Ovlov is an American

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band from

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History

Ovlov began in 2009, choosing a band name that is an inversion of the Swedish car brand, Volvo. That same year, they released an EP titled ''Crazy Motorcycle Jump''. They followed that up with another EP in 2011 titled ''What's So Great About The City''. In 2013, Ovlov released their first full-length album on

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titled ''Am''. In August 2014, Ovlov released a split with

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. Two months later, the band released a split with Krill,

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, and

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. In 2018, Ovlov released their second full-length album on Exploding in Sound titled Tru. Ovlov released their third full-length album, ''

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'', in 2021.

Style

Ovlov's songs have been characterized as "melancholy" and are said to fuse "the overloaded guitar attack and rhythmic power of vintage Dinosaur Jr. with the winsome songcraft of

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." The band is said to have evolved towards a poppier style on later releases.

Discography

Studio Albums *''Am'' (2013) *'' Tru'' (2018) *''

'' (2021) EPs *''Crazy Motorcycle Jump'' (2009) * ''Not The Same Without You'' (2010) *''What's So Great About The City'' (2011) Splits *Ovlov/Little Big League (2014) *Ovlov/Radiator Hospital/Krill/LVL UP (2014) *Ovlov/Ex-Breathers/Woozy/Gnarwhal (2014) Compilations *''Greatest Hits Vol. II'' (2017)

References

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