Band: Thee Oh Sees
Release: April 28, 2009
Label: In The Red Records

1. “Enemy Destruct” – 9.4
2. “Ruby Go Home” – 8.9
3. “Meat Step Lively” – 9.2
4. “A Flag In The Court” – 8.3
5. “The Turn Around” – 7.5
6. “Can You See?” – 8.6
7. “Rainbow” – 9.4
8. “Go Meet The Seed” – 9.3
9. “I Can’t Get No” – 8.9
10. “Soda St. #1” – 8.6
11. “Destroyed Fortress Reappers” – 9.2
12. “Peanut Butter Oven” – 9.0

Comments: Pursuing a recommendation from No Bunny drummer Billy, I decided to give this esteemed album a listen. Reminds me to some degree of the kind of rock that good old Chuck Berry was spitting out in his day, though this is dirtier and more prone to experiment. So I can see why this band has been influential to the emerging “coaster” garage scene that includes No Bunny and company. But at a few points throughout, I feel like there are too many layers of different instruments that distort the main rhythm and vocals, making the listening experience a sort of pain in the ass. At a few points, I hear a simplicity reminiscent of Jay Reatard lyrically and musically. It’s the kind of garage-y music that I can’t call awesome, but that I can give a pretty decent amount of respect to. A band I probably won’t make an exaggerated effort to go see, but might if they are playing alongside another good band.

Grade: 8.9