John Dwyer, the Linda Lovelace of rock and roll.
 
Thee Oh Sees’ Castlemania is a real contender for my top ten records of 2011.

My introduction to TOS was at SXSW in 2009 when they performed an exhilaratingly demented show at Emo’s. Frontman and group mastermind John Dwyer attacked his guitar like a man wrestling an alligator while inhaling his microphone with the gusto of a amphetamine-crazed porn star auditioning for Deep Throat 3D . It was one of the most riveting and ridiculous live shows I’ve ever scene. And the band was as tight as a baby’s scrotal sac.

Castlemania consists of 16 tracks of garage rocking mayhem and twisted psychedelia sure to please the hearts and souls of fans of The Fugs, Velvets, Holy Modal Rounders, Zappa, Beefheart, Roky Erickson, The Troggs and The Archies.

Here’s a taste of Thee Oh Sees’ Castlemania.
 

 
A video to give you the jitters, “Meat Step Lively”  from 2009’s Help after the jump…