Osees A Foul Form
- Alternative |
- Noise |
- Punk |
- Rock
Release Date: August 12, 2022
Label: Castle Face
With A Foul Form, Osees have spawned another fiery album of head-destroying tunes to grok and rock out to, this time of the “brain stem cracking scum-punk” variety according to frontman John Dwyer, who says it way better than I do below.
“Brain stem cracking scum-punk recorded tersely in the basement of my home. After a notoriously frustrating eon, the knee-jerk song path was aggressive and hooky. This is an homage to the punk bands we grew up on-the weirdos and art freaks that piqued our interests and pointed us on the trail head to here / now. Bad times make for strong music is something I agree with. I would say that is evident by the past few years of output from the underground. Transmissions have been all over the map: scanning... searching... sweeping out in the darkness looking for a foot hold. A Foul Form represents some of our most savage and primal instincts. Fight or flight. And the importance of a sense of humor in the darkest hour. Nothing wrong with keeping it snappy in the meantime. For fans of Rudimentary Peni, Crass, Bad Brains, Black Flag, Screamers, Abwarts, Stooges and all things aggressively tilted towards your face. You can lean back but don’t flinch... it’s a brief foray into the exhausting pogo pit, so stiffen your back and jerk with your knees. Enjoy.” - John Dwyer
Psych-punk psychic warrior, ear worm-farmer, and possessor of many stamped passport pages John Dwyer does not let up. His group Oh Sees (aka Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, etc.) have transmogrified to fit many a moment - from hushed druggy folk to groovy demonic pop chants to science fictional krautrock expanse and beyond - to suit his omnivorous whims. It’s common knowledge however, that at their shows, you’re there asking for a beating. Twenty years going and the shows keep getting more and more intense, as many a soupy swarm can attest.