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The cover depicted above is for their debut album "Room Noises".
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Eisley
Combinations
This lovable group from Tyler, Texas has probably done exactly what they needed to for their official sophomore full-length. Instead of extending those breathy, organic and swirling harmonies that are enough to make ambient rock band keyboardists envious to a ridiculous extremity, they’ve kept their trademark sounds in check in the best service of each song. And the songs are quite good. “Many Funerals” starts things off with a call and response vocal delivery that’ll remind any fan why they love this band, with an almost psychedelic cadence that’ll conjure memories of many a 60s audible flashback. “Ten Cent Blues” is another musical presentation of affectionate and informal story telling a la “Golly Sandra” from 2005’s Room Noises. “Come Clean” has a great Sixpence vibe that begs for repeat listens. The tribal “A Sight To Behold” is probably the most wonderful song to come around since the disappearance of Fleming & John a few years ago. Lyrically, the words seem to capture the great uncertainty of pre-marital doubts and fears – honoring marriage with the wonder of it all. “Could I be possibly insane / to think you and I have life figured out / how does one approach this / when all our past loves have let us down ... let’s paint the walls down and find how to live / cause you and I have so much to give.” Without a throwaway song here, I swear, Eisley couldn’t have done it better. [Reprise] Doug Van Pelt
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