“We didn’t really record in one spot as a group ever on this one. “This record more than most, tracks were sent all over the place,” he said. The 10-track effort features a range of songs DePizzo said hopefully evoke feelings of visiting a beach boardwalk while on vacation and venturing into an arcade with a variety of video games.ĭePizzo said the pandemic created a “forced hiatus” for O.A.R., a band accustomed to a heavy tour schedule forced to pivot during the COVID-19 pandemic. is touring on the back of its new album “The Arcade,” which was announced July 13 and released digitally two days later. “To make that happen and have that be the catalyst and then go out and do a lot of great stuff was super important and really impactful.” How pandemic affected O.A.R.'s laying down tracks To be able to walk down High Street as we were incoming freshmen at Ohio State, see that marquee at the Newport and go, ‘Someday, our name’s gonna be up on that marquee …’ “Selling out the Newport was probably harder than doing the Garden in the sense that the sheer numbers, the happenstance that the band would work, the odds of that happening are just ridiculous. “Hand to God, they feel just the same if not the Newport feeling better,” he said. In a career that has seen the band sell out venues such as Madison Square Garden in New York, DePizzo said the first time selling out the Newport still remains a cornerstone for the band’s success. O.A.R.: Columbus' Newport Music Hall holds special memories
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