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- Summary: The second album for the indie rock band from Staten Island was produced by John Agnello.
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- Record Label: Barsuk
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Positive: 21 out of 23
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Sep 7, 2011So many wonderful things happen on Lenses Alien that you can't possibly remember them all. The only solution, of course, is to listen again.
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Aug 30, 2011Lenses Alien bears traces of Modest Mouse, Superchunk, Cap'n Jazz, Slint, and others, but the songs exude a craftsmanship that simple re-appropriation couldn't achieve. The band may be trying too hard to emphasize that by opening the album with an epic track, but the point isn't lost.
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Aug 19, 2011The balance of tension and release in Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name) is expertly managed, while Definite Darkness and The Current bring calm and a note of quiet bliss.
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Aug 29, 2011All three of those bands masterfully juggle creative lyrics with equally inventive music, something Cymbals Eat Guitars comes very close to achieving on Lenses Alien.
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Alternative PressSep 14, 2011The New York quartet have outdone it with Lenses Alien. [Oct 2011, p.106]
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Sep 14, 2011Out in the suburbs, the Cymbals Eat Guitars boys had plenty of room to stretch their legs and creative muscles, but it would have done some good for them to have been reigned back in, even if a little.
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Q MagazineSep 21, 2011A rugged, roaring listen. [Oct 2011, p.117]
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