Why There Are Mountains

by Cymbals Eat Guitars

Why There Are Mountains cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 January 2009
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:44
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Exploding onto the indie scene as a self-released debut, this album proudly wears its 1990s college-rock influences on its sleeve, channeling the chaotic energy of Built to Spill and Pavement. The tracks are remarkably ambitious, featuring multi-part song structures, screeching feedback explosions, and dense, wordy lyricism delivered through a strained yelp. It was a massive blog-era success story that revitalized the classic noise-pop aesthetic.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, guitar-driven, crescendo, reverb-heavy, dynamic

Tracklist

  1. 鈥nd the Hazy Sea (6:13)
  2. Some Trees (Merritt Moon) (2:27)
  3. Indiana (3:34)
  4. Cold Spring (5:48)
  5. Share (7:03)
  6. What Dogs See (4:15)
  7. Wind Phoenix (Proper Name) (5:16)
  8. Living North (2:31)
  9. Like Blood Does (7:33)

Credits

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