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

Gabadon
On Gabadon

Boxhead Ensemble
Ancient Music

Blue Cranes
My Only Secret

Johanna Samuels
Bystander

Califone
villagers

Jenny Conlee
Tides: Pieces For Accordion And Piano

The Hackles
What a beautiful thing I have made

Team Dresch
Team Dresch "Ghost Coyote" T

Fruit Bats
Tripper (Deluxe Reissue)

Jon Brion
Meaningless

Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld
Last Stars First Light

No. 2
First Love

José Medeles
Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems

Dave Depper
Moon Safari

The Delines
The Sea Drift

Motrik
MØØN: The Cosmic Electrics of MØTRIK

Eyelids
Eyelids Dubble Live!

Red Red Meat
Red Red Meat T

Chris Funk
Songs For Dog Fitness

Chainsaw Records
Chainsaw Records T Shirt

Infinite X's
Infinite X's

Longstocking
Once Upon A Time Called Now

Dave Depper
Europa

Team Dresch
Story Of The Earth

Motrik
Artificial Head

Slanted Floors
Pink Heaven

Chris Funk
The Painted Porch

Eyelids
The Accidental Falls

John Cameron Mitchell & Eyelids
Turning Time Around EP

Califone
Echo Mine

The Hackles
A Dobritch Did As A Dobritch Should

Federale
No Justice

Defective AI
A Book Of Coherent Warnings

Old Unconscious
Lyle

Eamon Fogarty
Blue Values

Team Dresch
Team Dresch "Husband" T

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

Team Dresch
Captain My Captain

Team Dresch
Personal Best

Hallelujah The Hills
Against Electricity

José Medeles
Art of Slowness: The Halfling Session

Old Unconscious
Sunfort

Martha Scanlan
The River and The Light

1939 Ensemble
New Cinema

Tim Rutili & Craig Ross
10 Seconds To Collapse

Motrik
Safety Copy

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

1939 Ensemble
Beats & Saints
