whereas last year's CASTLEMANIA was more about songwriting and experimentation, and CARRION CRAWLER was a mesmerizing garage punk free for all jam, PUTRIFIERS II falls somewhere smack dab in the middle, culling elements from both extremes of the band. john dwyer may be the leader and main songwriter behind the oh sees, but his backing band is as much part of the draw nowadays as he is. early oh sees albums were quieter weirded outsider psych punk affairs and as we've bought lp after lp, the band has grown more important in the formula, especially after adding lars of the INTELLIGENCE....... with PUTRIFIERS it seems as if john has taken his rough sketches to the band and banged out the finished product with them and instead of just having them implement his ideas...... the new lp starts off with a bang, turns this way and that, slowing down to mellow eerie psych ballads before ratcheting back up to full blown garage pop fuzz...... every song on PUTRIFIERS is catchy and if we lived in an alternate world where radio was ruled by good taste, these songs might all by hits........ i love having three oh sees lps to buy a year, but having just focused on one release has payed off. PUTRIFIERS is a concise fun yet wild ride you'll spin over and over again.........
with many bands imitating their sound, the new lp reminds me why i've been a fan of john dwyer since his early days playing with the coachwhips.... no one blends psych, garage, punk, krautrock and 60s pop melodies like THE OH SEES effortless do. even if you have no idea what i'm talking about, you'll dig PUTRIFIERS II. it's that good......
super highly recommended.
and almost sure to be my favorite record of the year.
i know you can't wait to hear the whole new album,
so i'll share a few tracks to tide you over...
and watch THE OH SEES live at Pitchfork Fest below....
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