DETAILS
TRACKS
SIDE A - MAYBE MORE
- Maybe More / 3:00
- Cannon And Dee / 2:18
- Masterpiece (Wanna Die) / 3:06
- Scarcity For The Fox / 2:22
- Sex Beat / 2:57
SIDE B - LIVE AT MONTY HALL - WFMU
- 23 (Years) / 4:58
- Seagulls Into Submission / 2:54
- Camelot / 4:19
- Falling Eyes / 3:14
- Psych #1 / 2:37
- Slow It Goes / 4:46
RELEASE DATE
09/14/2018
“As all great concerts do, the evening’s set list ebbed and flowed between up-tempo, high-energy tunes contrasted with mellower songs, ultimately culminating in a sonic maelstrom that saw guitarist John Moen wading into the crowd to hang his guitar around a startled fan’s neck in a definitive act of audience participation.” – Parklife, DC
After coming home fired up from their 2017 tours (which included UK/Euro/US dates with Drive-By Truckers, Dream Syndicate, Fruit Bats, The Cribs) Eyelids headed into various studios in Portland to finish up a new batch of songs they had been working on. They ended up with a perfect combination of the lilting, powerful hooks of their recent Peter Buck produced album "or" alongside the spookier, more meditative moments from their debut album "854”. Oh and they added in a fiery rendition of The Gun Club’s “Sex Beat” (with Scott and Peter of R.E.M. throwing down alongside them) just to hammer the point home.
Now Eyelids could always write a earworm of a song (which is why "or" ended up many best of 2017 lists) and from the minute the needle hits this vinyl there it is again. With its rolling and intricate jangle Eyelids (like XTC, R.E.M. and The Byrds--their three biggest comparisons from the press) make their three distinct personalities/guitars become an amazingly powerful whole.
Musically there is a new layer to their sound. Guitars flutter and dive; strings and harmonies collide. From the beautiful opening chords of “Maybe More" to the screams of their cover of Gun Club's "Sex Beat" this is their most diverse offering yet. The tipped over folk of "Cannon & Dee" with its lush harmonies and the harsh melancholy of “Masterpiece (Wanna Die)” make for an emotional ride.
Flip the record over and you’ll discover a newly remastered live Eyelids performance from last year at the legendary Monty Hall (which is run by the equally legendary station WFMU). The show was a mess of great songs, crazed banter, special guests and features highlights from many of the last 9 (!) releases the band has put forth into the world over the last 4 years.
Eyelids are getting ready for more touring and recording in 2019, in the meantime we invite you to let this sonic celebration of where Eyelids are at and what they are moving towards sink in!
EXPLORE

Adam Selzer
Slow Decay

Hallelujah The Hills
Against Electricity

José Medeles
Art of Slowness: The Halfling Session

Old Unconscious
Sunfort

Motrik
"33"

Christian Kiefer
What You Have Come For Is Death

Boxhead Ensemble
The Unseen Hand: Music For Documentary Film

Hook & Anchor
Hook & Anchor

The Valiant Arms
Swallow The Sea: The Songs of The Crabs

Carcrashlander
A Plan To Tell The Future

Alialujah Choir
The Alialujah Choir

Slow Moses
Charity Binge

Scirocco
Walk To The Moon

Perhapst
Perhapst

The Born Losers
The Born Losers

The Maroons
You're Gonna Ruin Everything

Norfolk & Western
Centralia

Dave Depper
Utrecht Suite

Matthew Hattie Hein
In Search of Lost Hein

No. 2
What Does Good Luck Bring?

Nick Jaina
A Bird In The Opera House

Boxhead Ensemble
Electric Guitar

Kpants
Smile And Nod Accordingly

Eyelids
Slow It Goes

Arch Cape
Arch Cape

Hallelujah The Hills
No One Knows What Happens Next

Annalisa Tornfelt & Gideon Freudmann
Unraveling

Martha Scanlan
The Shape of Things Gone Missing, The Shape of Things To Come

The Hackles
The Twilight's Calling It Quits

Martha Scanlan
The River and The Light

Team Dresch
Team Dresch Bundles

Team Dresch
Team Dresch "Husband" T

Old Unconscious
Lyle

Eyelids
Jay Gonzalez Sings Eyelids Sings Jay Gonzalez Sings Eyelids

Defective AI
A Book Of Coherent Warnings

Marisa Anderson & Tara Jane O'Neil
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

No. 2
You Might Be Right

Team Dresch
Choices, Chances, Changes: Singles & Comptracks 1994-2000

Dave Depper
Europa

Longstocking
Once Upon A Time Called Now

Infinite X's
Infinite X's

Chainsaw Records
Chainsaw Records Bundle

Chainsaw Records
Chainsaw Records T Shirt

Candy-Ass Records
Candy-Ass Records Hoodie

Red Red Meat
Red Red Meat T

José Medeles
Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems

No. 2
First Love

Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld
Last Stars First Light
