''Orc'' is the nineteenth studio album by American
garage rock
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band
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 (dr ...
, released on August 25, 2017, on
Castle Face Records. It is the band's first studio album to be released under the name Oh Sees, after it was announced that they would be dropping ''Thee'' from their name.
Co-produced by
John Dwyer John Dwyer may refer to:
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,
Eric Bauer
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,
Ty Segall and Enrique Tena, it is the band's first album to feature drummer Paul Quattrone, and is the first album in nine years to not feature recording engineer and regular collaborator
Chris Woodhouse
Chris Woodhouse is an American recording engineer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his work with the San Francisco-based garage rock acts, Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, The Intelligence, Sic Alps and Fuzz.
Alongside ...
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Critical reception
At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Orc'' received an average score of 79, based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Among the critics providing praise for the album was Tim Sendra of
AllMusic
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, who stated that "Orc is another classic Oh Sees album that shows no signs of wear and tear anyplace in the operation."
Accolades
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from
AllMusic
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.
Oh Sees
*John Dwyer – guitar, vocals, Mellotron, synths, flute, recorder, fife, hand percussion, Wurlitzer C3, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, sampling
*Tim Hellman – bass
*Dan Rincon – drums
*Paul Quattrone – drums
Additional musicians
*Brigid Dawson – vocals on "Nite Expo", "Keys to the Castle" and "Cadaver Dog"
*Joe Cueto – viola, violin on "Keys to the Castle" and "Drowned Beast"
Technical personnel
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Robery Beatty – artwork
*Eric Bauer – engineering, mixing, production
*JJ Golden – mastering
*Matthew Jones – layout
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Ty Segall – engineering, production
*Enrique Tena – engineering, mixing, production
Charts
References
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2016 albums
Albums produced by John Dwyer (musician)
Osees albums
Albums with cover art by Robert Beatty (artist)