"No Halo" arrives with visuals directed by Christopher Good, and is the first new music from Kevin Morby since his 2018 Jason Molina covers collaboration with Waxahatchee, "Farewell Transmission" / "The Dark Don't Hide It".
Oh My God is Morby's first album since 2017's City Music.
"Religion is around all of us," Morby explains. "It’s a universal language and there is profound beauty in it. I’ve found it a useful tool within songwriting, as it’s something everyone can relate to on some level. There are religious themes or imagery in a lot of what I’ve done, so I wanted to get all of that out and speak only that language for a whole record. It’s not a born-again thing; it’s more that ‘oh my god’ is such a profound statement we all use multiple times a day and means so many different things. It’s not about an actual god but a perceived one, and it’s an outsider’s view of the human experience in terms of religion."
He adds, "This one feels full circle, my most realised record yet. It’s a cohesive piece; all the songs fit under the umbrella of this religious theme. I was able to write and record the album I wanted to make. It’s one of those marks of a life: this is why I slept on floors for seven years. I’ve now gotten the keys to my own little kingdom, and I’m devoting so much of my life to music that I just want to keep it interesting. At the end of the day, the only thing I don’t want is to be bored. If someone wants to get in my face about writing a non-religious religious record? Thank god. That’s all I gotta say."
Tracklist:
- Oh My God
- No Halo
- Nothing Sacred / All Things Wild
- OMG Rock n Roll
- Seven Devils
- Hail Mary
- Piss River
- Savannah
- Storm (Beneath The Weather)
- Congratulations
- I Want To Be Clean
- Sing A Glad Song
- Ballad Of Faye
- O Behold
