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Indie trio Suburban Eyes (Members of Christie Front Drive, Mineral, Boys Life) release official music video for shimmering new single "Headlight Torches"
Spartan Records and Suburban Eyes are excited to present the music video for “Headlight Torches,” the latest single to be lifted from the Friday, August 30 release of the indie trio’s self-titled debut album. After over two decades of recording and touring with their individually prominent ‘90s/early-’00s indie bands, the members of Suburban Eyes — Eric Richter (Christie Front Drive, Antarctica), Jeremy Gomez (Mineral, The Gloria Record) and John Anderson (Boys Life) — offer up a nine-song showcase that truly sets itself apart via a sonic duality that seamlessly finds an intersection between propulsion and drive but interwoven with dreamy soundscapes, all while retaining accessible pop structures and hooks. Watch the new music video for “Headlight Torches,” the band’s shimmering new single about the passing of time and how quickly it starts getting away from us, streaming below.
Suburban Eyes release early 90s radio-rock inspired jangle on latest single "4 AM" from debut LP
Spartan Records and Suburban Eyes are excited to present “4AM,” the latest single to be lifted from the Friday, August 30 release of the indie trio’s self-titled debut album featuring members of Christie Front Drive and Mineral. “I had a cassette copy of Toad the Wet Sprocket's ‘Fear’ in high school and the song “Is It For Me” really resonated with me for some reason,” Eric Richter of Suburban Eyes recalls. “I had a very vivid picture of how the lyrics looked like played out in my mind. '4AM' is in that spirit.”
Richter continues, “I named it '4AM' after reading the announcement of Wayne Shorter’s death that read, ‘Today at 4 a.m., Wayne Shorter peacefully continued on his immense journey into the unknown.’ I thought that was pretty so I used the time of his death as a tribute of sorts and because it fit the subject matter of the song. After the song was mixed and finished, I revisited the Toad The Wet Sprocket song and, coincidentally, the meeting time of the characters in the story is 4 a.m. There are some paths you cannot avoid." Stream “4AM” below for a taste of their nostalgic jangly 90s sounding emo/alt-rock.
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August 30, 2024Suburban Eyes, the new indie/emo trio featuring members from well-known emo bands Christie Front Drive, Mineral and Boys Life, is set to release their self-titled debut album on August 30, 2024 via Spartan Records. Their music offers a blend of propulsion and dreamy shimmering soundscapes, maintaining accessible pop structures and melodic guitar hooks with a unique sonic duality. With Grammy-winning mixer Peter Katis involved, the band's introspective and virtual approach has led to a creatively satisfying experience and significant musical growth. Fans of their former projects looking for an updated and more expansive and dreamy shoegaze take on their nostalgic and melodic emo/inidie rock pop sound will definitely find something to love here. RIYL: Christie Front Drive, Jimmy Eat World, Antarctica, The Promise Ring