Thee Oh Sees – Drop (LP Vinyl)
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John Dwyer had been running Thee Oh Sees at a relentless pace for years before Drop arrived, releasing multiple records annually and building one of the most devoted cult followings in underground rock. The LA relocation marked a genuine turning point, and you can hear the band stretching into new sonic territory without losing any of the raw, coiled energy that made their live shows legendary.
Vinyl LP pressing. 2014 release from the California-based Indie band led by John P. Dwyer. This is their first album since the band moved from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. DROP was recorded in a banana-ripening warehouse (no joke) with hair-farming studio warlock Chris Woodhouse playing drums; it's also 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 - restless energy harnessed into exquisitely crafted jams, with an emphasis on the pensive and the paranoid in turns.
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Side B
UPC: 819162014783
Label: Castleface
Release Date: 4.15.14
Format: LP Vinyl