Masters Bedroom Is Worth Spending a Night In

One of the most prolific artists of his generation, John Dwyer takes the avant-garage sensibilities of Coachwhips and Pink & Brown and applies them to his more--initially, at least--folk rock outfit, OCS. That band morphed into Thee Oh Seas and on their second full-length for Tomlab Records, THE MASTER BEDROOM IS WORTH SPENDING A NIGHT IN, the quartet reveal their roots in both the San Francisco freak-folk and Providence noise scenes. The vocals here--with Brigid Dawson adding harmonies that recall West Coast legends Grace Slick and Exene Cervenka in equal measure--add an element of sweetness in a maelstrom of avant-garage clatter.