Thee Oh Sees – Smote Reverser (CD)
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By 2018, John Dwyer had already put out more records than most bands release in a lifetime, but Smote Reverser felt like a genuine leveling-up moment. The dual-drummer lineup that debuted on 2017's "Orc" had fully locked in by this point, and the addition of Tom Dolas on keys pushed the band into proper prog territory without losing any of the garage-scorched DNA that built their cult following.
2018 release. Crack the coffers, Oh Sees have spawned another frothy album of head-destroying psych-epics to grok and rock out to. Notice the fresh dollop of organ and keyboard prowess courtesy of Memory Of A Cut Off Head-alum and noted key-stabber Tom Dolas, while the Paul Quattrone/Dan Rincon drum-corps polyrhythmic pulse continues to astound and pound in equal measure, buttressed by the nimble fingered bottom end of Sir Tim Hellman the Brave and the shred-heaven fret frying of John Dwyer, whilst Lady Brigid Dawson again graces the wax with her harmonic gifts. Aside from the familiar psych-scorch familiar to soggy pit denizens the world over, there's a fresh heavy-prog vibe that fits like a worn-in jean jacket comfortably among hairpin metal turns and the familiar but no less horns-worthy guitar fireworks Dwyer's made his calling card. Perhaps the most notable thing about Smote Reverser is the artistic restlessness underpinning it's flights of fancy. Dwyer refuses to repeat himself and for someone with such a hectic release schedule, that stretching of aesthetic borders and omnivorous appetite seems all the more superhuman!
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UPC: 647603401522
Label: Castleface
Release Date: 8.17.18
Format: CD