OCS 4: Get Stoved is the fourth studio album by American garage rock act Osees, released on May 30, 2005, on KimoSciotic Records. Released under the name, OCS, the album was recorded as a duo by John Dwyer and drummer Patrick Mullins, and features experimental freak folk songs.

OCS 4: Get Stoved
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 30, 2005
GenreFreak folk
Length31:44
LabelKimoSciotic Records
ProducerJohn Dwyer
OCS chronology
Songs About Death & Dying Vol. 3
(2005)
OCS 4: Get Stoved
(2005)
The Cool Death of Island Raiders
(2006)

The album was initially released as a double album, alongside the band's third studio album, Songs About Death & Dying Vol. 3, but was later released independently on KimoSciotic Records in 2008.

Reception

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In a positive review for Allmusic, Alex Henderson wrote of the album's initial release as a double album with Songs About Death & Dying Vol. 3: "3 and 4 has more ups than downs, and Narnack Records deserves credit for documenting more than one side of Dwyer's artistry."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wait All Nite" 2:25
2."Devil's Last Breath" 1:14
3."Tower and the Wall" 3:09
4."Friends of St. Thomas" 1:53
5."Along the Way.." 1:46
6."Crime On My Mind" 3:14
7."Get Thy Bearings"Donovan2:21
8."Harmony & Bells" 2:45
9."Head 2" 1:43
10."Beginning Burning" 2:39
11."Head" 0:56
12."Cookie Destroyer" 2:14
13."Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie"Elizabeth Cotten2:23
14."Dreadful Heart" 3:02

Personnel

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  • John Dwyer - vocals, guitar
  • Patrick Mullins - drums, electronics, vocals (12), bells

Additional musicians

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Recording personnel

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  • John Dwyer - recording

Artwork

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  • Christopher Garret - cover and insert drawings

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "3 and 4 - OCS". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.