On Militarie Gun’s Tour And The Alternative Rock Pivot
Militarie Gun are clearly tapping into something that resonates with their live audiences, and that kind of audience participation is what makes a band genuinely memorable rather than just another name on a festival lineup. The fact that they've turned what might've started as a throwaway vocal quirk into an actual crowd ritual shows how alternative rock thrives on these shared moments between band and listener. For Cledvibes Radio listeners who appreciate artists that build real connection rather than just playing songs at people, this is the kind of thing worth paying attention to. There's something wonderfully unpretentious about a band letting their audience in on their shorthand like that.
From Stereogum: Let's talk about the Militarie Gun double-grunt. I first heard it as "oof oof" or maybe "roo roo," but apparently it was always "ooh ooh." I know this because they printed "ooh ooh" on the back of a T-shirt once. That sound is Militarie Gun's catchphrase, their signature. When they play live now, they build up to every "ooh ooh," and the crowd shouts it right along with them. It does the same thin…
