Thee Oh Sees: Cosmic Drifts and Double Drummer Fury

Thee Oh Sees continue to evolve, moving beyond their foundational '60s psych-pop and garage-punk roots into more cosmic sonic realms. On their latest album, 'A Weird Exits,' the band, led by John Dwyer, experiments by often forgoing traditional choruses for extended instrumental journeys and ecstatic outbursts.

This album marks the first appearance of dual drummers Ryan Moutinho and Dan Rincon, whose interplay infuses the music with greater rhythmic variation. While their signature motorik sound remains, it now serves as a stable base from which the band confidently explores new territories, characterized by looser, limber mid-tempo grooves.

The instrumental tracks particularly highlight the dual-drummer attack, creating intricate soundscapes. Even their closing track, 'The Axis,' which begins as a slow, melancholic ballad, erupts into a distorted guitar solo, demonstrating their enduring power to mesmerize and break trance-like states.