WL//WH Video Of The Day: ODOR EATER “Nightcaller” (Official Video)

Video Of The Day Odor Eater

Odor Eater, the Olympia/Portland, Oregon-based New Wave duo of Harley Moore (lyrics, vocals, clarinet) and Logan Devlin (synthesizers, drum programming, backing vocals), unveil the lead single, “Nightcaller,” paired with a DIY music video, taken from their upcoming third album “But For Who?,” their first for Feel It Records.

The pair have appropriated various sonic idioms of the New Wave, employing a similarly playful mode of critique lyrically and musically, while updating the social context to reckon with the maelstrom of contemporary pop culture.

Over the course of 11 songs, propulsive drum machines bip bap in deceptively simple patterns, with Devlin’s zig-zagging bass lines shuffling under arpeggiated chords and rhythmic synth leads while Moore’s vocals act as a sort of post-everything Virgil guiding us through the contemporary inferno. Lasers zip-zap in the background, machine-like sounds whoosh and whirr, percussive blips and beeps pop here and there, along with occasional clarinet parts provided by Moore.

Meanwhile, the lyrics on “But For Who?”, written and sung by Moore, deal with a wide range of personal and political issues, their vocal delivery often calling to mind the expressive dynamics of Stateless era Lene Lovich—at times veering towards the shouts and howls of Lydia Lunch. There are songs that deal with genocide, the MAGA cult, and social one-upmanship—and there are a couple of love songs too.

“Nightcaller” is a slightly off-kilter take on 80s New Wave nostalgia, triggered by a nervous mechanical foundation of steady thumping beats and highly syncopated jerky bass grooves swathed in a quirky and vibrant synth-laden whirlwind of zippy, spritely, tinkly bleeps and chirps atop anxiously longing female vocals, emitting dystopic echoes, amidst deadpan male spoken words, into an hypnotic chant about burning the house down to relieve boredom and ignite motivation.

The DIY visuals, shot in part with McClain Nicholas High, blend dramatic vintage fashion with symbolic custom-built sets and a crafty lunar theme to sync with the sentiments of the soundtrack. One of the most memorable scenes, which really draws from the iconic nineteen eighties pattern scheme, is where Odor Eater performs “Nightcaller” against a room with zebra-striped wallpaper and a lush red floor while ‘flames’ spread inside through the windows.

Odor Eater‘s upcoming third album, “But For Who?, will be released, Vinyl 12″ / Cassette and Digital, on July 24, 2026 via Feel It Records.

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