youspinmeround Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 https://ohsees.bandcamp.com/track/overthrown Crack the coffers, Oh Sees have spawned another frothy LP of head-destroying psych epics to grok and rock out to. You’ll notice the fresh dollop of organ and keyboard prowess courtesy of “Memory of a Cut Off Head” alum and noted key-stabber Tom Dolas. The Quattrone/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 of course the shred-heaven fret frying of John Dwyer, while 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 its 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. natenomm, jack8urt0n, kjkenney and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack8urt0n Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Ripper! That album art too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Goddamn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 color me excited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Group Buy Guy Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 The name's Buy. Will Buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natenomm Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Yup, this is right in my wheelhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aopps42 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Oh yes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOSTDRONES Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 2 hours ago, jack8urt0n said: Ripper! That album art too. This is like Aliens meets Ghostbusters jack8urt0n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocity of Sound Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I was wondering if the whole album will be this heavy. My buddy Paul is one of the Oh Sees drummers. He said all the songs on the new album are heavy, but only “some” of the songs are THIS heavy. Sounds like this will be a wild album. natenomm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natenomm Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 39 minutes ago, Velocity of Sound said: one of the Oh Sees drummers Always the mark of a good band - when you can refer to their drummer as "one of" them. jack8urt0n, Velocity of Sound, warhenrecords and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 https://www.midheaven.com/item/smote-reverser-colored-vinyl-by-oh-sees Yellow variant up by Midheaven. Interesting as the variant/color are usually always exclusive to CF Midheaven also has the standard black up as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warhenrecords Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 10 hours ago, natenomm said: Always the mark of a good band - when you can refer to their drummer as "one of" them. You should check out Zack Mexico. This song rips. Super excited to see Oh Sees in Richmond later this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulaayy Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 One of their best songs in years. They've been so-so for me for almost the whole decade so I'll wait to hear the album before getting the physical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellowtooth Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 31 minutes ago, paulaayy said: One of their best songs in years. They've been so-so for me for almost the whole decade so I'll wait to hear the album before getting the physical. Did you hear "Orc"? I've been lukewarm on a lot of their releases but "Orc" was seriously something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natenomm Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 29 minutes ago, mellowtooth said: Did you hear "Orc"? I've been lukewarm on a lot of their releases but "Orc" was seriously something else. I second that. Orc is a straight ripper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aopps42 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 hour ago, paulaayy said: One of their best songs in years. They've been so-so for me for almost the whole decade so I'll wait to hear the album before getting the physical. So you aren't a fan of the band, good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Wow - no better word to describe this than ripper. I'm not 100% behind the heavy psych/metal direction they've been heading but it sure does sound good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulaayy Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 4 hours ago, mellowtooth said: Did you hear "Orc"? I've been lukewarm on a lot of their releases but "Orc" was seriously something else. 4 hours ago, natenomm said: I second that. Orc is a straight ripper. Yeah I liked Orc. 4 hours ago, aopps42 said: So you aren't a fan of the band, good to know. Perhaps. I've listened to every album but one, and a few John Dywer records are among my all time favorites. But the majority of them are just okay to me. OneThreeOneTwo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellnow Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Yellow vinyl available for pre-order at Bull Moose http://www.bullmoose.com/p/27370998/thee-oh-sees-smote-reverser-yellow-vinyl Velocity of Sound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raanmaarz Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 So maybe yellow is looking like indie-exclusive? I would love a nice smokey clear black & red type variant so this is me willing it into existence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalenforcer Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 UK Indies (color unknown) /1600 https://roughtrade.com/gb/music/oh-sees-smote-reverser https://driftrecords.com/products/oh-sees-smote-reverser?variant=8465604247599 https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/product.php?pid=123069 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalenforcer Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 https://www.ebay.com/itm/282971966990?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 Oh fuck ""Handmade by me, John Dwyer, for the "Minotaur" video from the album Floating Coffin by Thee Oh Sees in 2013" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrundle The Great Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 classic overpriced shipping bamboozle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrundle The Great Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, ZeroNowhere said: How much did it cost the last time you shipped a minotaur head? $170.47 ZeroNowhere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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