The Thousands

What:
Help

Who:
The Oh Sees

On:
In The Red

Show:
Thu Dec 10, 8pm at The Metro Hotel with Batrider and Bitch Prefect.

Giveaway:
Email win@fivethousand.com.au with the subject title ‘I see, you see, we see, Thee Oh Sees’ for a copy of Help and a double pass.**Coming in various incarnations such as The Ohsees, OCS, or Orange County Sound – Thee Oh Sees bring the underground of the 60s – tinged with 50s rockabilly – and venture on occasional excursions into a little country called ‘spazzed out noise land’.

The aesthetic is visceral garage rock and roll. It’s fun and dirty at the same time, without any semblance of bullshit or pretension of profundity. At the same time, Thee Oh Sees are not just another lo-fi band but are a room full of sweaty people, gyrating and shaking vigorously. Fun and dirty.

Pushy grooves, echoes, yelps and hooks pop out via glowing hot red tubes that occasionally reach out to touch the more self-indulgent, acid effected shimmer haze era to which the band dutifully pays homage. The dueling vocals of Dwyer and Brigid Dawson marry and juxtapose symbiotically. A little like a crunchy salad with exactly the right blend of textures. So tasty.