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	Thee Oh Sees Help Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock 2009 release from this outfit led by John Dwyer, formerly of Coachwhips, Yikes, etc.) If you like what you see, do yourself a favor and check out this newest release from Thee Oh Sees. "Newest" because they've only been ar... more » « less
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All Artists: Thee Oh Sees
Title: Help
Members Wishing: 6
Total Copies: 0
Label: In the Red Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 4/28/2009
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Indie & Lo-Fi
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 759718517125

Synopsis

Album Description

2009 release from this outfit led by John Dwyer, formerly of Coachwhips, Yikes, etc.) If you like what you see, do yourself a favor and check out this newest release from Thee Oh Sees. "Newest" because they've only been around for six albums--albeit in different incarnations, under several different names (OCS, the Oh Sees, et al.) with several different sounds. Formed in the wake of his more volatile commitments, Thee Oh Sees started as an extension of Dwyer's softer side. Their early recordings were somber and beautiful. Last year, Thee Oh Sees made an unexpected turn, delivering their wildest, weirdest, hardest-rocking record yet with The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In. Now, Thee Oh Sees have followed it with an even wilder, more hard-rocking record, Help.

CD Reviews

Awesome

waxandwane | Carrboro, NC | 09/18/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Fav release of 2009 so far - melodic haunting psychedelic garage rock - very authentic sounding"

Yet another solid for thee discography

Samuel Gentle | New Orleans, LA | 01/05/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"There isn't a single element in this band I dislike. One of the things I appreciate most is their concern for a commonly neglected necessity in garage rock: dynamics. Just because a genre comes across as reckless and spontaneous, doesn't mean you can write uninteresting songs. On Help, songs don't just blister their way from start to finish and there are more than just clever little starts and stops. It's more like, "Hey dudes, what if we sneak in a flute solo on Meat Step Lively?" At the same time, Thee Oh Sees don't abandon the core elements of garage that make it one of my favorite genres. I'm still dancing, pumping my fist, and driving cars off cliffs."