Face Stabber

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Face Stabber | type = studio | artist = Oh Sees | cover = Oh-sees-face-stabber-artwork.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2019|08|16}} | recorded = | studio = The Sonic Ranch | genre = *Progressive rock<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|title=Face Stabber – Thee Oh Sees|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/face-stabber-mw0003296233|last=Sendra|first=Tim|work=AllMusic|accessdate=Aug 19, 2019}}</ref> *psychedelic rock<ref name="AMG"/> | length = 80:22 | label = Castle Face | producer = * Eric Bauer * Enrique Tena Padilla * Mario Ramirez * John Dwyer | prev_title = Smote Reverser | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = Protean Threat | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{Singles | name = Face Stabber | type = studio | single1 = Henchlock | single1date = June 25, 2019 | single2 = Poisoned Stones | single2date = July 8, 2019 | single3 = Heartworm | single3date = July 22, 2019 }} }} {{Music ratings | MC = 80/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|title=Reviews and Tracks for Smote Reverser by Oh Sees|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/face-stabber/oh-sees|work=Metacritic|accessdate=August 16, 2019}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AMG"/> | rev2 = ''Consequence of Sound'' | rev2score = B+<ref>{{cite web |last=Gravley |first=Garrett |title=Oh Sees Push Experimental Tendencies to New Heights on Face Stabber |url=https://consequence.net/2019/08/album-review-oh-sees-face-stabber/ |website=Consequence of Sound |date=August 16, 2019 |access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev3score = 6.6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/oh-sees-face-stabber/|title=Oh Sees: Face Stabber Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Greene|first=Linnie|date=August 28, 2019|accessdate=August 28, 2019}}</ref> | noprose = yes }} '''''Face Stabber''''' is the twenty-second studio album by American garage rock band Oh Sees, released on August 16, 2019, on Castle Face Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/08/oh-sees-new-song-together-tomorrow.html|title=Oh Sees Share New Song "Together Tomorrow" from This Friday's New Double Album Face Stabber|website=Paste|last=Todd|first=Harry|date=August 13, 2019|accessdate=August 15, 2019}}</ref> The album expands on the progressive rock sound that the band explored on their two previous releases ''Orc'' and ''Smote Reverser''.<ref name="CoS">{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/08/oh-sees-face-stabber-track-by-track-stream/|title=Oh Sees break down their new album Face Stabber, Track by Track: Stream|website=Consequence of Sound|last=Kaye|first=Ben|date=August 14, 2019|access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref>

==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".<ref name="CoS"/>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Face Stabber'' track listing | title1 = The Daily Heavy | length1 = 7:50 | title2 = The Experimenter | length2 = 5:22 | title3 = Face Stabber | length3 = 2:45 | title4 = Snickersnee | length4 = 3:46 | title5 = Fu Xi | length5 = 5:19 | title6 = Scutum & Scorpius | length6 = 14:24 | title7 = Gholü | length7 = 1:51 | title8 = Poisoned Stones | length8 = 3:55 | title9 = Psy-Ops Dispatch | length9 = 4:03 | title10 = S.S. Luker's Mom | length10 = 2:08 | title11 = Heartworm | length11 = 1:57 | title12 = Together Tomorrow | length12 = 1:34 | title13 = Captain Loosely | length13 = 4:25 | title14 = Henchlock | length14 = 21:02 | total_length = 80:22 }}

==Personnel== Credits adapted from AllMusic.<ref name="AM Credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/face-stabber-mw0003296233/credits|title=Face Stabber – Thee Oh Sees{{!}}Credits|work=AllMusic|accessdate=August 17, 2019}}</ref>

'''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== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Chart performance for ''Face Stabber'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Scotland|80|date=20190823|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 24, 2019}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|13|artist=Oh Sees|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 28, 2019}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|38|artist=Oh Sees|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 28, 2019}} |}

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:2019 albums Category:Albums produced by John Dwyer (musician) Category:Castle Face Records albums Category:Osees albums