As I sit in the drivers seat of my beat up Chevy, screaming down the desert highway, the night sky twinkles with shimmering stars from the Milky Way’s past. Drowning out the sound of a car past it’s prime I turn on Thee Oh Sees latest record A Weird Exits. An ominous sound emerges from the floorboard and fills the cabin with a thick cloud of psychedelic fuzz. My ears tingle as my foot, reacting to thunderous sound, unknowingly increases pressure on the gas pedal and catapults us down the cold black asphalt. My mind, now fixated on opener ‘Dead Man’s Gun’, ignores the needle moving across the speedometer…80, 90, 100…The speed wobble of the car (or is it the record?) vibrates my soul as my grip on the wheel turns white in the moonlight, hanging on for dear life. ‘Jammed Entrance’ now fades into the forefront and brings me back to the present, temporarily, realizing I’ve spent the last six minutes aimlessly careening down the highway at a speed far too fast for my old car to handle. My foot eases from the pedal, back to cruising altitude, as I let the synthesizers hypnotize and transport my mind back into the stars. Here is where I’ll remain for the rest of my journey. Entranced, manic and unaware of any life that exists outside of this moment.

Listen to A Weird Exits…

More about the album via Castle Face…

Emerging from the distant light we have a new double LP from our own John Dwyer’s Thee Oh Sees. The first studio recordings to capture the muscular rhythm section of double drummers Ryan Moutinho and Dan Rincon with ringer bassist Tim Hellman cracking spines, the groove and bludgeon we’ve come to expect from the live shows is captured seamlessly here – they go from zero to head-splitter from the get-go and on the rare occasions they do let up on the gas a bit, we’re treated to some locked-in hypnotizers, too. The guitar sounds more colossal and ethereal at the same time, riding roughshod over the vacuum sealed rhythm section, spiraling skywards, and diving into the emerald depths so quick your guts tingle. Synths, strings and smoke soaked things crawl behind the scenes to make an extra far-out party platter. Served on 45 rpm plates for most excellent listening quality. With amazing visuals and a side D etching by air-brush-van-art maestro Robert Beatty and packed in vape-proof goat skin. It’s a beast and it can be yours should you choose come August 12th…..come on now

Photo by Mini Van Photography