What the hell is Oxytocin?! Named after the “love hormone†responsible for various aspects of the birth process, emotional bonding, and sexual arousal, the NYC-based power trio Oxytocin fuses ingredients from grunge, jam bands, math and stadium rock into a potent post-90’s concoction.
Formed in 1999 by lead singer-guitarist-songwriter Eric Hirsch, Oxytocin’s musical vision is broad: they combine elements of rhythmic and harmonic complexity into well-crafted, catchy rock songs. And Hirsch, fire-eyed bassist Phil Weitzman and raging drummer Jeff Curtin are just as likely to bust out with the occasional sweet-as-honey three part harmony as they are to scream their heads off; as likely to drop to a whisper’s volume as to turn on stadium-sized afterburners.
The final result is music that is adventurous yet somehow familiar, and always infused with a fierce amount of groove and passion: a band that lives up to the promise of its name.