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Castlemania

Thee Oh Sees

Castlemania

12th full length album of psyechedelic garage rock from John Dwyer's solo guise, now a fully formed band

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
In The Red
UK Release date
06/06/2011
US Release date
07/06/2011
  1. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    Even after the drawbridge to Castlemania has been raised, its acidic, singsong dementia lingers like an aftertaste
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  2. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    This is a band of rockers, not jammers — they largely keep things brief, and no song here wears out its welcome
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  3. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Deranged brilliance
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Belting garage-rock floor-fillers. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Sixteen short, sharp blasts of garage pop. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    There's more than enough sunny, funny, manic charm to make it all work
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  7. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    A fairly loose and scattered record
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  8. 7.4 |   Beats Per Minute

    Beneath what feels like constant disharmony, is something quite refreshing
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  9. 7.0 |   Prefix

    Castlemania indicates that like the most accomplished psychedelia, Thee Oh Sees are thoroughly capable of adding dimensionality to "odd" -- and oddness to "pop."
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  10. 7.0 |   Spin

    Dwyer's songwriting tics have turned into skills
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  11. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    By cramming 16 songs into just over 40 minutes, Thee Oh Sees are giving you all the musical vitamins you need
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  12. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Both charming and explosive, the 16 tunes here rarely pause for effect as they concentrate on frying your brain and/or blasting your ears
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  14. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    There is a very decent 30 minute collection of shenanigans here, begging the question on why the mediocrity was left on board
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  15. 4.0 |   DIY

    Headache inducing as white noise, annoying as a hyperactive puppy with a squeaky toy and as difficult as quantum physics. Those are the compliments
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  16. 4.0 |   BBC

    An annoying offering which fails to further the Californians’ garage-rock cause
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