Omega Tones "Hawk Dive"

Oakland California’s upcoming band, Omega Tones, used their creativity and unique style to create their new album “Hawk Dive” during quarantine due to Covid-19. With all the tracks recorded separately in each room, the band made sure to spend time re-recording instruments such as a new drum track to create a livelier sound to each song. “Hawk Dive” is an alternative rock album introducing ten fun and enjoyable tracks.

With an edgy, rock feel to introduce the album, “Now It’s Cold” starts off energetic, leading the way with electric guitar and drum. This track is about not wanting to feel alone – in need of sharing a desired warmth with someone.

“Peeking In The Keyhole” is another lively track, definitely bringing in that alternative rock feel. The lyrics deliver a lot of imagery to express the meaning behind the piece.

As a song with a few words of encouragement, “Cold Hearted Haters” uses creative lyrics to convey what it’s like to deal with the negativity of unwanted people. “Cold Hearted Haters take what they don’t even know – cold hearted haters’ words cut like a knife”.  

“All I Can See” blends in several instruments creating a lively sound. Similar to the second track on the album, this also uses a fine use of symbolism.

“Over My Head” is an upbeat piece about a trying to escape from a toxic relationship with a manipulative lover. What makes this one so memorable are the series of clever lyrics it uses. The consistent guitar rhythm throughout will have you nodding your head to the beat.

“Baby Bullet Tambourine” brings in an enjoyably retro intro – a witty tune about trying to figure out the meaning of a word that has no meaning.

“Change” is an uplifting piece about progressing yourself and letting go of your past to be able to have a better future.

“Torn in America” expresses the current chaos dividing the country. “Everybody says what they think they should. Got too many words not enough thought, too much collected not enough taught”. This is another creative track, as it not only uses instruments to portray sound, but also the noise of a large crowd of people.

“Lift Yourself Up” is a groovy tune encouraging one to do exactly as the title states, lift yourself up. In other words, do not let any unfortunate situation bring you down. “When your mind is bringing you down, you gotta get up, you gotta get around”.

“Heaven Knows” is a calmer track on the album. This one is about facing challenging times, knowing that this is not an easy thing to do. Truly a heartening outro, as it expresses uplifting and strength.

The album was nothing shy of expressing feelings, emotions, and real-world situations. “Hawk Dive” is now available to stream on Soundcloud.