An Odd Entrances by Thee Oh Sees

A sequel of sorts to the 2016 album *A Weird Exits*, *An Odd Entrances* furthers the process of unspooling Thee Oh Sees’ frenetic, tightly wound garage rock into a psychedelic sprawl. The opening fanfare “You Will Find It Here” begins with cosmic free-jazz skitters before blossoming into a droning guitar jam speckled with ‘60s-vintage organ sounds; “Jammed Exit” is a foray into tropical dub. But most mesmerizing of all is “The Poem,” an acid-pop serenade that floats in a celestial fog.

From the same misty mountain top tape spool as August’s “A Weird Exits”, Thee Oh Sees bring us a companion LP titled “An Odd Entrances". Delving more towards the contemplative side than the face-skinning aspects of "A Weird Exits", "An Odd Entrances" is a cosmic exercise en plein aire with Dwyer and co double drum shuffling, lounging with cellos, following a flute around the groove, and spooling a few Grimm-dark lullabies along the way. Lurking in the grass are a snake or two, like the celestial facing instrumental buzz of Unwrap The Fiend Pt. 1…but for the most part this is a relatively hushed affair, a morning rather than evening listen perhaps.

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6.7 / 10

Though it’s not a force of nature like the other LPs Thee Oh Sees have produced since returning from their farcically brief 2013 hiatus, Odd Entrances more than keeps their streak alive.

8 / 10

There’s no more struggling to hear what’s happening beneath Thee Oh Sees' sonic murk - this is as direct as a punch to the face.

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6 / 10

'An Odd Entrances' makes it now a dozen albums now from John Dwyer's Thee Oh Sees. This LP is the companion to 'A Weird Exits' released earlier in 2016.

4.8 / 10

Thee Oh Sees 'An Odd Entrances' album review by Matthew Wardell, the EP comes out on November 18th via Castle Face. Thee Oh Sees, play 11/9 in Ashville, NC.

An Odd EntrancesArtist: THEE OH SEESGenre: RockLabel: Castle FaceIs there a more prolific band in garage rock today than Thee Oh Sees?