{"id":63155,"date":"2020-06-19T11:36:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T10:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=63155"},"modified":"2020-06-19T11:36:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T10:36:32","slug":"terry-ohms-releases-new-single-curse-of-the-bat-ahead-of-album-smooth-sailing-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/06\/terry-ohms-releases-new-single-curse-of-the-bat-ahead-of-album-smooth-sailing-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Terry Ohms Releases New Single &#8216;Curse Of The Bat&#8217; Ahead Of Album &#8216;Smooth Sailing Forever&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&#8216;Curse Of The Bat&#8217; is the latest single from Terry Ohms, the alter ego of Vulture Whales\/The Ohms singer and guitarist, and current drummer with People Years, Wes McDonald. <a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?s=terry+ohms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We&#8217;ve written about Terry&#8217;s music before<\/a>, which challenges the listener, while entertaining the heck out of them.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Curse Of The Bat&#8217; is no less entertaining, and is a politically charged track, focusing on the current Covid-19 pandemic. In a storytelling fashion Ohms refers to The President, the filling up of the cemeteries (due to deaths from the virius), and the fact that we don&#8217;t understand that much about it. It&#8217;s literally the curse of the bat, having allegedly originated in a wet market selling bats, in China&#8217;s Wuhan Province.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accompanied by a jangly guitar, Ohms channels Tom Petty in his gravely, salt and pepper singing style, with witty lines such as &#8220;I&#8217;d like to shake your hand&#8230;but I can&#8217;t&#8221;, in reference to the social distancing restrictions. It&#8217;s a song that makes you think, which is never a bad thing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Curse Of The Bat&#8217; precedes Terry Ohms&#8217; new album, &#8216;Smooth Sailing Forever&#8217;, the third full length under this moniker in as many years, which is set for release on August 14, through Cornelius Chapel Records.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about Terry Ohms and his music online on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/terryohmsandthem\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/terryfohms\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/terryohms\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCA8oWpOroNPKL3jmLgKQUjg\">YouTube<\/a>. Listen to &#8216;Curse Of The Bat&#8217; below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Curse Of The Bat by Terry Ohms\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F824085298&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640&#038;secret_token=s-An6bPszdbQn\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Curse Of The Bat&#8217; is the latest single from Terry Ohms, the alter ego of Vulture Whales\/The Ohms singer and guitarist, and current drummer with People Years, Wes McDonald. 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