negativity, you run the risk of forgetting the source of your anger and just being angry for anger’s sake. Righteous anger over injustice is good because it ultimately comes from a place of love and a need to protect the people you love from those who want to harm them. Being jaded and “anti” at nothing in particular is not punk; it’s boneless and lame.)

Cringey positivity will always be more genuine and punk than assholish nihilism and that's a fact. If you're miserable and you choose to spread that, fuck you and rearrange your priorities. It's really that simple.

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I heard too many sounds at once and now I am a bitch

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ALL OF IT, ALL AT ONCE is out now! It's 11:11 as I type this and my wish is for you to listen to it and tell me what you think! Big thanks to Kirk Tinnel for mastering it, Andrian Krovopuskov for designing the album cover, and everybody who's listened and supported along the way. This is four years of mind noises brought to life and I'm so relieved to be able to share them with you all. Much love, Logan https://www.instagram.com/p/CnBXuzfumHN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Every time the words "my band" leave my lips or I type them online I feel 1% more like an asshole

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“Crazy Dion” Diamond at one of his sit-ins as a teenager in Arlington, VA. June 10, 1960

via reddit

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when two musicians sing into the same microphone and lean in very close to each other… like omg are you guys gonna kiss now to relieve the homoerotic tension?😳

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if youre trans and getting misgendered/deadnamed by your family during holiday gatherings im giving you a hug over the internet rn