Phil Wyer steps out from under the darkness of Meryl Streek’s stunning live sets, straps on his guitar and delivers a surf rock tune with muscle, a great funky beat and a slicing guitar solo that delivers with his (not so) lo fi vocals packed with a punch from Meryl himself splitting his now recognisable vocals to blast this tune into a debut oblivion. Exciting stuff for his debut. Read on…
The Owl Sounds is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and song writer, Phil Wyer. Originally from the UK, he is now based in Wexford, Ireland and is the guitar and bass player for punk producer Meryl Streek. Oscar is the first single released under the project name The Owl Sounds. It features surf rock guitars and intense beats which give way to vocal hooks from Phil and guest vocals from Meryl Streek.
Speaking on the track Phil relates: “I suppose the track starts with my daydreaming of farming trees and living off the land. Dave’s vocal comes in and introduces the reality to that and then my reaction to how it affects my mental health-it’s all about wishing to live a simple quiet life and if that even exists in the modern world anymore.”
Oscar was recorded and mixed between Phil’s home studio and Darklands Audio by Dan Doherty (Meryl Streek, Fontaines DC) and mastered by Pete Maher (U2, Pixies, Depeche Mode)
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