{"id":18756,"date":"2017-05-08T11:45:35","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T15:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=18756"},"modified":"2018-08-09T17:07:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T21:07:00","slug":"morning-diner-daze-off-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/morning-diner-daze-off-white\/","title":{"rendered":"MORNING AFTER: Diner Daze With The Off White"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m not upset or anything, but Sean Jones got me to profile The Off White under the pretenses of a home-cooked meal. I remember it clearly, and by that I mean I barely remember it at all. I was at Milo\u2019s Yard sandwiched between him and Michael Stuart Grossman. Sean was hand-feeding me a samosa and he was like, \u201cMary Grace, interview us and I\u2019ll make you breakfast,\u201d and I was like, \u201cOh my god, I love free things!\u201d The plan was set. But that was before the boys woke up hungover after a gig at Berlin, back in the days when I could stomach food (because it has been a rough <\/em>week).<\/p>\n

Regardless, I’ve broken bread with The Off White before, and it’s always a goddamn party.\u00a0Long Beach Island troublemakers at heart, these Jersey boys\u00a0have been crashing the Brooklyn scene for a while, making high-tide waves last summer when I found them at my go-to pizza place. At the time I likely served the same side-eye\u00a0I used to reserve for my little brother’s friends, thinking “What are all these children doing in my home?” but a few shows, a\u00a0tequila-saturated night at the Soho Grand followed by a very bohemian brunch at The Lodge later I warmed up to them. And musically? They’re heating up just in time for this summer.\u00a0They’ve added a little polish to the scrappier psych-punk sound for their upcoming\u00a0EP, and even showcasing a bit of surprising swagger on songs like “Rave And Drool” (recorded and co-produced by Gods’ and The Parlor Mob’s Paul Ritchie).<\/p>\n

It’s like when your little brother’s friends come home from that first year of college, still rambunctious and a bit goofy, but having long shed all their baby fat. You’re impressed, intrigued, and maybe a little bit uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

Anyway, 3\/5ths of the band are with us today: Sean, Matthew Aidala and David Jensen.\u00a0Michael Rocco Bongi is absent, and frontman Pat Brenner… I just want to go on the record saying I think Pat is a very charming young man, but for personal reasons I’m malevolently thrilled to write he\u2019s at his diner job today. Also joining us is longtime band associate \u00a0Melissa (she’s known the guys for a decade), who looks way too pretty this early in the morning, like it’s criminal.<\/p>\n