Vheissu
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| Studio album by Thrice | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2005 (UK) October 18, 2005 (US) |
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| Recorded | April - June 2005 at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, post-hardcore, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 49:20 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Steve Osborne | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (99%) |
| AllMusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
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| Sputnikmusic |  |
Vheissu (pronounced "vee-sue") is the fourth studio album by Thrice.
The album is characterized by many critics as being a rather experimental deviation from Thrice's post-hardcore roots, with the implementation of elements such as piano melodies ("For Miles"), electronica ("Red Sky"), folk Japanese music-box undertones ("Music Box" - The melody comes from the song Sakura Sakura) and chain gang chant choruses ("The Earth Will Shake"). UK producer Steve Osborne, whose past credits include many Brit-pop hits, was sought by Thrice to gain a new perspective on the songwriting process, enabling the band to expand their musical influences and produce a different album.
According to an interview with drummer Riley Breckenridge, the group recorded the album at Bearsville Studios, the same place he recorded drum tracks for 2003's Artist in the Ambulance. In describing reasons for returning to Bearsville, Breckenridge said, "It's so secluded and so cut off from everything ... and it was really cool to kinda separate ourselves from the rigors of being at home and the distractions of friends and families, and traffic and the L.A. and Orange County lifestyle."
The morse code at the beginning of "Image of the Invisible" spells out the album's title.
The album artwork was created by author Dave Eggers and artist Brian McMullen. Eggers has said that he had not done freelance design in years, but after meeting the band and reading the lyrics he was happy to be involved in the project.
The name Vheissu appears in Thomas Pynchon's novel V., in Chapter 7. It also appears elsewhere in Pynchon's oeuvre in Gravity's Rainbow.
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