Smote Reverser

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Smote Reverser
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Studio album by
Oh Sees
ReleasedAugust 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
Genre
Length59:53
LabelCastle Face
Producer
Oh Sees chronology
Memory of a Cut Off Head
(2017) 		Smote Reverser
(2018) 		Face Stabber
(2019)
Singles from Smote Reverser
  1. "Overthrown"
    Released: May 21, 2018
  2. "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

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4056.5/10[5]
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[6]
Clash8/10[7]
Drowned in Sound8/10[8]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[9]
NMEStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[10]
Paste8.5/10[11]
Pitchfork7.6/10[1]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[12]

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.[13]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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

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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

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 50
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 66
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 11
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[19] 99

References

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  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  17. ^ "Oh Sees Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  18. ^ "Oh Sees Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  19. ^ "Oh Sees Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2019.

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