Experimental four piece Eyes & No Eyes met at art school in Brighton and developed a shared passion for explosive noise, surreal lyrics, folk-rock, driving motorik beats and free improvisation – whilst never forgetting to keep a solid song foundation. The band have spent the last year recording their debut album and racking up tours and shows around the UK and Europe with the likes of Do Make Say Think, Gravenhurst, Damo Suzuki and Sons of Noel and Adrian...

Experimental music is important for the progression of the music scene. Without it bands would release what was safe and stay well away from furthering their creative talents. Eyes & No Eyes certainly challenge what is the norm in today's music industry, but at the heart of all their songs is a good old-fashioned likeable tune.

Eyes & No Eyes's self-titled debut album was recorded live to capture the energetic interplay between the four members – guitar, bass, drums and cello – with some extra analogue synths and warped electronics added to thicken the textures by the band and collaborator / co-conspirator Woodpecker Wooliams.

Tracks like 'Idiot Icarus' could pass as a solid indie track, if you stripped away the rogue, freestyling cello. Likewise, tracks like 'The Drowned World' are heavily folk based.

If you're not usually a fan of experimental music then this album could provide a stepping stone to a new world.

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Nick Smithson