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Drop

by Thee Oh Sees

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Xtra Happy
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Xtra Happy An odd middle child standing between two colossal heavyweight titans within Thee Oh Sees' discography, "Drop" is another (relatively) calmer take on the established garage rock sound.

'The King's Nose' is another jovial curio borrowing from "Putrifiers II"'s signature style, and 'Savage Victory', 'The Lens', especially 'Transparent World' have a sinister, ethereal aura to them.

Hell, the latter sounds like God up on high trying to make contact with you from the great beyond.

Chilling stuff... Favorite track: Transparent World.
impressivelad
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impressivelad This album has slowly grown on me over time, I think all the live versions of Encrypted Bounce (and seeing it live) went a long way there. Equal parts heavy psyche, 60's beat and ornamented pop that rests easy and weird on the ears. Favorite track: The Kings Nose.
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hutchie2112 I have been listening to Encrypted Bounce, from the Red Rocks 2021 live album, and it is super energising , and when I play it on my bluetooth speakers inside my crash helmet things can get a bit 'rapid'...
Never heard the recorded studio version until a minute ago, I HAVE TO HAVE IT!!!!!
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about

Our lad John P. Dwyer has been lancing eardrums with Thee Oh Sees in an ever escalating flurry of records for the past 6 years. Since the release of "The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In" announced a new loud era and excepting a few momentary detours into home-baked territory ("Dog Poison" and "Castlemania" for example), JPD and company have pummeled a bit harder each time out, cemented their reputation as a live force to be reckoned with, and have left legions sweaty and bruised in the process. Late last year, after years of relentlessly touring the world, the word got out…Dwyer's moving to LA (fear not, still California!) and Thee Oh Sees are taking a much needed hiatus with a shifting of gears ahead and a new album on the way. This is that album.

"Drop" was recorded in a banana ripening warehouse (no joke) with hair-farming studio warlock Chris Woodhouse playing drums and graced with the presence of talented gurus Mikal Cronin, Greer McGettrick, and Casafis adding horns and vocals. The result pushes the familiar polarities of the group farther outward than ever before…opener "Penetrating Eye" might be the heaviest Oh Sees song yet, "Transparent World" and "Put Some Reverb On My Brother" foam with seasick fuzz, and yet the ballads, like the harpsichorded "King's Nose" and the lush and stately closer "The Lens", extend their oeuvre into mellotronic, far-out pop with delicacy and grace. This schizophrenia heralds the man and the band into an unseen future in classic Dwyer fashion - with restless energy harnessed into exquisitely crafted jams, with an emphasis on the pensive and the paranoid in turns. Featuring artwork by Jonny Negron.

Available on physical formats here [^._.^]ノ彡
www.castlefacerecords.com/products/thee-oh-sees-drop

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released April 29, 2014

John Dwyer: Guitars, vocals bass, synth, percussion, Mellotron, noise
Chris Woodhouse: Drums, Bass, Mellotron
Greer McGettrick: Vocals and frisbee
Casafis: Baritone Saxophone
Mikal Cronin: Alto Saxophone

ENGINEERED, MIXED AND MASTERED BY CHRIS WOODHOUSE AT THE DOCK (RIP THE HANGAR, VIVA THE DOCK) -
ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE BY BIG BAD BOB MARSHALL - RECORD COVER BY JONNY NEGRON -
PHOTOS BY JOHN DWYER - LAYOUT BY MATT JONES - CASTLE FACE BY ADAM BERIS
ALL SONGS BY JOHN P DWYER
ALL SONGS “ONEEYEDFATGIRL” PUBLISHING ASCAP
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JOSH ALPER AND FAST EDDIE ALTESLEBEN

THANKS - MATT K SHRUG FOR THE CYMBAL LOAN - SANDRA D’S FOR THE RIBS - TACQUERIA JALISCO - SAMPINO’S DELI
CORONA EXTRA CHEAP SEATS - JACK HERER STRAIN SATIVA (WORKIN MAN’S WEED) - PG TIPS -
THE LADIES AND COOKS AT THE CAPITOL CASINO - AND YOU

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Osees Los Angeles, California

Psych-punk psychic warrior, ear worm-farmer, and possessor of many stamped passport pages John Dwyer does not let up. His group Oh Sees (aka Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, etc) have transmogrified to fit many a moment - from hushed druggy folk to groovy demonic pop chants to science fictional krautrock expanse and beyond - to suit his omnivorous whims. ... more

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