Putrifiers II (LP)


Thee Oh Sees

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S.F. psych-rockers Thee Oh Sees’ cult seemed to overflow with two great albums released last year, the scuzzy lo-fi pop of Castlemania and its more acid-tinged follow-up, Carrion Crawler/The Dream. Putrifiers II works off that momentum and delivers on its promise, scaling back the noise of their more rambunctious moments to offer hypnotic, low-key psych-pop. “Wax Face” features some of Thee Oh Sees main man John Dwyer’s idiosyncrasies, with wacked out harmonic guitarwork and echoing, screechy vocals, but with that familiarity out of the way, the album’s next two songs feel new for Dwyer, as “Hang a Picture” is nostalgic, even sweet jangly pop, and “So Nice” takes a Velvets-inspired trip through stately drone. “Flood’s New Light” sounds like a cleaned-up version of the off-kilter Turtles-style garage rock the band previously produced, and with its cleaner production, Dwyer’s pop songwriting smarts come through more clearly, as does his way of subverting his pop arrangements with slightly atonal melodies. As the album’s noise-and-space epic title track flows into the ethereal, strange ’60s pop of “We Will Be Scared,” it becomes clear this is Dwyer’s strongest material to date. For all his prolificacy, Putrifiers II is remarkably consistent and a fine statement of purpose moving forward for Dwyer.



Track Listing



Side A Titles
Artist
Length
1.
Wax Face
Thee Oh Sees 04:00
2.
Hang A Picture
Thee Oh Sees 03:54
3.
So Nice
Thee Oh Sees 03:52
4.
Cloud #1
Thee Oh Sees 01:45
5.
Flood's New Light
Thee Oh Sees 02:32


Side B Titles
Artist
Length
1.
Putrifiers II
Thee Oh Sees 06:10
2.
Will We Be Scared?
Thee Oh Sees 05:23
3.
Lupine Dominus
Thee Oh Sees 03:28
4.
Goodnight Baby
Thee Oh Sees 03:28
5.
Wicked Park
Thee Oh Sees 02:09

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