“Goon,” the second single from the OSEES’ upcoming LP Intercepted Message, is synth-punk-meets-hair-metal greatness. Imagine an edgier, subtler, less-hairsprayed version of KISS, and you’ve got “Goon.” The band’s nouveau-80’s sound, frontman John Dwyer explains, “for fans of Teutonic synth pop,” is a celebration of the dingiest and danciest arrangements of the past 40ish years. It’s a tune that will transport you to the most rebellious years of your early tweens, the kind of tongue-in-cheek, “fuck you all” number that never fails to make you want to head-bang at your desk.
Intercepted Message is out August 18 via In The Red, and the album sees the playful band take their electro-punk madness to an 11. Check out the video for “Goon” and the OSEES’ upcoming tour dates below.
The OSEES’ Upcoming Tour Dates:
6/22 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
6/23 – Calgary, AB @ Sled Island Music & Arts Festival
6/25 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda w/ Hot Garbage and Tha Retail Simp$
8/11 – Düdingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
8/12 – Val de Bagnes, CH @ Palp Festival
8/14 – Vienna, AT @ Arena
8/16 – Rotterdam, NL @ Maassilo
8/18 – Saint-Malo, FR @ La Route Du Rock
8/19 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop
8/20 – Gueret, FR @ Check In Party
8/22 – Bordeaux, FR @ Square Dom Bedos
8/23 – Biarritz, FR @ Atabal
8/25 – Málaga, ES @ Canela Party
9/3 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
9/4- San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
9/5 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
9/6 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
9/8 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
9/9 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
9/10 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
9/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
9/15 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
9/16 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
9/17 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
9/18 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
9/20 – Boston, MA @ Royale
9/22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
9/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
9/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
9/26 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
9/30 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
10/1 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
10/3 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar
11/9 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Globe Theater – Substance Festival