A Weird Exits

Thee Oh Sees - A Weird Exits
Critic Score
Based on 22 reviews
2016 Ratings: #169 / 1004
User Score
Based on 237 ratings
2016 Rank: #234
Liked by 25 people
August 12, 2016 / Release Date
LP / Format
Castle Face / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Uncut

Thee Oh Sees are always the same but different, drifting through genres before twisting them out of shape ... On A Weird Exits, they do this more successfully than ever before, with Dwyer taking the band into pulsing dance rhythms and Krautrock as he explores the rich, crackling rhythmic potential of the group’s new two-drummer lineup.

83
Paste

Thee Oh Sees push their normal cartoonishly unhinged garage punk into new krautrock-inspired levels of madness on A Weird Exits.

83
Pretty Much Amazing
Expanding their lineup with a second drummer, Thee Oh Sees are allowed to stretch their sound and release one of their most cosmic, trippiest records yet.
80
Exclaim!
This one may be the most proper representation of their live shows and tendency to groove out that they've set loose into the world to date.
80
The Needle Drop
Prolific garage rock outfit Thee Oh Sees drop one of their best records in years.
80
Mojo
Thee oh Sees have never done ‘Thee oh Sees’ quite as well as they do here, a riot of lucid cacophony, androgyny, glowing vignettes of loveliness, and two drummers caught in the most sublime lockstep.
80
The Guardian
It’s less a weird exit and more a brawny re-entry.
80
DIY
The group may be old hat at this by now, but they remain relatively unsung heroes.
80
Under the Radar

Thee Oh Sees are not a band that will ever seriously reconsider their dynamics, and nor should they. A Weird Exits just goes to show that some bands are so vital to their scene that they never need to change.

80
NME
‘A Weird Exits’, the San Franciscan mob’s latest, is another idiosyncratic serving of synthed-up garage rawk that suggests a brisk workrate needn’t lead to a lack of quality control.
80
AllMusic

With Mutilator, and now this album, the band is firing on all cylinders and then some, making psych-prog-metal-punk jams for the ages.

75
Pitchfork

Even when their pendulum is swinging at a steadier pace, Thee Oh Sees still have the power to hypnotize—but from its twitchy jams to its blown-out power ballads, A Weird Exits’ most intriguing moments come when they break the trance.

75
Consequence of Sound

There’s nothing in A Weird Exits that signals a massive change in the future of Thee Oh Sees, nor does it stand head and shoulders above their catalog. Instead it’s one of many great records they’ve produced and one that shows a refinement and strengthening in John Dwyer’s guitar and voice and one that will continue to fill mosh pits the world over.

70
The Line of Best Fit

There isn’t much to separate A Weird Exits from its 16 predecessors, although it does take elements of their renowned sound and push it to its limits like never before.

70
PopMatters
The previous two records were great, tangled rock records. But there’s a subtle, exciting shift on this record that breathes new life in Thee Oh Sees’ sound, no small feat on the project’s umpteenth album.
70
Drowned in Sound

A Weird Exits feels like the first time in a while that Dwyer has chosen to take a lurch forward rather than a small step.

CollinClark
81

Thee Oh Sees - A Weird Exits (2016)

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Z.Younk
75

Full on progressive rock on a lot of songs, touching the power pop genre at times, which is usually a bad move, but obviously it suits their songwriting style, so it does work, and functions well as an album.

Knxckebeatz
88

Somedays i feel like i like this a bit better than Orc but then another day I don't

Edit: fuck it it's better than Orc

Mugweld
85

osees marathon continues

pretty much the same as mutilator but the psych rock is cranked up to the max. the drumming is just as great just like on mutilator. if this one maintained its energy all the way through instead of switching up in the last leg i think it may have been their best. not to say the ending is bad but i think its worse compared to the first couple of tracks which are just balls to the walls. still this remains as one of the best albums in their discog and i hope it gains ... read more

82

make sure to check out this if you're looking for a record with a kind of strange personality

WitherVideos
80

Good overall. Last two tracks are a bit of a quality drop but it’s a decent (albeit somewhat forgettable) psychedelic rock album.

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Added on: May 25, 2016