Same Side

Same Side's sophomore album "Oh No" released via Pure Noise Records. Same Side is the solo project of Kevin Geyer and is yet another entry into his set of far-reaching musical projects: the overdriven alt-rock of underground torchbearers The Story So Far, the indie-meets-pop-rock supergroup Pile Of Love and the '90s-leaning jangle quartet Elder Brother. All his endeavors represent distinct parts of his artistic personality, but Same Side's sophomore LP, Oh No, is perhaps the most authentic encapsulation of the Bay Area singer/guitarist's musical soul these days: lush acoustic guitars, tempered energy, and wholly vulnerable songwriting.

Produced by longtime collaborator Ben Hirschfield, the songs on Oh No took shape at Geyer's downtown San Francisco practice space ("I wanted to find a spot where I could make noise and not annoy my fiancé," he says with a laugh), where he retreated in 2022 to write new music for The Story So Far but soon found himself diving deep into the sparse instrumentation and delicate melodicism he toe-dipped into on 2021's In Place.