Every time Thee Oh Sees play there is at least one piece of limited edition vinyl available on their merch table, last time I snagged the Peanut Butter Over EP.  This time it there was the Yikes (another one of John Dwyer’s projects) one-sided 12″ titled Whoa Comas/Blood Bomb (limited to 350 copies), The Oh Sees new album Help on pink wax, and last but not least The Oh Sees Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion LP/DVD on canary yellow vinyl (limited to 500 copies).

While all of these records are good I have to say by far Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion is the highlight for me.  I saw this record at Academy about a month ago and they were selling it for $22, but I decided to hold off.  I don’t mind paying for an LP, but I already had tickets to the show and I figured I should get it from the band if possible.  This worked out in my favor…and saved me $7.

While most people know Thee Oh Sees for their upbeat psychedelic pop Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion is a throw back to OCS (the previous moniker of the band) hitting on the sweet slower psychedelic folk sounds that they had been making on releases like Get Stoved.

Don’t let this throw you off though.  If you were a fan of The Master’s Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In you will recognize alternate versions of a couple songs…”Block of Ice” and “Ghosts in the Trees” are both included on Thee Hounds.

Here is the video for “Gilded Cunt” the first song off of Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion:

If you enjoy and would like to hear more I highly recommend picking up the LP (while it’s still available) or the CD.  I haven’t watched the DVD yet, but here is what Tom Lab has to say (they released the CD version):

Thee Hounds Of Foggy Notion is a brilliant live performance collaboration between Thee Oh Sees and Director Brian Lee Hughes. The project resulted in a dual disc DVD/CD featuring live performances filmed and recorded, not on stages, but at a variety of hauntingly scenic sites in and around San Francisco. The film is also studded with dozens of stories and whatnots filmed during their 4 day adventure. The resulting recordings are included on the audio CD. It is pretty much a rare necessary masterpiece. Step into the lush dark charm of Thee Oh Sees.

Buy the limited Edition LP/DVD from HBSP-2X Records Here.

Or the CD/DVD Here.