Weirdo Hairdo

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Weirdo Hairdo
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)
Genre
Length41:34
Label Castle Face
Producer John Dwyer
Osees chronology
Panther Rotate
(2020)
Weirdo Hairdo
(2020)
A Foul Form
(2022)

Weirdo Hairdo is the twenty-fifth studio album by American garage rock band Osees, released on December 18, 2020, by Castle Face Records. The band described the three-track release as an EP, despite being longer than many Osees LPs at more than 41 minutes. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Background and recording

The band described the album's music as "loose limbed and lysergic." [4] [5]

The song "Don’t Blow Your Mind" is a cover of a 1966 single released by The Spiders, the high school band of Alice Cooper. [4]

Track listing

Weirdo Hairdo track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Weirdo Hairdo"20:29
2."Don't Blow Your Mind"13:02
3."Tear Ducks"8:01
Total length:41:35

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