Eye Said So
Number 9, 2019
8/10
A self-described ‘shizo rock’ outfit from Austin, this first EP from Eye Said So brings uncontainable energy to a listen where many different ideas from the rock spectrum unfold with much creativity.
“Ipso Facto” gets the album started with a driving rock tune that’s both crunchy and spacey, and “State Of Mind”, with Taeryn Rayne, brings the pace down to a mysterious setting that builds into a buzzing atmosphere.
At the halfway point, “Shove” brings us a firm beat in a hazy environment that bursts into industrial like energy, while “Chrome” puts a fun spin on fuzzed out alt-rock.
The EP ends on the throbbing bass work of the charged “Wall”, and “Stock King”, with DJ Centipede, exits with restrained melodies in a finish that pushes and pulls with busy moments of exploration.
Although they’re just a duo, Eye Said So make full, loud and atypical sounds that all fans of anything related to alt-rock will find much enjoyment in. A fine debut indeed, this is a band to keep an eye on.
Travels well with: Queens Of The Stone Age- Songs For The Deaf; Twenty One Pilots- Vessel