“Eyelids have a new song off their upcoming full-length album, 854, and while the title of “Psych #1” might seem generic, the music contained within is anything but. With cascades of acoustic guitars nestled against heaps of power-pop guitar, it’s a concise slice of psychedelia of both vintage and paisley varietals. 854 was released on the illustrious Jealous Butcher imprint on October 14th, From EYELIDS debut LP “854” This is the unsung supergroup of Portland if there ever was one. John Moen, Chris Slusarenko, Jonathan Drews, Jim Talstram, and Paulie Pulverenti really have some songs up their sleeves. I am a sucker for this stuff and they pull off the pure power pop with aplomb. Eyelids It’s not surprising that the band sound like a sublime synthesis of Guided by Voices, Elliott Smith, and Stephen Malkmus, considering the group’s members have played with all those artists. They’re possibly one of the only bands whose music lives up to the “supergroup” designation.
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