"Formed in Washington, D.C. in 2001, Dischord's post-punk outfit Black Eyes followed in the footsteps of labelmates Q and Not U and Fugazi as well as bands like Girls Against Boys. Black Eyes consisted of two bassists, two drummers, only one guitar and seriously caterwauling vocals. The instrumental line-up makes for a rhythmic and driving sound akin to the Liars while the lyrics explore darkness and violence in poignant but oblique rock poetry."
rateyourmusic: "Black Eyes work with a pool of instruments: 2-3 drum sets, two bass guitars and an electric guitar (played like I've never had the privilege to hear anywhere else). Then there are the vocals, unmatched in intensity, often in a dialogue form, sometimes different lyrics delivered on top of each other to create a surprisingly powerful effect. The songs feature a wide range of music styles borrowed, re-dressed, armed and basically let loose to show the way out of grey punk rock uniformity. The lyrics are political/topical in the most beautiful way possible, playful and so very sharp somehow maintaining at the same time a touch of plain poetry. The songs touch upon the society's hidden/not hidden repression, the values meeting a void following the so-called sexual liberation, empty sloganeering, sexual (/any) minorities problems and finally the futility of singing in a rock band. The two drummer rhythm attack, inventive bass interplay, extatic expressionistic guitar handling and often almost unbearable fury that is channeled through everything is something so energizing it's really hard to describe." 4.5/5
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?zgh0cu3d1mx
Sounds like... Q and not U, Liars, Dismemberment Plan
Tags: Noise Rock, Punk
3 comments:
You will do me a great favour if you make me know more about bands like this (and the tagged, of course).
This band is very fucking good! First time I've heard if them shockingly.
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