Thee Oh Sees – Thee Hounds Of Foggy Notion //Castle Face// (Released 24th May)

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£24.99 – Indies Only Limited Edition “Coke Bottle Green” Coloured Vinyl LP

£22.99 – Standard LP

“Thee Hounds Of Foggy Notion: Live Performances Sans Stages And Whatnots With Thee Oh Sees (2008), is a film we made just over a decade ago, and this record is the soundtrack. I loved making it, and I love all that were involved. I’m honestly blissed-out proud to hear over the years that it somehow is loved by so many others, too.

“I first met John Dwyer on Flag Day. I was blown away by a trio of roving Coachwhips guerrilla street shows that climaxed at the scenic vista parking lot high above San Francisco atop Mt. Sutro. Amongst the gathered uninitiated hordes of souvenir sweatshirt selling families, and puzzled elderly global tourist translators, and a white weirdo tuxedo wedding party, was the sonic corruption of the Coachwhips… I’m certain that this exact event was the idea seed for Thee Hounds Of Foggy Notion, and that it saved my life a little bit.

“When JPD asked me to consider making a video for Thee Oh Sees with the sole stipulation that he didn’t want to do anything fake-y to playback, my head started swimming. What we mutually agreed upon was to essentially reprise Flag Day, and film Thee Oh Sees performing live, but not on stages.

“I rented a 15-passenger van, a generator, and the minimal cinematic equipment my trusted cinematographer friend James Wall deemed we needed. Everything sound wise was JPD territory and went through an ancient mixing board that Johnny had housed within a Samsonite suitcase. We ran all the plate mics from the drums, and the li’l pedestal mics from the amps through this old mixer, and we all believed that all would be well and swell.”

– Brian Lee Hughes (Director) –

Thee Hounds Of Foggy Notion is the soundtrack to a “live” documentary of the beloved long-running band from the Sucks Blood album era (2007). Now reissued and remastered after being out-of-print for years, it is available as a standard edition LP and a strictly limited edition indies only “Coke Bottle Green” coloured vinyl (400 UK copies only) whilst stocks last.

Tracklisting:

A1. The Gilded Cunt

A2. Island Raiders

A3. Ship

A4. Block Of Ice

A5. Curtains

A6. Dumb Drums

A7. We Are Free

A8. Thee Hounds Of Foggy Notion

B1. Make Them Kiss

B2. Golden Phones

B3. If I Had A Reason

B4. Highland Wife’s Lament

B5. Dreadful Heart

B6. Ghost In The Trees

B7. Iceberg

B8. Second Date