Thee Oh Sees

Overview

It’s hard to tell what’s longer — the list of musical genres than San Francisco five-piece Thee Oh Sees could potentially fit in to, or the list of bands that their front man John Dwyer has belonged to.

The Oh Sees are heading to Australia to rock the hell out of Melbourne’s Sugar Mountain Festival, but are also playing a run of side shows across the country. What started as an outlet for Dwyer to release his instrumental, experimental home recordings has blossomed (or, rather, exploded) in to a full band complete with vocals, keyboards, guitar and drums. Their latest album Carrion Crawler/The Dream showcases the band at their at their most powerful, and though it’s a hard one to describe using traditional genre tags the words “cacophonous”, “manic” and even “harmonious” are all equally apt.

Thee Oh Sees’ energy is more than evident when listening to their recordings, but what they’re really famous for are their passionate live shows. So if you’re not afraid of losing your personal belongings in a sea of frenetic bodies or being kicked in the face by a crowd surfer, this is a show you won’t want to miss.