OCS 4: Get Stoved

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OCS 4: Get Stoved
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Studio album by
OCS
ReleasedMay 30, 2005
GenreFreak folk
Length31:44
Label
ProducerJohn Dwyer
OCS chronology
Songs About Death & Dying Vol. 3
(2005) 		OCS 4: Get Stoved
(2005) 		The Cool Death of Island Raiders
(2006)

OCS 4: Get Stoved is the fourth studio album by American garage rock act Thee Oh Sees, released on May 30, 2005 on . Released under the name, OCS, the album was recorded as a duo by John Dwyer and drummer Patrick Mullins, and features experimental freak folk songs.

The album was initially released as a double album, alongside the band's third studio album, Songs About Death & Dying Vol. 3, but was later released independently on KimoSciotic Records in 2008.

Reception[]

In a positive review for Allmusic, Alex Henderson wrote of the album's initial release as a double album with Songs About Death & Dying Vol. 3: "3 and 4 has more ups than downs, and Narnack Records deserves credit for documenting more than one side of Dwyer's artistry."[1]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wait All Nite" 2:25
2."Devil's Last Breath" 1:14
3."Tower and the Wall" 3:09
4."Friends of St. Thomas" 1:53
5."Along the Way.." 1:46
6."Crime On My Mind" 3:14
7."Get Thy Bearings"Donovan2:21
8."Harmony & Bells" 2:45
9."Head 2" 1:43
10."Beginning Burning" 2:39
11."Head" 0:56
12."Cookie Destroyer" 2:14
13."Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie"Elizabeth Cotten2:23
14."Dreadful Heart" 3:02

Personnel[]

OCS[]

  • John Dwyer - vocals, guitar
  • Patrick Mullins - drums, electronics, vocals (12), bells

Additional musicians[]

  • Mike Donovan - backing vocals (4, 10, 13)
  • Matt Hartman - bass clarinet (7, 12)

Recording personnel[]

  • John Dwyer - recording

Artwork[]

  • Christopher Garret - cover and insert drawings

References[]

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "3 and 4 - OCS". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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