O.A.R.

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Official Site: ofarevolution.com | @ofarevolution
O.A.R.'s Wind-up Records debut album, King, marks a new beginning for the band, while also paying homage to their past. It is the seventh studio effort in a career that began with their high school recording, The Wanderer. Bringing back the title character from their first album, O.A.R. takes the listener on a journey to discover that what the Wanderer, and the band members themselves, had been searching for all along, was there from the beginning. As the closing song on the new disc states, a return "Back to One."

King is O.A.R.'s follow-up to their 2008 studio album All Sides, which debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 and #3 on the Digital Album chart. The album provided many firsts for the band including their first Certified Platinum single "Shattered," which in 2009 was the #6 best-selling Rock Song at iTunes and earned them an ASCAP Award as one of the Most Performed Pop Songs of the Year. With All Sides, the band's cumulative album sales reached close to 2 million and they received the honor of being on Performing Songwriter's list of the 100 Most Influential Independent Artists of the Past 15 Years. The release was the culmination of years of hard work creating music, traveling the country and performing for their legions of fans.

"This record really tells the story of our journey," adds guitarist Richard On. "It has led us back to what inspired us to write songs in the first place - the story of The Wanderer. However, this time, we had the added benefit of experience which made us better musicians and songwriters."

"Even though there were many ups and downs during the making of this album, we ended up with what we had all hoped for--an album where the individual pieces work together and tell a broader story," notes Marc.

For O.A.R., the most difficult of times is about to give way to the best of times.

The Wanderer is back... Long live the King
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Music

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  • Heaven (Live On Red Rocks)
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    Heaven (Live On Red Rocks)
  • Love and Memories (Live)
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    Love and Memories (Live)
  • This Town
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    • Shattered [Turn The Car Around]
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    • Love and Memories
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    • Hey Girl
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    • That Was a Crazy Game of Poker
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    • Heaven
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    • This Town
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  • VH1 News: O.A.R. is Mobilizing Americans with "Open Up Your Arms"
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    VH1 News: O.A.R. is Mobilizing Americans with "Open Up Your Arms"

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    Beck, Wilco, Feist, Jamie Lidell Team Up to Cover Skip Spence's Album Oar
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    with producer Nigel Godrich and actor Giovanni Ribisi and Songs of Leonard Cohen starring MGMT and Devendra Banhart. ... Beck, Wilco, Feist, Jamie Lid...
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    Beck’s Record Club Tackles Skip Spence’s “Oar” with Wilco, Feist
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    , but allow for more experimentation on Side B songs. Beck is no stranger to Spence's work, however, having previously covered Oar's "Halo of Gold for...
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    O.A.R. Targets 2011 for New Album, Sets Fall Tour | Billboard.com
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    and look more positively towards the future." O.A.R. has recorded about 20 songs in New York City with producer Andy Wallace, who was also on board fo...
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    O.A.R. Targets 2011 for New Album, Sets Fall Tour | Billboard.com
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    and look more positively towards the future." O.A.R. has recorded about 20 songs in New York City with producer Andy Wallace, who was also on board fo...
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    The Allman Brothers Band, Zac Brown Band, O.A.R., Tedeschi Trucks Band and More Set for Peach Music Festival
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    Allman Brothers Band bassist Oteil Burbridge in Oteil and the Peacemakers. Gregg Allam also performed with the rising country stars at the 2011 CMA Aw...
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    The Story Behind The Song: O.A.R., "Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes"
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    (Photo: Gino DePinto, AOL Music) "'Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes' is about this idea that we can, in fact, live parts of this life without a care," says Ma...
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    O.A.R. Embrace Olympic Spirit, Prep Live DVD Release | Billboard.com
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    It's fair to say that the members of O.A.R. are, er, charged up about this year's Summer Olympics. The quintet is part of the festivities thanks to "C...
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    Eric Krasno, Taylor Hicks and O.A.R. Duo to Join Robert Randolph This Week
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    Robert Randolph & the Family Band have confirmed the special guests for this week's residency at New York's Brooklyn Bowl. As previously reported, Ran...
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    O.A.R. Annouces Sounds of Summer Tour
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    Roots-rock veterans O.A.R. will hit the road this summer for a 29-date jaunt called the Sounds of Summer tour. The run kicks off near their MD hometow...
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    O.A.R. Announces Sounds of Summer Tour
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    Roots-rock veterans O.A.R. will hit the road this summer for a 29-date jaunt called the Sounds of Summer tour. The run kicks off near their MD hometow...
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Tour Dates

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  • Jun 15 Saturday
    Chattanooga, TN, US Riverbend Festival
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  • Jun 20 Thursday
    St Louis, MO, US The Pageant
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  • Jun 21 Friday
    Kansas City, MO, US Crossroads
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    Morrison, CO, US Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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  • Jun 25 Tuesday
    Maplewood, MN, US Myth
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  • Jun 26 Wednesday
    Milwaukee, WI, US US Cell Stage
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  • Jun 28 Friday
    Chicago, IL, US Charter One Pavilion At Northerly Island
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    Indianapolis, IN, US The Lawn at White River State Park
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  • Jun 30 Sunday
    Rochester Hills, MI, US Meadow Brook Music Festival
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  • Jul 1 Monday
    Muskegon, MI, US Heritage Landing
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  • Jul 6 Saturday
    Columbus, OH, US Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
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  • Jul 7 Sunday
    Cleveland, OH, US Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
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  • Jul 11 Thursday
    Pittsburgh, PA, US Stage AE
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  • Jul 12 Friday
    Cincinnati, OH, US Riverbend Music Center
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  • Jul 13 Saturday
    Charlotte, NC, US Uptown Amphitheatre at the NC Music Factory
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  • Jul 16 Tuesday
    Myrtle Beach, SC, US House of Blues
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  • Jul 17 Wednesday
    Charleston, SC, US Family Circle Magazine Stadium
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  • Jul 19 Friday
    Biloxi, MS, US Hard Rock Live
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  • Jul 20 Saturday
    Atlanta, GA, US The Tabernacle
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  • Jul 21 Sunday
    Raleigh, NC, US Red Hat Amphitheater
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  • Jul 25 Thursday
    Philadelphia, PA, US Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Wallingford, CT, US Toyota Presents the Oakdale Theatre
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Boston, MA, US Bank of America Pavilion
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  • Jul 28 Sunday
    Saratoga Springs, NY, US Saratoga Performing Arts Center
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  • Jul 31 Wednesday
    Chesterfield, VA, US Heritage Amphitheater, Pocahontas State Park
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  • Aug 1 Thursday
    Columbia, MD, US Merriweather Post Pavilion
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  • Aug 3 Saturday
    Holmdel, NJ, US PNC Bank Arts Center
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Discography

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  • Live on Red Rocks (2012)
    O.A.R.
    Live on Red Rocks (2012)
    Wind-Up
  • King (2011)
    O.A.R.
    King (2011)
    Wind-Up
  • All Sides (2008)
    O.A.R.
    All Sides (2008)
    Everfine/Atlantic
  • Live from Madison Square Garden (2007)
    O.A.R.
    Live from Madison Square Garden (2007)
    Lava Records
  • Stories of a Stranger (2005)
    O.A.R.
    Stories of a Stranger (2005)
    Lava Records
  • 34th & 8th (2004)
    O.A.R.
    34th & 8th (2004)
    Everfine Records
  • In Between Now and Then (2003)
    O.A.R.
    In Between Now and Then (2003)
    Lava Records
  • Any Time Now (2002)
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    Any Time Now (2002)
    Everfine Records
  • Souls Aflame (2000)
    O.A.R.
    Souls Aflame (2000)
    Oarfin
  • The Wanderer (1997)
    O.A.R.
    The Wanderer (1997)
    Everfine Records
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