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2018 studio album by Oh Sees
Smote Reverser
Released August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17 )
Genre
Length 59 :53
Label
Castle Face
Producer
"Overthrown" Released: May 21, 2018
"C" Released: June 25, 2018
Smote Reverser is the twenty-first studio album by American
garage rock band
Oh Sees , released on August 17, 2018, on
Castle Face Records . The album features keyboardist Tomas Dolas, who contributed to 2017's
Memory of a Cut Off Head , and subsequently joined the band as a full time member.
[3]
Critical reception
Smote Reverser was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At
Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an
average score of 79, based on 18 reviews.
[4] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 18 reviews.
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Track listing
Title 1. "Sentient Oona" 5:34 2. "Enrique El Cobrador" 3:53 3. "C" 4:21 4. "Overthrown" 2:41 5. "Last Peace" 7:41 6. "Moon Bog" 4:56 7. "Anthemic Aggressor" 12:13 8. "Abysmal Urn" 3:25 9. "Nail House Needle Boys" 4:40 10. "Flies Bump Against the Glass" 4:25 11. "Beat Quest" 6:04
Personnel
Credits adapted from
AllMusic .
[14]
Oh Sees
John Dwyer – effects, guitar, hand percussion, Mellotron, synthesizer, vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano
Tim Hellman – bass
Dan Rincon – drums
Paul Quattrone – drums, timbales
Additional musicians
Brigid Dawson – backing vocals
Tomas Dolas – B3 organ, Mellotron, Wurlitzer electric piano
Heather Locke – sampled viola on "The Last Peace"
Technical personnel
Matt Stawicki – cover artwork
Eric Bauer – engineering, mixing, production
Enrique Tena – engineering, mixing, production
JJ Golden – mastering
Matthew Jones – layout
Brian Lee Hughes – additional photography
Charts
References
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a
b Berman, Stuart (August 23, 2018).
"Oh Sees: Smote Reverser Album Review" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
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a
b
c Sendra, Tim.
"Smote Reverser – Thee Oh Sees" .
AllMusic . Retrieved Oct 8, 2018 .
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"Dan Rincon Instagram" . Archived from
the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved August 12, 2019 .
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a
b
"Reviews and Tracks for Smote Reverser by Oh Sees" .
Metacritic . Retrieved August 18, 2018 .
^ Kenny, Brody (August 23, 2018).
"A lack of surprises makes Smote Reverser a relatively disappointing effort for Oh Sees" . Archived from
the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2020 .
^ Adams, Erik; Hernandez, Nina; McLevy, Alex; Partridge, Kenneth (17 August 2018).
"Nicki Minaj, Animal Collective, and Death Cab lead a busy week in new releases" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved August 18, 2018 .
^ Roseblade, Nick (August 17, 2018).
"Clash Magazine Review" .
Clash . Retrieved September 20, 2020 .
^ Turner-Heffer, Bella (August 17, 2018).
"Drowned in Sound Review" .
Drowned in Sound . Retrieved September 20, 2020 .
^ Siregar, Cady (August 15, 2018).
"Smote Reverser proves that Oh Sees can be anything they want to be" .
The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved September 20, 2020 .
^ Daly, Rhian (August 20, 2018).
"NME Review" .
NME . Retrieved September 20, 2020 .
^ Desler, Madison (August 22, 2018).
"Paste Magazine Review" .
Paste . Retrieved September 20, 2020 .
^ Weingarten, Christopher (August 24, 2018).
"The Oh Sees' Garage-Rock Mutation 'Smote Reverser' " .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 20, 2020 .
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"Album of the Year Review" . Album of the Year . Retrieved September 20, 2020 .
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"Smote Reverser – Thee Oh Sees|Credits" .
AllMusic . Retrieved August 18, 2018 .
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"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 25, 2018.
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 25, 2018.
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"Oh Sees Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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"Oh Sees Chart History (Independent Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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"Oh Sees Chart History (Top Album Sales)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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