Face Stabber is the twenty-second studio album by American garage rock band Oh Sees, released on August 16, 2019 on Castle Face Records.[5] The album expands on the progressive rock sound that the band explored on their two previous releases Orc and Smote Reverser.[6]
Face Stabber | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 16, 2019 | |||
Studio | The Sonic Ranch | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 80:22 | |||
Label | Castle Face | |||
Producer |
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Oh Sees chronology | ||||
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Singles from Face Stabber | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Consequence of Sound | B+[3] |
Pitchfork | 6.6/10[4] |
The band described the album's sound as "Soundcloud hip-hop reversed, a far flung nemesis of contemporary country and flaccid algorithmic pop-barf".[6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Daily Heavy" | 7:50 |
2. | "The Experimenter" | 5:22 |
3. | "Face Stabber" | 2:45 |
4. | "Snickersnee" | 3:46 |
5. | "Fu Xi" | 5:19 |
6. | "Scutum & Scorpius" | 14:24 |
7. | "Gholü" | 1:51 |
8. | "Poisoned Stones" | 3:55 |
9. | "Psy-Ops Dispatch" | 4:03 |
10. | "S.S. Luker's Mom" | 2:08 |
11. | "Heartworm" | 1:57 |
12. | "Together Tomorrow" | 1:34 |
13. | "Captain Loosely" | 4:25 |
14. | "Henchlock" | 21:02 |
Total length: | 80:22 |
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[7]
Oh Sees
- John Dwyer – guitar, vocals, electronics, synthesizers, percussion, sax, samples, Mellotron, field recording
- Tim Hellman – bass, percussion
- Tomas Dolas – organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, percussion
- Dan Rincon – drums, percussion
- Paul Quattrone – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Brigid Dawson – additional vocals
- Brad Caulkins – alto and tenor saxophone
- Mario Ramirez, Enrique Tena Padilla, Eric Bauer – percussion
Technical personnel
- Bernd K. Eisenschmidt – cover artwork, adapted from "Swamp Demon" by Frank Frazetta
- Brian Bamps – Inner sleeve artwork
- Eric Bauer – engineering, mixing, production
- Enrique Tena – engineering, mixing, production
- Mario Ramirez – engineering
- JJ Golden – mastering
- Matthew Jones – layout
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] | 80 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 13 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] | 38 |
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