Oh Sees

Add Date: March 19

Artist: Oh Sees

Album: The Cool Death of Island Raiders (reissue)

Label: Castle Face

Genre: Indie rock, garage rock, psychedelic

Comments: From the promoter: "We here at Castle Face are not afraid to get our shins dirty mucking around in the stacks and we're well aware of an out-of-press gap of Oh Sees releases right before 2006 when we started the label with Sucks Blood. We're rectifying that and first among these is The Cool Death of Island Raiders, a particularly dusty gem that we think merits another look. Kicking off the record with what should have been the hit of the summer that year but for the hard C in the title, "The Gilded C*nt" seems to clearly preface Oh Sees' later psych skewed pop sensibilities. At the time it was an obvious jam and I recall being floored by its shuffling beauty. Chirping birds, gently lapping tempos and the nascent harmonization of Bridgid Dawson and Dwyer detail what I consider to be a definitive highlight of their early quiet period of the band...RIYL: acoustic Ty Segall, Mikal Cronin, Cate Le Bon, DRINKS, White Fence, Jessica Pratt & Wand"

Recommended Tracks: 8, 4, 6

DNP: 1