[on repeat] SWEET HELICOPTER by Thee Oh Sees

Another year, another release from San Francisco's Thee Oh Sees.  There really isn't much else to say about John Dwyer and crew with the countless releases (35?) and LPs (12?) over the past decade, and not to mention Dwyer's extensive stint in the music scene well before Thee Oh Sees saw the light of day.  Their new LP, Floating Coffin, is out on Dwyer's

[split] WAIT LETS GO by Thee Oh Sees/OVER AND UNDER by The Mallard

(buy)

It's no secret the Bay Area is burgeoning with music talent these days and not only two of the best, but two of the most disparate in terms of seniority are together as part of the most recent release from Famous Class Records' 7" split-single series called Less Artists More Condos (LAMC).  The series

[on repeat] HANG A PICTURE by Thee Oh Sees

(previously on CWR)

It may seem like a long time since the last release from Thee Oh Sees, but that's probably because they've spoiled us with numerous releases per year.  Either way, the band's new LP (their 14th?), Putrifiers II, is released on September 11th from In The Red Records and continues the band's relevance and

AM I WRONG by Mikal Cronin

Am I Wrong


You Gotta Have Someone

Mikal Cronin's breakout year continues...earlier this year he released his extremely well-received (and well-deserved) self-titled, debut LP on Trouble In Mind Records, and now he's

[on repeat] THE DREAM by Thee Oh Sees

The Dream
Contraption/Soul Desert

There's been quite a bit of anticipation over the interweb since Thee Oh Sees announced the release of their second LP of 2011, Carrion Crawler/The Dream, which is due out from In The Red Records on November 15.  It's all well deserved because after listening, the San Franciscans scorch through the 10 tracks with all the frenetic retro psychedelia

DEAD ENERGY by Thee Oh Sees

Dead Energy by Thee Oh Sees

One More Tonight by Total Control 

While we wait for the forthcoming LP from San Francisco's Thee Oh Sees on November 15 (pre-order) from In The Red Records, and while we continue to enjoy the fantastic recent release from Australia's Total Control, we have this splendid Split 12" from these guys to accompany their current 4-month tour together.  Thee Oh Sees make up the A-side featuring four tracks from a live session recording, including a

CHEAP PERFUME by Bare Wires

Cheap Perfume
Ready To Go

Another upcoming release from the Bay Area sees Bare Wires' third LP, Cheap Perfume, to be released on October 18th from Southpaw Records (pre-order).  The title track has been released to wet your lips and to get you ready for the 10 new tracks of their throwback 70's garage sound.  I've been listening to this song over and over...just can't get enough of it.  'Ready To Go' is the b-side to the single release of the LPs lead track 'Don't Ever

I NEED SEED by Thee Oh Sees

I Need Seed
I Was Denied

A couple of weeks ago another prolific San Francisco psych-rock outfit (12 LPs, 5 EPs since '03) , Thee Oh Sees released the first single from their forthcoming album Castlemania (pre-order).  The double LP is the most studio-arranged of their many records. It contains 16 songs and comes out on June 14 on In the Red.  The band describes it

HAPPY CREEPS by Ty Segall / CRUSHED GRASS by Thee Oh Sees

Happy Creeps by Ty Segall - (previously on CWR)
Crushed Grass by Thee Oh Sees

And yet another show of note, is Ty Segall coming back to town to do a couple of shows next weekend.  Friday, January 21 he’ll be at Thee Men’s Warehouse in Anaheim (w/ Moonhearts) and Saturday, January 22 you can