Osees

Osees (formerly OCS, The OhSees, Thee Oh Sees and Oh Sees) is an American psychedelic garage rock band from San Francisco, California. It is led by multi-instrumentalist John Dwyer, a figurehead of the Californian garage scene. The line-up has kept changing its look over the years, beginning as a freak folk solo project in the early 2000s before gradually drifting towards a sound associated with garage rock, with the formation of a full-fledged band (Brigid Dawson on piano and backing vocals, Petey Dammit on guitar and bass, and Mike Shoun on drums) around 2007.

Praised for their energetic live performances and the exemplary consistency of their recordings, Thee Oh Sees, as they were then formed, remained active until 2013, a year that marked a first hiatus. An album was recorded solo, the instruments changed hands, and the group reappeared in 2015 with new musicians, including two drummers playing simultaneously. Despite several successive changes of personnel, this line-up has remained unchanged.

The albums released in 2018 and 2019 lean towards progressive rock with the arrival of a new keyboard player, Tomas Dolas. Then in 2020, the group returned to its garage rock sound with three new LPs.