This is a pop record for tired times. Sugared with bits of shatterproof glass to put more crack in your strap. At long last, verse / chorus. A weathered thesaurus. This is OSEES bookend sound. Early grade garage pop meets protosynth punk suicide-repellant. Have a whack at the grass or listen while flat on your ass.
“A pop record for cruel times,” was John Dwyer’s sell for his 28th Osees album and, after the gnarly fundamentalist hardcore of 2022’s “A Foul Form”, he’d at least re-orientated his main band towards new wave. Devo sounded like a core influence on the frenzied synth-punk, as well as echoes of an old Dwyer side-project, Damaged Bug. Also noted: Dwyer’s other 2023 wheeze, a percussion improv outfit called Posh Swat.
Heaps of electronic whirling accelerants to gum up your cheapskate broadband. You can find your place here at long last. All are welcome from the get go to the finale…a distant crackling transmission of 80s synth last-dance-of-the-night tune for your lost loves. Suffering from Politic amnesia? Bored of AI-generated pop slop? Then this one is for you, our friends. Wasteland wanderer, stick around. Love y’all. For fans of Teutonic synth punk and Thee Oh Sees (who the fuck are they?)” — John Dwyer
available via In The Red Records.
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