As Oso Oso, emo pop singer/songwriter Jade Lilitri's melodic rock guitars and angst-ridden lyrics draw influence from Death Cab for Cutie as well as Taking Back Sunday and Brand New. After recording 2015's Real Stories of True People Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters... on his own, he recruited a band for Oso Oso's second studio album, 2019's Basking in the Glow, which marked the project's debut on the Billboard Heatseekers and independent album charts. They followed it with sore thumb in 2022.