To view this video download Flash Player RELATED VIDEOS 360° VIEW IMAGES Drop. Stream Drop by Thee Oh Sees and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with Amazon Music Unlimited. Exclusive discount for Prime members. Thee Oh Sees (if that is their real name) are John Dwyer joined by Brigid Dawson, Petey Dammit, and Mike Shoun. In between high profile releases on Narnack and Tomlab, Thee Oh Sees released some lower-profile but still excellent releases, like the Peanut Butter Oven 12' EP. Download Thee Oh Sees - Drop album FLAC free. 33, Thee Oh Sees, Drop (CD, Album, dig), Castle Face, 33, US, 2014. CF33, Thirty Three, Thee Oh Sees.
For a band who've built a career out of letting their collective freak flag fly, Thee Oh Sees seem to be purposefully inching toward something resembling normality. 2013's Floating Coffin found them inquisitively poking at the frameworks of straight-up hard rock, and with 2014's Drop, Thee Oh Sees are similarly playing with pop songs. There's definitely a side portion of psychedelia folded into these tunes, as you might expect, but the oozing guitar freakouts and epic-scale noise battles that used to be a traditional feature on an Oh Sees album generally fail to materialize. Instead, Drop is a collection of songs running between two and four minutes (the relative epic 'Encrypted Bounce' is the only number to break the five-minute barrier, though it's still a modest work compared to the 13-plus minutes of Warm Slime's title track), with many boasting cleaner arrangements than usual, along with actual hooks. 'Lens,' with its modest string charts, could pass for a bit of Left Banke-style Baroque pop, and 'The King's Noise' wears its fanciful faux-British pretensions on its sleeve, while the layers of synthesizers on 'Transparent World' sound more like vintage prog rock than Thee Oh Sees' usual low-budget hallucinatory ramblings. Sure, there are plenty of fuzz and lysergic synth squeals to be found, but 'Penetrating Eye' has an actual tune and a singalong 'la la la' chorus to go along with them, and the title cut matches the savage fuzz of John Dwyer's guitar with a bouncy melody that's suitable for dancing. And in grand pop tradition, Drop wastes little time, spinning through its nine songs in 32 minutes, and leaving the listener wanting more. There's enough of Thee Oh Sees' personality in Drop that fans will readily recognize it, but if you've ever been turned off by their layers of skronk, or the acid-damaged travels into the sonic wilderness, Drop could well be the album where this band finally catches up with you.
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream |
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1 | 3:23 | |||
2 | 5:41 | |||
3 | 4:07 | |||
4 | 2:37 | |||
5 | 2:30 | |||
6 | 3:11 | |||
7 | 3:36 | |||
8 | 3:31 | |||
9 | 2:36 |
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Released | April 19, 2014 | |||
Studio | The Dock | |||
Genre | Garage rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 31:12 | |||
Label | Castle Face Records | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
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AllMusic | [2] |
Consequence of Sound | A-[3] |
Pitchfork | 7.8[4] |
Drop is the fifteenth studio album by American psychedelic rock band Thee Oh Sees, released on April 19, 2014 on Castle Face Records. Primarily a collaboration between core member John Dwyer and regular collaborator Chris Woodhouse, the album is the ninth to be released under the name, Thee Oh Sees.
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The album was released following initial plans for Thee Oh Sees to take 'a well deserved break,'[5] and was recorded during a 'transitional period' for the band. It did not feature contributions from then-band members Brigid Dawson (vocals, keyboard), Petey Dammit (bass, guitar) and Mike Shoun (drums), and, following the album's release, Dwyer reconfigured Thee Oh Sees line-up into a three piece featuring himself, bass guitarist Tim Hellman and drummer Nick Murray for Drop' The birchbark house online free. s accompanying tour.
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Background[edit]
In 2013, Thee Oh Sees released their fourteenth studio album, Floating Coffin, to widespread critical acclaim and extensive touring. In December 2013, at a concert in San Francisco, core member John Dwyer announced to the audience: 'This will be the last [Thee] Oh Sees show for a long while, so dig in,'[5] fueling speculation that the band was entering an extended hiatus after several years of continuous releases and touring.
Both John Dwyer and vocalist and keyboardist Brigid Dawson left the band's home city of San Francisco at this time, with Dwyer moving to Los Angeles and Dawson to Santa Cruz. Thee Oh Sees booking agent, Annie Southworth, confirmed rumors of a hiatus, stating: 'They need a break after five years straight, so, yes – hiatus time. [It] will be a little hard to continue with all the different locales so who know what is going to happen. Cross fingers – we all are – that it's not completely over.'[6]
Dwyer, however, noted that the band was not ending. Posting on the band's official website, he wrote: 'Dear Oh Sees fans, thank you for all your support. The band is not breaking up. This is just a well deserved break and a transitional period. A new Thee Oh Sees LP will be out in early 2014, and we will see where the live show goes from there. Until then, be well.'[6] Reflecting upon the confusion, Dwyer later noted, 'I just said I was taking a break while I moved to LA. It was a reboot of my life. I’m older, I need some elbow room. I have nothing bad to say about SF, it was just too damn full.'[7]
Recording[edit]
Drop is primarily a collaboration between founding member John Dwyer and regular collaborator Chris Woodhouse. The album was recorded in Sacramento,[7] without the participation of then-band members Brigid Dawson (vocals, keyboard), Petey Dammit! (bass, guitar) and Mike Shoun (drums). The duo were joined in the studio by Greer McGettrick, who contributed backing vocals on several songs, and saxophonists Casafi and Mikal Cronin.
Regarding the recording process Dwyer stated: 'Me and Chris worked on it together. I wrote a bunch of demos and then brought them to him. We recorded in a studio in Sacramento, an old banana-ripening warehouse. He plays drums and we switch instruments throughout. We recorded fifteen songs and then cut back. Regardless of what people might think about my output, I've tried to be a little bit better at editing.'[7]
Release and line-up change[edit]
Upon Drop's release, it was announced that Brigid Dawson, Petey Dammit! and Mike Shoun would no longer be performing with the band at live performances. The accompanying tour saw Thee Oh Sees become a three-piece, with Dwyer accompanied by bassist Timothy Hellman and drummer Nick Murray.[8]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by John Dwyer.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | 'Penetrating Eye' | 3:23 |
2. | 'Encrypted Bounce' | 5:41 |
3. | 'Savage Victory' | 4:07 |
4. | 'Put Some Reverb on My Brother' | 2:37 |
5. | 'Drop' | 2:30 |
6. | 'Camera' | 3:11 |
7. | 'King's Nose' | 3:36 |
8. | 'Transparent World' | 3:31 |
9. | 'The Lens' | 2:36 |
Personnel[edit]
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- John Dwyer – vocals, guitars, bass, synth, percussion, Mellotron, noise, band photographs
- Chris Woodhouse – drums, bass, mellotron
- Greer McGettrick – vocals (3, 4, 6), frisbee
- Casafis – baritone saxophone (2, 4, 9)
- Mikal Cronin – alto saxophone (2, 4, 9)
Recording[edit]
- Chris Woodhouse – engineer, mixing, mastering
- Big Bad Bob Marshall – engineering assistant
Artwork[edit]
- Jonny Negron – cover art
- Heidi Alexander – John Dwyer photograph
- Matt Jones – layout
- Adam Beris – castle face
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References[edit]
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- ^'Drop Reviews'. Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ^Deming, Mark. 'Drop – Thee Oh Sees'. AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ^Mejia, Paula. 'Album Review: Thee Oh Sees – Drop'. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^'Thee Oh Sees: Drop Album Review'. pitchfork.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ abhttp://pitchfork.com/news/53409-thee-oh-sees-go-on-indefinite-hiatus/
- ^ abPort, Ian S. 'Thee Oh Sees, Deans of the S.F. Rock Scene, Are Going on Indefinite Hiatus [UPDATED]'. sfweekly.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ abc'Thee Oh Sees - Drop - Uncut'. Uncut. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^'Thee Oh Sees will tour as a trio, with new drummer and bassist'. BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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