''An Odd Entrances'' is the eighteenth studio album by the American

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Thee Oh Sees Osees are an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1997, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band currently consists of primary songwriter and core member John Dwyer (vocals, guitar), Tim Hellman (bass), Dan Rincon (d ...

, released on 18 November 2016 by

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. The album was recorded during the same sessions as the band's previous album, '' A Weird Exits'', released three months previously. The album is the band's last with the drummer Ryan Moutinho, who left the band two days before its release, and is also their last album released under the name Thee Oh Sees.

Critical reception

In a positive review for ''

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'', Tim Sendra praised both the album and the band's overall 2016 output. Discussing the songs, "The Poem" and "At the End, On the Stairs", he wrote, "Both these songs, and the sonic experiments that surround them, boast of just how impressively good Dwyer and Thee Oh Sees were in 2016. Packed full of confident exploration, sonic wizardry, expert guitar manipulation, and tight songcraft, this album of "leftovers" is as good as most of their contemporaries' best work." Noting the band's

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s Nina Corcoran favorably compared ''An Odd Entrances'' to the band's earlier work, "''An Odd Entrances'', the companion piece to '' A Weird Exits'', not only expands his songwriting, but it solidifies the band’s lineup, showing Dwyer’s ability to steer Thee Oh Sees towards the other end of frenetics."

Track listing

Personnel

Thee Oh Sees *John Dwyer – guitar, vocals, keyboards, flute, percussion *Tim Hellman – bass guitar *Dan Rincon – drums, congas *Ryan Moutinho – drums Additional musicians *Brigid Dawson – vocals *Greer McGettrick – cello *Chris Woodhouse – keyboards, guitar, percussion

References

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