Indie Basement (8/12): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new records by OSEES, Kiwi Jr, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Max Tundra, Tony Molina, Been Stellar, and more.
Oh Sees
John Dwyer’s Bent Arcana announces live album — listen to “Misanthrope Gets Lunch”
OSEES frontman John Dwyer’s experimental, improvisational group Bent Arcana release ‘Live Zebulon‘ in September
OSEES take on police brutality in video for “Perm Act” from upcoming album
OSEES new album ‘‘A Foul Form' is out in August and they'll be on tour in September.
OSEES announce new album ‘A Foul Form’ – listen to raging new single “Funeral Solution”
OSEES frontman John Dwyer says ‘A Foul Form‘ ”represents some of our most savage & primal instincts" and calls it ”an homage to the punk bands we grew up on.”
Black Dice offshoot Flaccid Mojo prep debut LP on Castle Face (listen to “Slow Psychics”)
Flaccid Mojo, aka Black Dice's Bjorn Copeland and Aaron Warren, will release their debut album in June via Castle Face. ”This record is a burning car in a field and I love it,” says OSEES' John Dwyer
’90s NYC noise band Laddio Bolocko’s albums getting first-ever vinyl releases via Castle Face
“I had never seen anything like this band, and never have again“ - Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer
OSEES announce 2022 fall North American tour
The fall 2022 dates include West Coast shows with Automatic.
EXEK prep new album for Castle Face – listen to “(I’m After) Your Best Interest”
Nervy Australian post-punks EXEK will release a new album, ‘ADVERTISE HERE,‘ on February 4 via Castle Face.
OSEES played 2 nights at Brooklyn’s Warsaw (pics, setlists)
It's been nearly two years since OSEES have been able to tour and you could tell the band and their fans had a lot of stored energy to expel at these Brooklyn shows...
OSEES expand tour, add two new L.A. dates; John Dwyer art show this month
Plus: check out video and setlist from OSEES' two-night stand at Austin's Hotel Vegas this past weekend.