Cymbals Eat Guitars / Lenses Alien
| Album: | Lenses Alien | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Cymbals Eat Guitars | Added: | Aug 2011 | |
| Label: | Barsuk Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-11-20 | Pull Date: | 2012-01-22 |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 22 | Jan 15 | Jan 8 | Jan 1 | Dec 11 | Dec 4 | Nov 27 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 07, 2017: | satin fever
Keep Me Waiting |
4. | Feb 08, 2012: | The Fall of Math
Keep Me Waiting |
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| 2. | Dec 04, 2014: | The Fishbowl
Definite Darkness |
5. | Jan 18, 2012: | The Fall of Math
Secret Family |
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| 3. | Mar 14, 2012: | The Fall of Math
Another Tunguska |
6. | Jan 10, 2012: | fake orangeasm
The Current |
Album Review
Andy S
Reviewed 2011-11-18
Reviewed 2011-11-18
Strong, emotional indie-guitar-rock. Sophomore album from this young, highly technical band - more aggressive and less lofty, if also less subtle, than their first release. Operatic emo-pop vocals fit in strikingly well alongside often creative guitar walls. In the same progressive indie camp as Wye Oak, The Joy Formidable; big influences are …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Wrens. Start with 3, 7; FCC 4. –Andy
1 - (8:32) big chaotic opener; soaring pop vocal lines and long instrumental sections
2 - (2:36) quick and darkly Shins-y in the jangly guitar line and vox delivery
**3 - (3:01) fast and driving with some strong Dino Jr guitar riffs
4 - FCC 'fuck', 'shit' (4:13) mid, emotional
*5 - (4:52) mid, upbeat, dynamic, lots of cool instrumentals; blends into 6
*6 - (3:13) mid, powerful, theatrical, elements of Bends-era Radiohead
**7 - (2:08) instrumental until 1:30; noisy, almost MBV-esque guit. riffs, grunge vox line
8 - (2:55) straightforward, solid indie rock
*9 - (3:29) fast, triumphant, striking guitar/piano interplay on chorus
10 - (4:19) slower dramatic album piece into loud, chaotic stretches; screamy finish.
1 - (8:32) big chaotic opener; soaring pop vocal lines and long instrumental sections
2 - (2:36) quick and darkly Shins-y in the jangly guitar line and vox delivery
**3 - (3:01) fast and driving with some strong Dino Jr guitar riffs
4 - FCC 'fuck', 'shit' (4:13) mid, emotional
*5 - (4:52) mid, upbeat, dynamic, lots of cool instrumentals; blends into 6
*6 - (3:13) mid, powerful, theatrical, elements of Bends-era Radiohead
**7 - (2:08) instrumental until 1:30; noisy, almost MBV-esque guit. riffs, grunge vox line
8 - (2:55) straightforward, solid indie rock
*9 - (3:29) fast, triumphant, striking guitar/piano interplay on chorus
10 - (4:19) slower dramatic album piece into loud, chaotic stretches; screamy finish.
Track Listing
| 1. | Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name) | 6. | Another Tunguska | |||
| 2. | Shore Points | 7. | The Current | |||
| 3. | Keep Me Waiting | 8. | Wavelengths | |||
| 4. | Plainclothes | 9. | Secret Family | |||
| 5. | Definite Darkness | 10. | Gary Condit |