Eyelid Movies - Phantogram
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Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings

  • Summary: The upstate New York indie rock duo releases its debut full-length album.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Eyelid Movies ultimately has more atmosphere than songs, but for a band goin’ down the road to see Beth Gibbons, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
  2. Phantogram have put forth a collection of heady and stimulating songs primed for in-the-dark listening.
  3. A refreshing, unusual and diverting first record from two new talents, then, and one to recommend for jaded electro and indie fans who felt the New York scene had gone as far as it could with art-skronk.
  4. From the hip-hop loops and grungy, Dust Brothers-style synths of "Running from the Cops," to the new wave balladry of "All Dried Up," and the trip-hop cool of "You Are the Ocean," these are kinds of left-of-center pop tunes that, in the mid-'90s, could have sneaked their way onto Top 40 and modern-rock playlists (which were basically the same thing back then).

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. One of the most underrated/under the radar albums I've ever heard. Every song was well thought out, and contains layers of lush baselines and electro-synth melodies all laced with smooth guitar overtones. Every person that I've introduced this album to loves it. Don't be surprised if Phantogram has a very bright future ahead of them. Expand
  2. LomaxLomax
    10
    Absolute perfection! Interesting music that will be in my rotation for the year.
  3. bloody and brilliant! No couldn't just say that. Sonic music really; electrical madness and such, and Battles and Baths and Fruit Bats and Neon Indian and Cults and completely none of that in all! Expand
  4. Eyelid Movies is definitely an intricate, interesting album. No doubting that. But it's also a bit of a mess. Too much is happening in this album that doesn't quite sound so good sometimes. The vocals are wonderful but the lyrics are clumsy at times. Some tracks are out of place. Some tracks stand out for me though. All In All, Eyelid Movies have a handful of great tracks and some tracks are unnecessary. C+ Expand

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