Lenses Alien

by Cymbals Eat Guitars

Lenses Alien cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 30 August 2011
  • Label: Barsuk
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:17
  • Community rating: 3.01/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Puzzle

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Building upon the dense, erratic energy of their debut, the Staten Island group leaned into labyrinthine song structures and cryptic lyricism for their sophomore release. 'Lenses Alien' features complex, winding guitar interplay heavily influenced by 1990s indie rock and noise pop.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, space

Tracklist

  1. Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name) (8:31)
  2. Shore Points (2:35)
  3. Keep Me Waiting (3:00)
  4. Plainclothes (4:13)
  5. Definite Darkness (4:52)
  6. Another Tunguska (3:12)
  7. The Current (2:07)
  8. Wavelengths (2:54)
  9. Secret Family (3:29)
  10. Gary Condit (4:19)

Credits

  • Puzzle - primary artist
  • Jack Adams - lacquer cut by
  • Eythor Gunnarsson - written-by
  • Fridrik Karlsson - written-by
  • Gunnlaugur Briem - written-by
  • Jóhann Ásmundsson - written-by
  • Kristinn Svavarsson - written-by

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