the pounding riff of 'Floods New Light' crashes in. In amongst the almost surf like music, Beach Boys harmonies collide in what could almost be an out-take from one of the more calmer Ty Segall albums. Lyrically it's difficult to make out what they are singing about but then that doesn't matter as you are carried along with the sheer joy of it all. The music is spacious enough to let the different parts seep through and create a psychedelic stew which is never overbearing. Then you get to the title track. 'Putrifiers II' is almost epic in scope with its slow build up and as it develops it becomes the turning point of the album by giving it more range and proving that Thee Oh Sees aren't just about joyous anthems. Syd Barrett is to the fore once again and in all honesty, this song would fit in perfectly on 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn'. There are moments of unhinged madness on this album which are always going to keep Thee Oh Sees an underground concern but then they are hardly going to be bothered by that. As with all great music, conformity should be thrown out the window and the strangeness embraced. 'Will We Be Scared' is a prime example of this as we fall deep into the psychedelic chasm which MGMT did so well on their last album. A lilting nursery rhyme of a song, it is playful and creepy at the same time and may