Protean Threat is the twenty-third studio album by American garage rock band Osees, released on September 18, 2020, on Castle Face Records.[4] Following the band's previous album, double LP Face Stabber, frontman John Dwyer has said that he intended for Protean Threat to be much like a punk album, shorter in length and composed primarily of short songs.[5] It is the band's first full-length album to be released under the name Osees.
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Studio album by Osees | ||||
Released | September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18) | |||
Studio | The Sonic Ranch | |||
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Length | 38:24 | |||
Label | Castle Face | |||
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Source | Rating |
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Exclaim! | 7/10[2] |
Under the Radar | 7.5/10[3] |
In an apparent response to the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread cancellation of concerts, the band initially previewed the album in a rough form as a single take live rehearsal video that premiered on YouTube in March 2020, albeit with a different track order.[6]
Two tracks performed during the Protean Threat live rehearsal video but ultimately not included on the album were subsequently released elsewhere. “Dark Weald” came out as a limited edition lathe cut vinyl single on August 23, 2020, and was later released digitally. A cover of the Alice Cooper & The Spiders song “Don’t Blow Your Mind” then came out on the band’s Weirdo Hairdo EP, released December 18. 2020.
On December 11, 2020, Osees released Panther Rotate, a remix album featuring experimental reworkings of several tracks from Protean Threat.[7]
Tracks from Protean Threat were also performed as part of Osees' live recording and subsequent album Levitation Sessions, one of two pay-per-view streamed shows the band put on in 2020.[8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Scramble Suit II" | 2:27 |
2. | "Dreary Nonsense" | 1:34 |
3. | "Upbeat Ritual" | 2:11 |
4. | "Red Study" | 3:12 |
5. | "Terminal Jape" | 2:20 |
6. | "Wing Run" | 2:06 |
7. | "Said the Shovel" | 4:37 |
8. | "Mizmuth" | 2:09 |
9. | "If I Had My Way" | 2:47 |
10. | "Toadstool" | 4:56 |
11. | "Gong of Catastrophe" | 4:42 |
12. | "Canopnr '74" | 3:00 |
13. | "Persuaders Up!" | 2:23 |
Total length: | 38:24 |
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[9]
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