Osees (formerly 'Oh Sees') are a band from San Francisco, California, USA. … Read Full Bio ↴Osees (formerly 'Oh Sees') are a band from San Francisco, California, USA. The group began as an outlet for John Dwyer to release his instrumental, experimental home recordings, and over the course of several albums evolved into a full band. The band is noted for both its prolific album releases, energetic live shows, and their whimsical visual aesthetic that juxtaposes cartoon imagery and horror. The band has changed its name several times, being known as Orinoka Crash Suite, OCS, Orange County Sound, The Ohsees, Thee Oh Sees. Some say John Dwyer (of Coachwhips, Pink & Brown, OCS, Landed, Yikes, Burmese, The Hospitals, Sword & Sandals, Superpit, The Drums, The Trawgs, Zeigenbock Kopf and Dig That Body Up It's Alive!) is in Thee Oh Sees and he seems to be making this band the most serious project. He's done everything from noise to death metal to punk and now Thee Oh Sees.
Thee Oh Sees are no doubt the lightest of his excursions, but in contrast to the rest of his resume one could surmise that there are significant reasons for the change.
Thee Oh Sees have a lo-fi electric-acoustic sound that's usually soaked in reverb, making it as if you can hear and see the exact room they recorded in. It creates a very distinct mood that seems to fit their style, lyrics, and melodies.
What most people focus on is that Mr. Dwyer is in the band. While it's certainly a notable quality, the recent band members bring so much more to the table. The earliest recordings are Dwyer's solo recordings, mostly single instrument/vocal ditties that you can hear him working out. They're an intimate portrait of John, but without the recent material, the portrait would simply be incomplete.
Thee Oh Sees don't subscribe to any one style.
With the addition of Brigid Dawson, Petey Dammit, and a rotating cast of drummers, the sound has grown into the landscape that one man couldn't create alone. Brigid's soprano voice brings an almost hauntingly sensitive aspect to the lyrics and melodies, while Petey and Mike's pounding and insistent backline (and additional drums from Lars Finberg of The Intelligence on recent recordings) complete the frame in its entirety. Their energetic, sweat-laden shows coupled with their prolific recording schedule has garnered them a growing, dedicated fan base.
The catalog that this band has put together is growing and growing, albeit under several different monikers, and several different labels.
in 2017 it was announced that the band would change its name to simply 'Oh Sees'
in November of 2019, the band announced that they would be changing their name yet again to simply 'Osees'
Thee Oh Sees are no doubt the lightest of his excursions, but in contrast to the rest of his resume one could surmise that there are significant reasons for the change.
Thee Oh Sees have a lo-fi electric-acoustic sound that's usually soaked in reverb, making it as if you can hear and see the exact room they recorded in. It creates a very distinct mood that seems to fit their style, lyrics, and melodies.
What most people focus on is that Mr. Dwyer is in the band. While it's certainly a notable quality, the recent band members bring so much more to the table. The earliest recordings are Dwyer's solo recordings, mostly single instrument/vocal ditties that you can hear him working out. They're an intimate portrait of John, but without the recent material, the portrait would simply be incomplete.
Thee Oh Sees don't subscribe to any one style.
With the addition of Brigid Dawson, Petey Dammit, and a rotating cast of drummers, the sound has grown into the landscape that one man couldn't create alone. Brigid's soprano voice brings an almost hauntingly sensitive aspect to the lyrics and melodies, while Petey and Mike's pounding and insistent backline (and additional drums from Lars Finberg of The Intelligence on recent recordings) complete the frame in its entirety. Their energetic, sweat-laden shows coupled with their prolific recording schedule has garnered them a growing, dedicated fan base.
The catalog that this band has put together is growing and growing, albeit under several different monikers, and several different labels.
in 2017 it was announced that the band would change its name to simply 'Oh Sees'
in November of 2019, the band announced that they would be changing their name yet again to simply 'Osees'
Sticky Hulks
Thee Oh Sees Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Thee Oh Sees:
A Flag In The Court It's so easy to call like an unfurling flag It's so…
Adult Acid There's an ace. i dream it, i see it Where's the…
Block Of Ice I don't want to be destroyed I just want to lay…
Block of Ice Live I don't want to be destroyed I just want to lay…
Can You See? Can you see? over walls To the sky maybe more Can you…
Carrion Crawler Eat meat, fill me with holes Pick teeth, using my bones Kn…
Castiatic Tackle I went down, triple love And she asked, she asked of…
Contraption/Soul Desert Contraption every night Paint out the lights It stops all th…
Corrupted Coffin I waited, I waited I'm going, I'm going I'm stealing, I'm st…
Dead Man It's a part of us I see, in ecstasy, we…
Destroyed Fortress Reappears Doesn't rainbow reserve the right to say no? Humans, iceber…
Encrypted Bounce Slide over here In the setting sun D-d-d-don't pull away Til…
Enemy Destruct When hate is in the room Everybody dig in everybody clam…
Everything Went Black Everything went black as i reached for the top of…
Flash Bats I am spooked from sitting here all night We are seldom…
Gelatinous Cube I see you standing there With your cannibal's eyes A meal …
Ghost In The Trees How did you call? from behind the water wall Did you…
Go Meet The Seed I wanna live i wanna hang way up in a…
Graveyard Drug Party The captains stayed deep into the morning They lifted and p…
Grease Darlings do best in the open air They step outside sick…
Grease 2 Don't be upset, i wanna be with you Open the gates,…
Hang a Picture hang a picture on the wall it's a reflection of us…
Head of State A head of the state is in my bed Look into…
I Can't Get No When i look at the eye I often see a spot…
I Come From The Mountain Early morning underneath the city, in a tunnel calling resc…
I Come From The Mt. Early morning, underneath the city In a tunnel calling rescu…
I Need Seed It don't feel too good to be, dead in the…
I Was Denied I flew right by and surveyed the scene I was denied,…
If I Stay Too Long Walking up to you straight Rehearsing everything Iβ²ve said I…
Island Raiders island raider pointed uphill they climb up walls and over si…
lupine dominus I will assume that every mirror crashes through the moon You…
Maria Stacks Maria, maria. I got my first lolita there I see you…
Meat Step Lively Scratched up and busy he's overrated And he thinks about hi…
Mega Feast nformation for you information for me it's singing stars w…
Mega-feast Information for you Information for me It's singing stars …
Minotaur Oil slick in my dinner It makes me sick, in the…
MT Work MT work is calling again "how do you know?" MT work is…
Night Crawler Subtle slayer Ruined kids again Put their light out It's …
Opposition Opposition, always hoped up, anti-squishy, always worried …
Peanut Butter Oven One thing to be Would be the dust on tv One thing…
Penetrating Eye Somebody with stolen eyes Starin' at passersby Unlocked in…
Plastic Plant Propped up in a morbid torpor Lifeless eyes locked in a…
Pleasure Blimps Pleasure Blimps float up stream It rolls over you and me Str…
Poison Finger Wriggling to life, it's a possibility Fingers in the soil i…
putrifiers II Forever before I die My guts are pockets underground But I g…
Rainbow Anyone can join my love It's just drippin off When i walk…
Robber Barons Whiff A hint Burnt family. Robber barons High up they se…
Ruby Go Home Hey tambourine What's that you're saying? Whoa tangerina i…
Stinking Cloud Pounce it heavy with a notion that you are the…
Sugar Boat Sugar boats are falling Save your ears from calling I say th…
Sugars Boat sasil na chimdaewi neol bara bol ttaemyeon hangsangna sujube…
The Axis Don't you know, how much I don't love you? Don't you…
The Dream I had a dream, a dream I said A bloody dream…
The Dumb Drums Those dumb drums can hold your hand in the morning I am…
The Gilded Cunt Your misery is worn as a veil To hide bewitchment of…
The Lens Even know it's great today, I can feel you near…
Ticklish Warrior Loose your arrows There's a hole in the sky Bring your axe…
Tidal Wave I wish I could cross my arms and cross your…
Toe Cutter Sun, we upon a cloud Cry, sounds from far below Run, 'cause…
Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster Sun, we upon a cloud Cry, sound from far below Drums, cover…
Toe Cutter / Thumb Buster Sun, we upon a cloud Cry, sounds from far below Run, 'cause…
Two Drummers Disappear Well you're wrong, it hurts when you disappear Thank god yo…
Visit Colonel Fancy girls unite. It's a garden growing nightly. It's a…
Warm Slime Outside outside, it's summertime Up in my bed, oh, i can't…
Will We Be Scared lalalala lala lala la lala lala lalalala lala lala la lala…
You Will See This Dog Before You Die Get out from that kitchen, And rattle those pots and pans, …
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John Reuter
Astral seasons drift on by and waver in the light
Stretching on through time
As a soul could surely be for all eternity
It's present in a sigh
At a pace so patiently, waiting there for you and me
Drifting all the while
And the ticking of the clock and the ringing of the stocks
Are relics of our lives
Our love flows on endlessly, our love is pure and free
A vast and depthless sea
Astral seasons drift on by and waver in the light
Stretching on through time
As a soul could surely be for all eternity
Is present in a sigh
At a pace so patiently, waiting there for you and me
Drifting all the while
LazyLion
one of the single greatest guitar tones ever achieved during a live performance
Brian Christensen
@Mislav LeΕ‘iΔ a year late, but he uses the aluminum neck egc guitar with p90s, a dual showman reverb and bandmaster reverb through 15β jbl speakers. Uses a boss delay and a death by audio fuzzwar for pedals. Crankes up the amp with treble and mid turned almost all the way up
AL
yes youβre correct
Jace Hebert
henchlock on their other kexp performance too
namesjw
@Mislav LeΕ‘iΔ p90s + fuzz pedal + compressor most likely
Mislav LeΕ‘iΔ
Jeez that tone is the heaven. Anyone knows how he gets that fat tone?
Gabriel Navarro
This version is perfect, even better than the album one
Miles Dufourny
It's the best version I've ever heard. The guitar tone is amazing.
Juxie
John's hypnotic body movement at 3:08 captures the entire mood of this performance for me. Idk why. It's just such a slow, heavy song but there's so much energy behind it. This song is a swaying cobra about to strike... No, a crocodile slowly coasting up to a zebra at the watering hole, just before exploding out of the water and snatching it by the face to drag it under.
ΠΠΈΡΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ Π²Π΅Π΄ΡΠΌΠ°
i thought it most definitely was a forest fairy making those magical noises with a vintage hammond. imagine how shook i was seeing dwyer soaked in sweat playing this little-ass keyboard in the corner.. makes it even better for sure