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A Foul Form

Osees

A Foul Form

Twenty-sixth album of psyched-out garage rock from the San Francisco band and third under their second name change, produced by frontman John Dwyer

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Castle Face
UK Release date
12/08/2022
US Release date
12/08/2022
  1. 9.0 |   Northern Transmissions

    This album just flat out rules. It’s ideal for anyone who likes shredding, distortion and weird tones being brought forth through guitars
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Breathlessly brilliant stuff. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   All Music

    It's a manic blast of pure energy with lots of smarts if you're looking for them, and demonstrates Osees are never short on daring, ideas, and the skills to make them work
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  4. 8.0 |   Kerrang!

    Any record which ends with a cover of cult anarcho-surrealists Rudimentary Peni can’t fail to convince in its sincere respect for its predecessors and inspirations
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  5. 7.4 |   Beats Per Minute

    Over a roughly 20-year run, Thee Oh Sees have somehow turned eclecticism into a brand; the more wildly versatile they are, the more mysteriously singular they seem
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  6. 7.0 |   Uncut

    A revolutionary step in the band’s catalogue this is not, but the sound of Dwyer and co having a lot of fun in his basement radiates throughout, as does the band’s seamless knack for tapping into any strand of punk they turn their hand to. Print edition only

  7. 7.0 |   Pitchfork

    The prolific band returns with a brief and seething left-turn: a furious homage to the scummiest, crustiest hardcore of the early ’80s
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  8. 7.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Playing around the more primitive end of the rock spectrum, this is the band stripped of any self-indulgence or artifice
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  9. 6.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Even for an Osees album, this one is completely different
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