OCS (aka Oh Sees) releasing 'Memory of a Cut Off Head,' share title track
Oh Sees just released their 19th album, the psych-prog extravaganza Orc, last week and now main man John Dwyer announces their next album, Memory of a Cut Off Head, will be out November 17. It’s not only the 20th Oh Sees/Thee Oh Sees/OCS album in 20 years, it’s the 100th release for Dwyer’s label, Castle Face. For it, Dwyer is reverting back to the original OCS incarnation of the name, and it’s a collaboration with Brigid Dawson who was a member of Thee Oh Sees for many years. This is also a radically different record you might not be expecting: pretty, pastoral, and folky, with string arrangements by Heather Lockie and brass arrangements by Mikal Cronin. You can listen to Memory of a Cut Off Head‘s genuinely lovely title track, and check out cover art and tracklist, below.
Meanwhile, Oh Sees’ powerhouse two-drummer lineup will be on tour soon, including two shows at Brooklyn’s Warsaw on 9 & 10 (tickets). Tour dates are listed below.
OCS – MEMORY OF A CUT OFF HEAD TRACKLIST
1. Memory of a Cut Off Head
2. Cannibal Planet
3. The Baron Sleeps and Dreams
4. The Remote Viewer
5. On & On Corridor
6. Neighbor To None
7. The Fool
8. The Chopping Block
9. Time Tuner
10. Lift A Finger
OH SEES/OCS – 2017 TOUR DATES
Thu. Aug. 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Fri. Sept. 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
Sat. Sept. 2 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar
Mon. Sept. 4 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas Outside
Tue. Sept. 5 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s
Wed. Sept. 6 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Sept. 7 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival
Fri. Sept. 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theater
Sa. Sept. 9 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
Sun. Sept. 10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
Wed. Sept. 13 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Thu. Sept. 14 – Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe I Le National
Fri. Sept. 15 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Theater
Sat. Sept. 16 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Sun. Sept. 17 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Tue. Sept. 19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
Fri. Sept. 22 – Missoula, MT @ Monk’s
Sat. Sept. 23 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
Sun. Sept. 24 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Mon. Sept. 25 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Wed. Sept. 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Thur. Sept. 28 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
