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Oh Sees “Sentient Oona”

John Dwyer is highly committed to the physical thrills of rock music, and builds his songs like they’re meant to be amusement park rides. It’s all in the momentum, the building of tension, the sudden release. He’s always looking for a new spin on the same essential thrills, and these days it’s in a quasi prog-metal milieu – a little more ponderous in spots, and heavier in others, but still a rush when you get to the classic Oh Sees “whoooo!” bits. “Sentient Oona” is all about how the tension in the double-drummer beat and Dwyer’s smooth mellow chords at the start gradually lead up to when it all explodes into a series of crushing riffs. The dude knows what he’s doing.

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