Dominique Wall, Journalist

Thee Oh Sees’ brand of wigged-out, psychedelic-drenched garage rock has worked well for them over the years and continues to do so.

Despite all efforts to enjoy Urban Heat Island, there really is nothing to enjoy here.

For all of its depressive qualities, this is a good album – it’s just not a happy one.

This is definitely their strongest and most passionate body of work since becoming a three-piece. Now if only we could get them to tour here again.

Theme Park may have been meant as an upbeat, feel-good album, however, it falls short of the mark.

If you thought The xx couldn’t get better than on their records, be sure to catch them live.

There are a number of fine examples of Marr’s guitar greatness, but none more so than on Say Demesne.

The set is peppered with new tracks, as well as favourites from Kitty, Daisy & Lewis and Smoking In Heaven, with Going Up The Country eliciting the most hollering from the audience.

There are a couple of things that hit you when listening to this album, the first being that they appear to have finally stopped trying to capture their youth.

To merely describe TMBG as ‘quirky’ or ‘zany’ is to do them a disservice. Yes, they’re idiosyncratic, but it isn’t without intelligence, humour or talent.

Some may be drawn to 180 due to the fact that it was produced by Steve Mackey (Pulp’s bass player), but there actually is more on offer than just a famous producer and hyperbole.