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Ohtis is an American country rock band from Normal, Illinois. Their debut album Curve of Earth was released in 2019.

History
Singer-songwriter Sam Swinson formed the band with Adam Pressley while in high school and were later joined by multi-instrumentalist Nate Hahn. Despite initial popularity in and around Normal, Illinois, Swinson's heroin addiction and recovery caused the band to disintegrate. As of 2019, Swinson has been sober for seven years.

Curve of Earth (2019)
Ohtis' debut album Curve of Earth was released on March 29, 2019, 15 years after the band was first formed. The songs were written while Swinson was in drug rehabilitation and during relapse, and recorded after Swinson contacted Pressley and Hahn as part of a twelve-step program.

Chris Conaton of PopMatters described the album as characterised by "an unusual musical variety in the songs that makes it an intriguing listening experience" and praised "Swinson's raw honesty and the band's musical creativity".

In a five-star review in NME, Jordan Bassett wrote that "These eight country songs course with pain and regret, although there’s a strong seam of hope and optimism too." Bassett praised "Black Blood" and concluded that the album "contain[s] the chaos of addiction, crystallising mistakes into something much more beautiful. The result is extraordinary and life-affirming."


 * https://www.allmusic.com/album/curve-of-earth-mw0003245360
 * https://www.londoninstereo.com/ohtis-curve-of-earth-album-review/
 * https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/ohtis-curve-of-earth/
 * https://www.clashmusic.com/news/ohtis-tap-into-something-real-on-runnin
 * https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/ohtis-curve-of-earth-album-review
 * https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/ohtis-runnin