Album: Putrifiers II by Thee Oh Sees (2012)
Record Label: Castle Face Records
Format: Album

Artist Background: Thee Oh Sees is an American psychedelic rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1997. The band currently consists of primary songwriter and core member John Dwyer (vocals, guitar), Timothy Hellman (bass) and Nick Murray (drums). Initially an outlet for Dwyer (Coachwhips, Pink and Brown, Yikes and The Hospitals) to release experimental home recordings, over the course of several releases and genre transitions, Thee Oh Sees evolved into a full band, featuring Brigid Dawson (vocals, ... Part of the  	San Francisco,USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Garage Rock movement.

Related Artists: Ty Segall, Frankie and The Witch Fingers

Music Scene: Part of the  	San Francisco,USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Garage Rock movement.

Tags: 2010s, Album, Castle Face Records

Additional Context: Based on 2 votes


The prolific garage-psych agitators Thee Oh Sees come out surprisingly sweet on this ominously titled 2012 album. After the haunted Krautrock vibe of the acid-fried opener “Wax Face”, the San Francisco band slow down to explore ‘60s-steeped power pop on “Hang a Picture” and wobbly vocal effects and droning strings on “So Nice”. “Will We Be Scared?” plays like a quaint formal-night ballad turned soggy and groggy, while even the Who-meets-Troggs retro-rock nugget “Flood’s New Light” is all snappy backbeat and breezy harmonies.

Putrifiers II

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