CYMBALS EAT GUITARS
Their album 'Why There Are Mountains' will be released on October 26th in the UK and Europe.
01. ... And The Hazy Sea
02. Some Trees {Merrit Moon)
03. Indiana
04. Cold Spring
05. Share
06. What Dogs See
07. Wind Phoenix (Proper Name)
08. Living North
09. Like Blood Does
10. Tunguska
You can order it on
Memphis Shop
Rough Trade
Piccadilly Records
-Amazon-
One of the best indie albums of the year - NME
A glorious cacophony of xylophones, guitar noise and melodic bliss - Q
A sublime listen from start to finish - The Fly
Epic hymns and ambitious grandeur - Artrocker
11 December - Caracol, Primavera Club Festival Madrid
12 December - Sidecar, Primavera Club Festival Barcelona
09 July - The Windmill, Brixton, London
11 July - Instore @ Puregroove, London
12 July - Proud Galleries, London
12 September - Monolith Festival, Morrisson, Colorado
13 September - Kilby Court w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Salt Lake City, Utah
14 September - Neurolux w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Boise, Idaho
15 September - Neumos w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Seattle, Washington
17 September - Musicfest NW @ Doug Fir w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart + Titus Andronicus, Portland, Oregon
18 September - Great American Music Hall w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, San Francisco, California
19 September - Troubadour w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Los Angeles, California
21 September - Casbah w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, San Diego, California
22 September - Club Congress w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Tucson, Arizona
24 September - Lola’s w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Fort Worth, Texas
25 September - The Mohawk w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Austin, Texas
26 September - One Eyed Jacks w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, New Orleans, Louisiana
27 September - Club Downunder w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Tallahassee, Florida
28 September - The Earl w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Atlanta, Georgia
29 September - Local 506 w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
30 September - Black Cat w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Washington
01 October - Ottobar w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Baltimore, Maryland
03 October - Webster Hall: w / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, New York
05 October - First Unitarian Church w/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
16 October - Alfred University - The Knight, Alfred, New York
17 October - Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
07 November - Rolling Stone Weekender w/ Wilco Lubeck, Hamburg, Germany
08 November - Manuscript, Oostend
09 November - Instore @ Roughtrade, London, UK
10 November - The Troxy w/ The Flaming Lips, London, UK
11 November - The Troxy w/ The Flaming Lips, London, UK
12 November - RockFeedback @ The Lexington, London, UK
14 November - Craw Daddy, Dublin, Ireland
15 November - Auntie Annie's, Belfast, Ireland
16 November - Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
17 November - Instore @ Piccadilly Records, Manchester
17 November - Now Wave @ (Night & Day Cafe), Manchester, UK
18 November - Academy 3, Birmingham, UK
20 November - Crossing Border, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland
21 November - Trix w/ The Dodos, Antwerp
23 November - MTC, Cologne, Germany
24 November - Nouveau Casino, Paris
02 December - Vintage Vinyl Records, Fords, NJ
Now, Cymbals Eat Guitars release their critically acclaimed debut album Why There Are Mountains in the UK on October 26th through Memphis. [who snapped the band up having seen the aforementioned July gigs]
The album's opening track (and the band's debut UK single) '...And The Hazy Sea' is a sprawling, multi-layered, six minute gate-crasher that acts as a serious statement of intent for the band's ambitions. Songs like 'Wind Phoenix' and 'Cold Spring' showcase the band's ability to pair chaotic yelps and sinuous riffs from lead singer/guitarist Joseph D'Agostino with pounding drums alongside melodic bass lines and lush orchestral layers from Brian Hamilton's keyboards.
Produced by Kyle "Slick" Johnson (Modest Mouse, The Hives), listening to Why There Are Mountains, with its time signature changes, Pavement meets Mogwai guitars and moments of beatific calm, you'll realise you are listening to something very special indeed.
Currently on a huge North American tour with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cymbals Eat Guitars will be supporting The Flaming Lips - at the band's personal request - for their UK residency at London's The Troxy in November. Quite simply, Cymbals Eat Guitars are one of the most beguiling and exciting talents to come out of the USA for a good while.
