Black Eyes – Black Eyes LP

Description

Black Eyes self-titled debut displays a band with a hold on the experimental side of D.C. punk — a path paved byFugaziand, particularly in this case,Q and Not U. This five-piece band takes dub, bass-driven grooves, and kooky vocals ofthe LiarsandQ and Not U‘s off-kilter dance punk and plays them grittier, from the violent narrative of “Someone Has His Fingers Broken” to the oblique sexual politics of “A Pack of Wolves.” But Black Eyes, despite an unstoppable cacophony on insane songs like theQueen-on-caffeine “King’s Dominion” and the spazzy “Day Turns to Night,” never really have the terse drive ofFugazior the accessible hooks ofQ and Not U. This album will have to remain the mark of a band’s crazy potential and perhaps a warning siren of what is to come. -All Music Guide