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, released on August 16, 2019 on

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. The album expands on the progressive rock sound that the band explored on their two previous releases ''

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'' and '' Smote Reverser''.

Background

The band described the album's sound as "Soundcloud hip-hop reversed, a far flung nemesis of contemporary country and flaccid algorithmic pop-barf".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. Oh Sees * John Dwyer – guitar, vocals, electronics, synthesizers, percussion, sax, samples, Mellotron, field recording *Tim Hellman – bass, percussion *Tomas Dolas – organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, percussion *Dan Rincon – drums, percussion *Paul Quattrone – drums, percussion Additional musicians *

Brigid Dawson Brigid Dawson sang and played keyboard and tambourine for Thee Oh Sees. She is noted for her "whimsical" harmonies and is credited with helping front man John Dwyer write melodies. Reviewing a show they played in New York, Impose Magazine wrote, " ...

– additional vocals *Brad Caulkins – alto and tenor saxophone *Mario Ramirez, Enrique Tena Padilla,

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– percussion Technical personnel *Bernd K. Eisenschmidt – cover artwork, adapted from "Swamp Demon" by

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*Brian Bamps – Inner sleeve artwork *

– engineering, mixing, production *Enrique Tena – engineering, mixing, production *Mario Ramirez – engineering *JJ Golden – mastering *Matthew Jones – layout

Charts

References

2019 albums Albums produced by John Dwyer (musician) Castle Face Records albums Oh Sees albums {{2010s-rock-album-stub