the oOhz … even the name is as enigmatic as the music. Fronted by Andy J Tyler, the oOhz is a primordial one-man band of sorts, soaking up every genre under the sun to produce an array of worlds that cease to collide with one another. In the same vein of musicians such as Ween, The Talking Heads and Roxy Music, together with an edge of Jethro Tull, the oOhz prides itself in creating songs in very divergent styles, from country to punk to rock and pop.
Andy’s interest in songwriting began at art college, where he joined his first band in the late 1980s. Playing guitar and singing, he went through several bands over the next few years, culminating in playing at London’s ICA rock week with his band The Beach Authority. Here they supported The Mekons and Strawberry Switchblade. If they had played a day earlier they would have supported The Smiths. This turned out to be our last gig and they all went their separate ways, but Andy’s interest is songwriting did not diminish and he got together with one former member, writing several songs together. He has collaborated with many others since then, doing fairly mundane work in order to finance himself and to continue his artistic interests and development.
Andy has written about 200 songs utilising many divergent styles from folk to punk to ska to hip hop rock, recording music at home, using computer software to create and hone hid sound. Going under my old band name the oOhz, some of his recordings have been played on internet radio stations and on his local BBC Introducing show. Indeed, the oHhz, as a full five piece band, played live on BBC Introducing in 2010. The project came to an end in 2011 but Andy has continued to write in collaborations and solo projects, promoting himself on the internet, occasionally creating his own music videos for any suitable songs.
In January 2026, under the name the oOhz, Andy released Burn Away. It is essentially a classic Americana style driving road song, inspired by the grueling, lonely miles put in by truck drivers delivering goods under pressure from the physical demands of their work and those of balancing their personal lives and finances.
