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Thee Oh Sees
- Record Label: In the Red Records
- Release Date: Nov 8, 2011
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Nov 16, 2011Diehards and newbies alike will revel in its weird, wild well-roundedness.
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Mar 15, 2012This John Dwyer-led, San Francisco collective's jagged psych-punk has always been ear catching, but this ups the ante.
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Nov 21, 2011The album takes a while to get going and figure out what it wants to do, but diving into Thee Oh Sees' world reveals one of their better efforts yet.
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Nov 22, 2011Carrion Crawler/The Dream could very well be born from a desire to please crowds as easily as it could be Dwyer wanting to craft jams as musical meditation.
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Nov 17, 2011A well-crafted doorway into Thee Oh Sees' lovely DIY funhouse, and leave your rock 'n' roll expectations at the giant lips-shaped entrance.
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Nov 16, 2011The band have created an effort that digs its way into the listener's ears through an honest approach.
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Nov 22, 2011It's a well recorded, well played effort, and it nestles into genre expectation very nicely. But weirdly, with one extremely notable exception, the songs are predictable and average.
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Nov 16, 2011Mission deliciously accomplished, sir.
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Nov 16, 2011Although it would break the needle on the bizarre meter for a more conventional band, Carrion Crawler/The Dream is a pretty straightforward release in the world of Thee Oh Sees.
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Nov 22, 2011Short blasts of distortion leave their mark throughout the album, guitar tones evoking the image of exploding paint cans in a mid-size room, adding to the unruly spirit of the band's albums and live sets.
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Dec 7, 2011Carrion Crawler/The Dream captures the band in psychedelic bulldozer mode instead, delivering ten blistering cuts at a furious pace.
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Nov 29, 2011The music is equally scattered, slapdash, and frantic. It's also brilliant.
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UncutNov 23, 2011This is a colorful mix of styles, filled with feedback, mangled solos and manic vocals, and rocking like The Cramps on a good night. [Dec 2011, p.100]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 12
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Mixed: 0 out of 12
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Negative: 1 out of 12
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Sep 14, 2013