theeohsees

Seeing Thee Oh Sees did nothing to diminish their unique mystique. Yes, they are regular folks and not the underwater dwelling subhumans I may have made them out to be in my review for Help. Even so, the combination of John Dwyer’s spastic antics (think Crispin Glover having an epileptic seizure) and Brigid Dawson’s cool, ladylike demeanor creates its own, different strangeness than what you get from their records.

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By Ross Meyerson  \  comments

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Thee Oh Sees’ 2008 album, The Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending, although steeped in 60’s garage and psychedelia, had a feeling of not existing in a particular time or place. The band sounded like they played underground, possibly underwater. Though their new album, Help, offers a similar sound to their previous effort, it does seem that the band has at least come up for air.

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