{"title":"Ought","description":"\u003cp\u003eMontreal quartet \u003cstrong\u003eOught\u003c\/strong\u003e began in 2011, taking heavy cues from their city's thriving scene of underground politics, loft parties, and D.I.Y. culture. Formed by singer\/guitarist Tim Darcy, bassist Ben Stidworthy, keyboardist Matt May, and drummer\/violinist Tim Keen, the band melded unlikely influences from both high-energy mid-'90s emo bands and airy, early college rock acts like the Feelies and Talking Heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—adapted from AllMusic.com; written by Fred Thomas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ought-room-inside-the-world","title":"Ought - Room Inside the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded in:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2018\/11\/the-50-best-albums-of-2018.html\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaste's Best Albums of 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (#27)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2018\/12\/the-50-best-songs-of-2018.html?p=2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaste's Best Songs of 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (#36 \"Disgraced in America\") \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll formats of \u003ci\u003eRoom Inside the World\u003c\/i\u003e feature paintings by artist Erin Lawlor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Packaged in a four-panel matte-finish digipak. Includes a mini-poster insert with artwork and lyrics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black vinyl housed in a matte-finish gatefold jacket with a full-color insert containing artwork and lyrics. Album download included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeak Vinyl:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pressed on white vinyl. Same packaging details as the standard LP, including album download\u003cs\u003e.\u003c\/s\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album can also be found at these \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=1bIYg4r-KKYkGJvAaSnT8pT4Ne_4\u0026amp;ll=36.31778079953918%2C-61.35197530000005\u0026amp;z=4\"\u003eindependent record stores\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e+++\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn \u003ci\u003eRoom Inside the World\u003c\/i\u003e—Ought’s third album and their first for Merge—growing up doesn’t mean mellowing out so much as it means learning to pay attention, listening carefully and openly, staying somewhere long enough to really understand where you are. Recorded at Rare Book Room in Brooklyn with producer Nicolas Vernhes (Deerhunter, Animal Collective, Silver Jews), \u003ci\u003eRoom Inside the World\u003c\/i\u003e explores themes that have always concerned the band—identity, connection, survival in a precarious world—but with a bolder, more nuanced sound palette. Vibraphone, justly intonated synthesizers, drum machines, and a 70-piece choir suffuse the precise post-punk breakdowns that spangled Ought’s first two albums, giving rise to an emotional complexity that pushes their characteristically taut sound to greater depths.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"Peak Vinyl (White)","offer_id":52739212902711,"sku":"MRG608dlx","price":21.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP (Black)","offer_id":52739212804407,"sku":"MRG608lp","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52739212837175,"sku":"MRG608CD","price":13.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739212869943,"sku":"MRG608digital","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/df16cabe948908b4df9c1a26bad68bd4351c2124_7b1837fe5b6554389585d256559a51a51ccbcd83_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1789600397"},{"product_id":"ought-four-desires-ep","title":"Ought - Four Desires EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach member of \u003cstrong\u003eOught\u003c\/strong\u003e individually reworked “Desire”—a song that Pitchfork says “towers over \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ought-room-inside-the-world\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoom Inside the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e like the album’s lighthouse”—to create this collection of three remixes and one cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"Cassette","offer_id":52740185850167,"sku":"MRG659cass-C1","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52740185882935,"sku":"MRG659digital","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/263f303be6f08b464fc28963be3381d288e34213_222928a45201000c9c12e40ce16829f00d98b5f0_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785389034"}],"url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/collections\/ought.oembed","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}