Josh Ottum (born March 1978) is an American musician,

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What's got into Josh Ottum?
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'' Ottum recorded ''Like The Season'' between October 2005 and June 2006 it was released in the fall of 2006 in Europe by Tapete Records, along with an EP, ''Who Left The Lights On?''. Ottum was part of the 2006 Reeperbahn Festival in

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, and toured extensively through Europe in November 2006 and May 2007. Mill Pond Records released the ''It's Alright'' EP in May 2007. Ottum was part th
Sit Down and Sing tour
with Rosie Thomas and

Nicolai Dunger Nicolai Dunger (born 4 February 1968) is a Swedish singer and acoustic songwriter from Piteå in Sweden. He has released twelve EPs and albums, singing primarily in English, and collaborated notably with Will Oldham, the Esbjörn Svensson jazz ...

in April 2008. ''Like The Season'' came out in the United States on October 20, 2009 on Cheap Lullaby Records. The ''Mellow Out'' EP was released by Tapete Records in May 2011 followed by Ottum's second full-length ''Watch TV'', released on July 8, 2011. Ottum's third album, recorded in part with orchestral instrumentation, was funded through Kickstarter in 2012.

Discography

EPs * ''Who Left The Lights On?'' (Europe)- November 7, 2006 * ''It's Alright'' (U.S.)- May 15, 2007 * ''Mellow Out'' 2011 LPs * ''Like The Season'' (Europe) - November 15, 2006(12 March 2007)
Josh Ottum: "Like the Season"
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'' (in German) * ''Like The Season'' (U.S.) - October 20, 2009 * ''Watch TV'' 2011Raggett, Ned (30 June 2011)
Local Record Review: 'Watch TV' by Josh Ottum
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OC Weekly ''OC Weekly'' was a free alternative weekly paper distributed in Orange County and Long Beach, California. OC Weekly was founded in September 1995 by Will Swaim, who acted as editor and publisher until 2007. The paper was distributed at coffee ...

''Glasspool, Adam (29 July 2011)
Review: Josh Ottum – Watch TV
, ''Everything But Urban''(20 July 2011)

, ''Bocholter-Borkener Volksblatt'' (in German) * ''Smart/dumb'' - 2012

References

External links

Official site

Josh Ottum's Myspace Page

Josh Ottum's page at Tapete Records
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ottum, Josh 1978 births Living people American indie rock musicians American multi-instrumentalists American male songwriters Tapete Records artists