Cymbals Eat Guitars "The Current" "The Current" is rather epic for a song that barely cracks the two minute mark. For the first minute and a half, the song is all forward momentum and delicate gesture, with subtle rhythms and instrumental harmonies that recall Sonic Youth in Daydream Nation mode and Radiohead's fixation with atmospheric arpeggios on In Rainbows. Once the song cycles through all its twist and turns, Joseph D'Agostino sings a brief passage that comes out sounding like a sci-fi prayer. He relaxes his mind by imagining a multiverse full of infinite alternate versions [...]
La band indie rock newyorkese Cymbals Eat Guitars ritorna con "Lenses Alien", in uscita il prossimo 30 agosto per la Memphis Industries . Se il precedente "Why There Are Mountains" vedeva l'impronta del frontman Joseph D'Agostino , il nuovo disco vede l'impegno in egual parte di tutti i membri della band. In "Lenses Alien" traspare una maggior sicurezza da parte di D'agostino, Hamilton, Miller, e Whipple , che confezionano dieci tracce che spaziano dal rock alla psichedelia. Di seguito la preview di Rifle Eyesight (proper name) dal bandcamp ufficiale di Memphis [...]
It's finally Friday and, here at The Orchard, that means FREE tunes! Lucky for you, we're nice enough to share. So let this installation of Freeloader Friday get you through those last few hours of the workday and let the weekend begin! This week we have tracks from Young Man, ...
Well, folks, it's officially August. The summer is coming to a close, which is sad on all counts. One of the best ways I know to get over a bout of depression (like the one the ending of summer will certainly bring) is to dive headfirst into music, new or old. The comfort of old favorites can bring a sense of nostalgia that has the ability to cheer you up in no time. As far as diving into old music goes, seing as how Lollapalooza begins today, we might suggest you dust off some old My Morning Jacket, Coldplay, or [...]
Greetings from NYC. Again. Here's some brand spankin' new and some old(ish) tunes to add to your shopping list. Enjoy thoroughly. Andrew Bird "Bein' Green" (Kermit the Frog)" from Muppets: The Green Album Fruit Bats "You're Too Weird" from Tripper Cymbals Eat Guitars "Definite Darkness" from Lenses Alien Future Islands "Long Flight" from In Evening Air Four Tet [...]
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Definite Darkness New York psych/rockers Cymbals Eat Guitars will release Lenses Alien, their sophomore album on August 30 in the U.S. via Barsuk. They also have a pretty righteous North American tour with Hooray For Earth opening for them. This week they released the 2nd track from said release entitled "Definite Darkness." it's an experimental rock track that is fuzzy and melodic, full of ripping guitars andsome great harmonies. It's another totally awesome track from this highly anticipated album. 09/20/11 - Boston, [...]
Thursday, August 4, 2011 Today's Quick Mention: As you probably know, Pepper Rabbit have a new album coming out next week! It's called Red Velvet Snow Ball, and Kanine Records have given me a few copies to give away. For a chance at one just email your name and mailing address to sotocontests@gmail.com. I thought the wait for the new Cymbals Eat Guitars LP was going to be a tough one, but Barsuk and the band keep making the process easier. First they [...]
Here's the latest from indie experimentalists Cymbal Eat Guitars . This is the title track from forthcoming album Definite Darkness . Download Cymbals Eat Guitars - Definite Darkness mp3 (from Definite Darkness) Download Cymbals Eat Guitars - Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name) mp3 (from Definite Darkness) Follow @madmackerel
We resume our reposts of the Blogophilia series this week with volumes 8 and 8.5. Why 8 and 8.5? Well, I mixed these at the same time, and the tracks came from the same collection of songs I reviewed. Calling one 8 and the other 9 didn't feel right. We've also had a 12.5, and recently a 26.5 for the same reason. Like volume 7, these two mixes really capture the summer spirit. Volume 8.5 has a throw in from an "oldie but goodie." Enjoy... Blogophilia Volume 8 [...]
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MP3 Lenses Alien , the new album from New Jersey's Cymbals Eat Guitars, arrives on August 30th on Barsuk Records. Soon after, the band will kick off a lengthy tour across the United States. We've already heard one track from the album, a staggeringly ambitious opening track called "Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name)" and now here's another. "Definite Darkness" is not quite as big in terms of scope as that song, but it definitely has a similar sound. There are some grungey, Sonic Youth style guitars, a little shoegazer noise, and [...]
La banda de Staten Island está preparando el lanzamiento de su segundo disco de estudio, Lenses Alien , que será editado a través de Barsuk Records el próximo 30 de agosto. Después del adelanto de Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name) , ahora podemos degustar una nueva canción, Definite Darkness . La canción redobla la apuesta y nos lleva bien adentro del universo de Cymbals Eat [...]
Lenses Alien will see daylight shortly. Visit Cymbals Eat Guitars at their official site. Purchase Cymbals Eat Guitars items via Insound. MP3: Cymbals Eat Guitars - Definite Darkness
Full of delicious distortion and starting off with a chilling solo, Cymbals Eat Guitars brings another preview to their upcoming LP Lenses Alien with "Definite Darkness." Out August 30, a pre-order of their sophomore album also comes with a limited edition vinyl and cassette, limited edition t-shirt, two buttons and a guitar pedal created by the band. Sounds like a damn good deal, and with only 18 left you can get yours here . Cymbals Eat Guitars 2011 Tour Dates: 09/20 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall*^ [...]
July provided us with a massive compilation, boasting 18 tracks that span over an hour. As expected with a compilation of that length, there are plenty of interesting stylistic pursuits inside. The Stepkids nod to the '70s by tackling a genius fusion of soul and psych-rock, while the '80s make an appearance with several artists [...]
At just under five minutes, "Definite Darkness" is a full 3:30 shorter than the expansive and muscular, shoegazy indie rock epic " Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name) ." But just under five minutes is still plenty long, long enough that Cymbals Eat Guitars veer through myriad ideas, vocal and guitar layers, transitions. It's the second promo MP3 in advance of the NJ/NY (though presently sort-of-Philadelphia-based) band's ambitious second LP, the John Agnello-produced Lenses Alien , out 8/30 via Barsuk. Read up on it via Cole's Progress Report , download "Definite Darkness" below: Read More...
new long_one from one of New York's finest indie-rockers, the CYMBALS EAT GUITARS , has taken a Weds AM leakage on us. thnxx. thnxx. LENSES ALIEN D.O.B : August 29, 2011 Label : Memphis Industries Tracklist : 1. Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name) 2. Shore Points 3. Keep Me Waiting 4. Plainclothes 5. Definite Darkness 6. Another Tunguska 7. The Current 8. Wavelengths 9. Secret Family 10. Gary Condit via : Rapidshare wotyougot
New stuff this week includes Beirut, Say Hi, Mates of State, Cymbals Eat Guitars , and St. Vincent : Beirut - East Harlem [mp3] (from The Rip Tide ) Say Hi - Dots On Maps [mp3] (from Um, Uh Oh ) Mates of State - Maracas [mp3] (from Mountaintops , out Sept. 13) Cymbals Eat Guitars - Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name) [mp3] (from Lenses Alien , out August 30) [...]
"Act on Impulse," the first track from We Were Promised Jetpacks' sophomore release, shows the Scottish noise-makers further developing their sound which at first came off as a welcome, albeit, slightly redundant take on agitated indie-rock, punk and early emo. Here, with a patient, two-minute instrumental build-up, and a second, two minute build before the noise comes, they've increased the effectiveness of their good, old-fashioned guitar swarm without sacrificing any of their edge. We Were Promised Jetpacks' second album, In the Pit of the Stomach, will be released October 3rd on Fat Cat Records. [...]
By Maxwell Silver The Fresh Tracks mixtape series has really exploded since we fired up the first installment last year. So, like Ray Davies of The Kinks screams in the title track of the band's splendid 1981 LP release: "give the people what they want." Because the amount of hits, streams and downloads of the [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
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