Face Stabber
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| Released | August 16, 2019 | |||
| Studio | The Sonic Ranch | |||
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| Length | 80:22 | |||
| Label | Castle Face | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Consequence of Sound | B+ |
| Pitchfork | 6.6/10 |
Face Stabber is the twenty-second studio album by American garage rock band Oh Sees, released on August 16, 2019, on Castle Face Records. The album expands on the progressive rock sound that the band explored on their two previous releases Orc and Smote Reverser.
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".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.
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 (2019) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (Official Charts) | 80 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 13 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 38 |
