American Lo Fi Explained

American Lo Fi
Type:studio
Artist:Ox
Cover:American Lo Fi.jpeg
Released:2006
Genre:Alternative country
Indie rock
Label:Weewerk
Producer:Chôn, Ox
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Prev Year:2003
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Next Year:2009

American Lo Fi is the second album by Canadian alt-country band Ox, released in 2006.[1] The CD was released by Weewerk and vinyl released by Saved By Vinyl, both with distribution by Outside Music.[2] Covers on the album include "Surrender" by Cheap Trick, 1913 Massacre by Woody Guthrie, and "Country Music Promoter" by Lavon Lyle.[1] It reached #6 on Canadian campus radio at Earshot and Chart Attack.

American Lo Fi was the first to feature song contributions by a band member other than Mark Browning, those being new full-time band members Ryan Bishops and Rose Murphy as well as guest contributors Trish Klein, Jesse Zubot, Marta Jaciubek,[1] and Kevin Kane Ryan Bishops contributed both "Sugar Cane" and "Civilization."

Track listing

Order Title Length Notes Ref
1 "Miss Idaho" 3:31 [3]
2 "Surrender" 3:46 Cheap Trick cover
3 "Sugar Cane" 3:29
4 "747" 3:42
5 "El Camino pt2" 3:09
6 "Country Music Promoter" 3:53
7 "1913" 5:14 Woody Guthrie cover
8 "Civilization" 4:27
9 "El Camino pt1" 2:49
10 "Martas Song" 2:58
11 "Awkward Beauty" 5:12 [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ox – American Lo Fi. 2007-01-01. The Journal of Roots Music. 2022-03-06.
  2. Web site: Ox. 2019. Saved By Vinyl. 2022-03-06.
  3. Web site: Ox – American Lo Fi. n.d.. weewerk. 2022-03-06.
  4. Web site: Ox - American lo Fi. n.d.. AllMusic. 2022-03-07.