Eye Flys - Eye Flys [CD]

Thrill Jockey

£14.38

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: THRILL598CD
Barcode: 0790377059823
Release Date: 26 Jan 2024
Genre: Metal

 Eye Flys are a quintessential Philadelphian band whose aggressive brand of noise rock is leading a wave of bands that harken back to classic era AmRep noise rock. Their rage is palpable and their wit is biting.
 Eye Flys are unsparingly heavy, driven by the colossal rhythm section of bassist Kevin Bernsten and drummer Patrick Forrest. Vocalist / guitarist Jake Smith delivers sharp humour with a healthy dose of venom and bile with each bestial growl while his dirty riffs roar at you.
 Recorded by Bernsten at his own Developing Nations studio (Full of Hell, Integrity, Jarhead Fertilizer) and J Robbins’ The Magpie Cage, the band’s self-titled album features artwork drawn by artist and drummer John Herndon (Tortoise), known for his singular drawings and his band’s iconic ‘TNT’ cover.
 Eye Flys wades deeper into the muck and mire of modern living to take an unflinching look at the horrors of late-stage capitalism and offer a caustic remedy for its ravages.
 Expanding on their bludgeoning debut ‘Tub of Lard’, ‘Eye Flys’ is lean and aggressive, fast and unforgiving. ‘Trepanation Summer’’s ferocious riffs bore directly into the skull, mimicking the crude pressure release of the ancient surgical process of the same name, Smith crying to “release the pressure” from within a wall of feedback.
 ‘Sleep Forever’ throws down a thrashing, infernal groove, demolishing all in its path as Smith’s craggy guitar figures rise like toxic smoke from the devastation. ‘Draining Pus’ revels in septic sludge, while ‘Bananarchy Zoo’ manages to strip things down to an even more lean and incisive realization of the trio’s punishing sonic palette, in an exploration of Smith’s love / hate relationship with his Florida roots.
 Eye Flys offers a reassuring reminder that you haven’t gone mad and you’re not alone - that weird ‘n’ heavy music is still here as a respite from the madness of modern living and an outlet for righteous rage.
 “[A] jagged sludge-punk ripper... It’s slower, more accessible music than these musicians are usually known for, but still punishing and abrasive, and they pull it off very well.” - Brooklyn Vegan
 “An asphyxiating assault through a barrage of heavy riffs, owes a lot to the best that intelligent hardcore music has offered through the years.” - PopMatters
 “Fuzzy, beautifully honed to maximum impact and pleasingly bereft of lyrical wooliness” - The Wire
 Available to independent retailers on Translucent Red coloured vinyl. Also includes a digital download card.

Tracklisting
Trepanation Summer
Sleep Forever
Tuck & Roll
Draining Pus
Feeding Regression
What’s That Behind Your Ear?
Tear Away Face Plaster
Bananarchy Zoo