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Oh Yes by Ben Rusch Ben Rusch : Oh Yes.
 Unique to the power of twenty-two (so far...).

"OH, YES!! is a collection of music that shows no respect whatsoever for traditional genre boundaries. Rather than walking well-trodden paths of musical cliché, the album will delight your ears with 17 different songs (as opposed to 17 iterations of the same song). So if you are looking for a coherent theme to tie the album together, then one could say that it is Alternative Rock or Folk music, sometimes beautiful, sometimes outrageous and always good for the soul. The songs are unapologetically aimed at open-minded listerners with an interest in inventive music and substance. And a good sense of humour will certainly come in handy..."
Ben Rusch

Recent Reviews
"unique, impressive, amazing, absolutely wonderful"
Lipstik Indie Magazine

"unique, out-of-the-ordinary and completely transportive"
Next Music Blog

"nuanced, balanced, intriguing, gorgeous, highly inventive - the Poet Laureate of Indie Rock. Humor, intelligence and deviously good song craft inform the process in one of the most original albums I've had the honor to listen to lately".
Wildy Haskell, Wildy's World music blog

"'Oh, Yes!!' is an album with a lot of creativity and substance and Rusch's vocals are really good throughout. The album is a very varied and beautiful piece of music with a fine combination of past and present."
Ulf Backstrøm, member of the Prog Awards jury and creator of Merlin Prog

"Very interesting, genius, catchy, melodious and quirky. It's clear that Ben is here to stay."
Vincent Reynolds, IAE Magazine

Songwriting awards
Fissile Isle: Finalist, 2010 Show Me The Music international songwriting competition
Until the coast is clear: Semi-finalist, UK Songwriting Contest 2010; Song of the Day, FM102X radio

All music and lyrics by Ben Rusch, except:
"The Daily Mail", "Maud's Ecstasy At The High School Prom" and "The Lament Of Catskin Arnold" - music by Ben Rusch, lyrics by Anamitra Deb.
"The Ghost Of You Is The Heart Of Me" - music by Ben Rusch, lyrics by Simon Charlton.

Songs:

1. Fissile Isle
2. The Daily Mail
3. Until the Coast is Clear
4. Ray by Ray
5. Ode to your Body
6. I'm Still Here (At Least I think so)
7. As Good as it Gets
8. Metaphor Pilot
9. The Lament of Catskin Arnold
10. The Ghost of You is the Heart of Me
11. Blue Forest
12. Maud's Ecstacy at the High School Prom
13. Parachute of Sound
14. The Pop Diva Trajectory
15. Bass Guitars in Heaven
16. The End of Time
17. The Masochist Song

Listen to: the entire album.

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Release date: 2/25/2011
Ben Rusch lives in London England

Tagged as: Alt Rock, Folk-Rock

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