John Dwyer’s OSEES have announced their return with a new album titled “SORCS 80,” set to be released on August 9 via Castle Face Records. This announcement follows their previous release, “Intercepted Message,” which came out last year. The band has also shared the lead single from the upcoming album, “CASSIUS, BRUTUS & JUDAS.”
Frontman John Dwyer describes “CASSIUS, BRUTUS & JUDAS” as a song that delves into themes of betrayal, driven by fear, greed, and cowardice. He elaborates that the song reflects on three classic betrayers through the lens of a punk song, emphasizing the difficulty of understanding why people keep such individuals in their lives.
The tracklist for “SORCS 80” includes:
1. Look at the Sky
2. Pixelated Moon
3. Drug City
4. Also the Gorilla…
5. Termination Officer
6. Blimp
7. Cochon d’argent
8. Cassius, Brutus & Judas
9. Zipper
10. Lear’s Ears
11. Earthling
12. Plastics
13. Neo-Clone
OSEES are set to embark on a European and UK tour starting today, with plans to return to North America at the end of August for another series of shows. However, there are currently no scheduled dates in Canada.
The band will be performing at various European festivals this summer, including the Green Man Festival in Brecon, Wales, on August 17. They will also headline shows at London’s Electric Ballroom and Dingwalls in August before their North American tour in the autumn.
The upcoming tour dates are as follows:
07/07 – Amiens, FR – Minuit avant la Nuit
07/08 – Venlo, NL @ Best Kept Secret
07/09 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
07/04 – Gachuurt, Mongolia – Playtime Festival
08/02 – Malestroit, FR – Au Pont Du Rock
08/03 – Ponte de Lima, PORT – Punte D’ Lima festival
08/04 – Bagnes, Switzerland – Palp Festival
08/15 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
08/16 – London, UK – Dingwalls
08/17 – Wales, UK – Green Man Festival
08/18 – London, UK – The Shacklewell Arms w/ Container
08/30 – Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether w/ Warblob and TBA
08/31 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
09/01 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
09/02 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
09/03 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
09/05 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
09/06 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
09/07 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
09/09 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
09/10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
09/11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
09/13 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar
09/14 – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
10/15 – Shiprock, NM @ Shiprock Chapter House
10/16 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
10/18 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
10/19 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
10/20 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
10/23 – Boston, MA @ Royale
10/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
10/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
10/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/28 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
10/29 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
“SORCS 80” promises to be an ambitious project for OSEES, with Dwyer explaining that the album was a self-imposed challenge to kickstart their creative flow. He mentioned that the last few years have been challenging, making it a good time for a creative pivot. The album was demoed at home on a cassette 4-track, using drum loops to create a pile of songs.
Tickets for the upcoming shows are on sale now, and fans can look forward to experiencing the new material live.
