ØZWALD 2024 Thread

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Do you guys think ØZWALD will release any songs/EP/album this year? I honestly think we won’t see any new release from them. Probably a few covers. I honestly really enjoyed the ELO EP cover, love how they put ØZWALD flavour to the classic songs.

Anyway, from the looks of Steve’s IG, I think he’s going to be focus on his solo record this year. Same goes to Jason, I guess. There are very few songs from Steve’s collection that I quite like like Exit/In, You Talk So Much and The Hitching Post but overall, it’s not really my cup of tea. Regardless, it’s great for them to keep being creative.

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Yeah, I also have the feeling there won’t be a ton of Øzwald activity this year (but I can always hope). Hopefully, though, that would mean that A Likely Story would come out sometime this year? (Hopefully not on New Year’s Eve)
Also, Jason posted on Instagram a while ago a picture captioned “Hello… goodbye” so that could be referencing the Beatles’ song, in which case he could be making a solo cover album or working on Øzwald Sings the Beatles Volume II… in the picture was one of those phone-microphones that Steve has used, so maybe it’s for Øzwald? :person_shrugging:
I’ve never listened to Steve’s solo music… whenever get the idea to listen to it I’m always super busy… but I’m going to take a listen right now…

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I tried to get into Steve’s debut but it just didn’t click for me. Neither did ØZ at first so I’ll give it another whirl.

I can imagine ØZ slowing down but I’m curious what they’ll be up to instead? They haven’t toured on their solo stuff so maybe Jay will be doing some writing for other artists? Not sure what Rick and Bryce are up to these days but some new Lifehouse would be nice.

I’d love another Future Wars-esque EP. I think everyone, including Jay and Steve, were kinda surprised with that one.

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Ok so I speak too soon :laughing: They released a new single Misfits. Ohh this is really good! This is something a bit different, definitely has the same energy as Future Wars EP. Love the first and last part of this song especially the very last few seconds.

I don’t know if this song going to be a lead single of an album, but I’d listen for a album with the same sound, energy as Misfits.

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Haha, yes we were totally wrong but I’m so glad we were! I can’t listen to Misfits yet where I live, except for the little clip ØZWALD posted, but I’m so excited! :grin:

Edit: I just listened to it, and I love it! It does remind me a lot of Future Wars EP (they even say the words “future war” near the beginning of Misfits)

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That Future Wars era of Ozwald really seems to have produced some songs that bridge the gap between Oz and LH… this is great! I’m sure this was an outtake from those sessions.

They said they intend to release a series of singles in various genres for the next while instead of another album, so the songs don’t have to mesh with others. Not sure why this didn’t make it onto Future Wars but I’m all for more of this:)

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Here are the lyrics to Misfits and A Place in the Sand. There are still several parts I’m not sure about. I love A Place in the Sand - it makes me think of a more energetic Little Dream from GotS.

“Misfits”- ØZWALD

You were always looking for
A rush to fill the void
Always heading for the trouble
always trying to find the war
Money always changing hands
They make you buy your meals before (?)
Cheers to new beginnings before this future war
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

Your highs and your lows
Your goodbyes and your hellos
Have got me going
Going on
And you’re all
For it all
Good, but
There’s no quitting you (?)
Yeah, you don’t know how

You were always dangerous
Always on the edge of on the cusp
Always quite the pair of misfits
It was always just the two of us
We were always on the run
Looking for some chances to take
Always quite the pair of misfits
Looking for some other rules to break
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

Your highs and your lows
Your goodbyes and your hellos
Have got me going
Going on
And you’re all
For it all
Good, but
There’s no quitting you (?)
Yeah, you don’t know how
And you don’t know, you don’t know
And you don’t know, you don’t know how

We were always on the run
Looking for some chances to take
Always quite the pair of misfits
Looking for some other rules to break

Your highs and your lows
Your goodbyes and your hellos
Have got me going
Going on
And you’re all
For it all
Good, but
There’s no quitting you (?)
Yeah, you don’t know how
There’s no quitting you (?)
Yeah, there’s no quitting

“A Place in the Sand”- ØZWALD

A place in the sand
Save me a place in the sand
Where the palm trees are swinging and we’ll be day dreaming, yeah
That sounds like a plan
We’ll find a beach of our own
That nobody else knows

It’s a Friday
Another Friday night, with you
A bottle service
They won’t serve us
Here comes the waiter on cue
We’ve been running around this island
Feels like we’re running the place

A place in the sand
Save me a place in the sand
Where the palm trees are swinging and we’ll be daydreaming, yeah
That sounds like a plan
We’ll find a beach of our own
That nobody else knows

crowd surfing
couch surfing
Let’s see what we can do
We’ve found a purpose
Not a purpose, just me and you
We’ve been running around like crazy
Feels like we’re running the joint
A place in the sand with a drink in our hand
Where the palm trees are swinging and we’ll be daydreaming, yeah
That sounds like a plan
We’ll find a beach of our own
That nobody else knows

A place in the sand
Save me a place in the sand
Where the palm trees are swinging and we’ll be daydreaming, yeah
That sounds like a plan
We’ll find a beach of our own
That nobody else knows

A place in the sand
We’ve got a reservation for two
A place in the sand
Save me a place in the sand with you

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