Protean Threat

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.

Protean Threat
Studio album by
Osees
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)
StudioThe Sonic Ranch
Genre
Length38:24
LabelCastle Face
Producer
Osees chronology
Face Stabber
(2019)		 Protean Threat
(2020)		 Metamorphosed
(2020)
Singles from Protean Threat
  1. "Dreary Nonsense"
    Released: July 28, 2020
  2. "If I Had My Way"
    Released: August 13, 2020
  3. "Scramble Suit II"
    Released: September 2, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!7/10[2]
Under the Radar7.5/10[3]

Background and release

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]

Then, in deliberate contravention of the traditional album cycle, Osees announced another new album on the same day that Protean Threat was released.[7] The new album, Metamorphosed, was released on October 16, 2020, and composed of several tracks initially recorded for Face Stabber as well as two jams from a session in Mexico.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Track listing
Protean Threat track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[11]

Osees

  • John Dwyer – guitar, vocals, synthesizers, mellotron, tape effects, percussion, samples, inner sleeve photo
  • Tim Hellman – bass
  • Tomas Dolas – keyboards
  • Dan Rincon – drums
  • Paul Quattrone – drums, space drum trigger

Technical personnel

  • Dylan Marcus McConnell – artwork
  • Enrique Tena Padilla – engineering, mixing
  • Mario Ramirez – engineering, mixing
  • JJ Golden – mastering
  • Matthew Jones – layout

References
  1. "Osees/Thee Oh Sees: Protean Threat Review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  2. "Osees' 'Protean Threat' Keeps John Dwyer's Hot Streak Impossibly Alive | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  3. "Osees: Protean Threat | Under the Radar". undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  4. Strauss, Matthew (July 28, 2020). "Osees Announce New Album Protean Threat, Share New Song "Dreary Nonsense"". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. Whittle, Nathan (November 23, 2020). "Osees' John Dwyer Interview: 'You should own your own art.'". Louder Than War. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  6. Breihan, Tom (March 23, 2020). "Watch Oh Sees Play An Hour Of New Songs In An Empty Club". Stereogum. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  7. Graves, Wren (September 18, 2020). "Oh Sees (as Osees) Announce New Album Metamorphosed, Share 'Electric War'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  8. King, Matt (September 21, 2020). "Constant Creation: The Osees Bring Live Music Back to the Desert, Sort Of, With a Filmed Set at Pappy and Harriet's". Coachella Valley Independent. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  9. Albertson, Jasmine (12 December 2020). "John Dwyer Breaks Down Every Track on Osees' New Album Panther Rotate (KEXP Exclusive)". KEXP.org. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  10. Pears, Bill (November 18, 2020). "Osees announce new Big Sur streaming performance, share 'Voice In The Mirror'". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  11. "Protean Threat – Osees/Thee Oh Sees | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved Sep 30, 2020.


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