Thee Oh Sees - The Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending a Night In
Artist: Thee Oh Sees
Album: The Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending a Night In
Label: Tomlab
This music seeks the perfect space: something large and cavernous and dark and warm. It is dark psychedelia that I can only describe as playful Satanism. Think of Os Mutantes playing for Aleister Crowley at the Abbey of Thelema. Or PJ Harvey’s To Bring You My Love sung with a smile. It is hard to pick only a couple tracks to highlight because they are all dark and vibrant and good. The two songs below may not be the poppiest songs on the album (there are definitely more gems to discover), but they have that cavernous resonance that characterizes the entire album.
Thee Oh Sees – “Maria Stacks”
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The high, tin-can vocals, chugging guitars, and slowly throbbing drums complement one another perfectly on this track. It is great after-work music: rough enough to let off some steam but soft enough to play in the background without upsetting your neighbors (too much).
Thee Oh Sees – “The Coconut”
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Though not as tight or poppy as the other tracks, this song caught me with those first jangly seconds. I can’t even tell what instrument is making that deep bell sound. I like this track despite the quiet interlude around 1:30.
This album has many more moments worth being hear, so go visit the band’s myspace page, see what’s up on their label site, and buy the album.
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