Carrion Crawler/The Dream
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| Nov 2011
Reviews
awyeh
Reviewed 2011-11-27
Reviewed 2011-11-27
SF-based garage-psych band Thee Oh Sees are back with their second release of the year; instead of detached, psych-folk-pop this one is loud, jammy, showing some heavy krautrock influences, and features the band as they perform live (two drummers included, and the rhythm section shines on every track). Big Syd Barrett influence. Indecipherable male and female vocals highlight all vocal tracks. 2 & 6 are GREAT; all the rest but 7 are recommended.
RIYL: Ty Segall, Sic Alps, Neu!, Can
1. (5:50) Slower electric guitar workout over circa '68 Pink Floyd.
***2. (5:21) Groovy, explosive combination of a live favorite (Contraption) and a Can cover (Soul Desert). One of two must-plays here.
3 (5:16) Slow, heavy, sounds like a warm breeze feels~1:15 of fade out noise.
4 (4:07) Robotic, motorized, drum/bass-centered instrumental jam; loud, heavily-effected guitar alongside it
5 (1:39) Driving pop song, sounds like it's off their album Help
****6 (6:52) Track of the year candidate. Another kraut-psych jam; guitars, vox (falsetto w/ fem backing), drums, bass are all ridiculous. Loud the whole way through but with some well-timed screams absolutely explodes at ~4:50. Plus bonus bladerunnercore organ in the background that could be played all by itself
7 (1:52) Simple guitar rhythm; warped, distorted vocals
*8 (2:53) Crunchy guitars; bridges the pop-jam gap
*9 (3:41) Heavy, foreboding, pounding drums, and all kinds of weird vocals
10 (3:07) A high ABV track; loud, big, with catchy hooks and "ah-ah-ah-ah"s
RIYL: Ty Segall, Sic Alps, Neu!, Can
1. (5:50) Slower electric guitar workout over circa '68 Pink Floyd.
***2. (5:21) Groovy, explosive combination of a live favorite (Contraption) and a Can cover (Soul Desert). One of two must-plays here.
3 (5:16) Slow, heavy, sounds like a warm breeze feels~1:15 of fade out noise.
4 (4:07) Robotic, motorized, drum/bass-centered instrumental jam; loud, heavily-effected guitar alongside it
5 (1:39) Driving pop song, sounds like it's off their album Help
****6 (6:52) Track of the year candidate. Another kraut-psych jam; guitars, vox (falsetto w/ fem backing), drums, bass are all ridiculous. Loud the whole way through but with some well-timed screams absolutely explodes at ~4:50. Plus bonus bladerunnercore organ in the background that could be played all by itself
7 (1:52) Simple guitar rhythm; warped, distorted vocals
*8 (2:53) Crunchy guitars; bridges the pop-jam gap
*9 (3:41) Heavy, foreboding, pounding drums, and all kinds of weird vocals
10 (3:07) A high ABV track; loud, big, with catchy hooks and "ah-ah-ah-ah"s
Recent airplay
Contraption/Soul Desert
The Vinyl Frontier — Aug 30, 2025
Contraption/Soul Desert
The Vinyl Frontier — Jul 12, 2025
Contraption/Soul Desert
The Vinyl Frontier — Mar 29, 2025
The Dream
The Vinyl Frontier — Jan 11, 2025
Contraption/Soul Desert
The Vinyl Frontier — Dec 28, 2024
Contraption/Soul Desert
Vinyls from the Attic — Aug 10, 2024
Charting
2011-12-04 — 2012-02-05
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 5 | 3 |
| Jan 29 | 3 |
| Jan 22 | 2 |
| Jan 15 | 2 |
| Jan 8 | 4 |
| Jan 1 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | 5 |
| Dec 11 | 5 |
Track listing
| 1. | Carrion Crawler | ||
| 2. | Contraption/Soul Desert | ||
| 3. | Robber Barons | ||
| 4. | Chem-Farmer | ||
| 5. | Opposition | ||
| 6. | The Dream | ||
| 7. | Wrong Idea | ||
| 8. | Crushed Grass | ||
| 9. | Crack In Your Eye | ||
| 10. | Heavy Doctor |
