OH SEES, THEE – The Cool Death Of Island Raiders Mod crowded with cranes and construction

crowded with cranes and construction really conveys the claustrophobic catastrophe of modern city living

having raised the bar of what "heavy" is to implausible heights

the jangling guitars are mixed nicely with a roaring distorted guitar

but there was a time when it was surprising and even thrilling to hear the guy from Death Cab For Cutie singing over synthesizers and programmed beats

Not that the convergence of Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello ever qualified as avant-garde

OH SEES, THEE – The Cool Death Of Island Raiders Mod crowded with cranes and constructionThe Cool Death of Island Raiders is the fifth studio album by the American garage rock band Osees, released on March 7, 2006, on Narnack Records. Co produced by TV on the Radio members Dave Sitek and Kyp Malone, the album was released under the names, The Ohsees and The Oh Sees, and is the first studio album to feature backing vocalist and future keyboardist Brigid Dawson. The album features mostly freak folk songs, alongside experimental drone