Face Stabber
Studio album by
Oh Sees
ReleasedAugust 16, 2019 (2019-08-16)
StudioThe Sonic Ranch
Genre
Length79:51
LabelCastle Face
Producer
  • Eric Bauer
  • Enrique Tena Padilla
  • Mario Ramirez
  • John Dwyer
Oh Sees chronology
Smote Reverser
(2018)		 Face Stabber
(2019)		 Protean Threat
(2020)
Singles from Face Stabber
  1. "Henchlock"
    Released: June 25, 2019
  2. "Poisoned Stones"
    Released: July 8, 2019
  3. "Heartworm"
    Released: July 22, 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Consequence of SoundB+[3]
Pitchfork6.6/10[4]

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]

Background

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]

Track listing

Face Stabber track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Daily Heavy"7:49
2."The Experimenter"5:22
3."Face Stabber"2:19
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"1:56
12."Together Tomorrow"1:34
13."Captain Loosely"4:24
14."Henchlock"21:01
Total length:79:51

Personnel

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

Charts

Chart performance for Face Stabber
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 80
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 13
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 38

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sendra, Tim. "Face Stabber – Thee Oh Sees". AllMusic. Retrieved Aug 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Reviews and Tracks for Smote Reverser by Oh Sees". Metacritic. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ Gravley, Garrett (August 16, 2019). "Oh Sees Push Experimental Tendencies to New Heights on Face Stabber". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ Greene, Linnie (August 28, 2019). "Oh Sees: Face Stabber Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ Todd, Harry (August 13, 2019). "Oh Sees Share New Song "Together Tomorrow" from This Friday's New Double Album Face Stabber". Paste. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Kaye, Ben (August 14, 2019). "Oh Sees break down their new album Face Stabber, Track by Track: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Face Stabber – Thee Oh Sees|Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Oh Sees Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Oh Sees Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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