ARTIST: The OhSees
TITLE: The Cool Death of Island Raiders
LABEL: Narnack Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 181kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 36m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-06-13
RIP DATE: 2006-05-20
Track List
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1. The Guilded Cunt 2:43
2. The Dumb Drums 2:29
3. Turn Offs 2:04
4. Losers In The Sun 2:24
5. Drone Number One 5:02
6. Island Raiders 4:05
7. Cool Deaths 2:27
8. Broken Stems 3:26
9. We Are Free 4:14
10. Drone Number Two 4:53
11. You Oughta Go Home 2:24
Release Notes:
http://209.200.80.36/bands/bandDetail.cfm?artistID=14
After the release of 2004Æs double-disc album 3 & 4, The Ohsees (formally OCS)
return with a new slab of utter innocence. The Cool Death of Island Raiders
features eleven tracks of a pure acoustic/folk/synth-pop with a bounce û tunes
only a soulless vampire couldnÆt enjoy, like snappy teddy bear anthems for the
lingering ten-year-old in us all. Here, the band turned to Dave Sitek of TV on
the Radio to work his production magic, taking The Ohsees down a more refined,
pop-sensible route.
ItÆs as if they threw a sheet of fresh, pathological playfulness over a dusty
loft mattress, creating by far the best goo-rock/bedroom folk our world has ever
heard. ItÆs hard to imagine that something so innocent could spawn from the mind
of AmericaÆs underground trash-rock king, John Dwyer. After the demise of his
legendary garage threesome The Coachwhips late last year, Dwyer decided to
center The Ohsees as his numero uno. Along with DwyerÆs distant vocals and
guitar, The Ohsees features Patrick Mullins (Burmese) on percussion and newcomer
Brigid Dawson, a UK native who adds loads of soft and delightful backing vocals
to the bandÆs signature hushed ænÆ mushed sound.