Name: A Colossal Waste Of Light
Brand: Eyelids

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-JBR-224C

Colour

Clear

Colour details

Clear w/ Purple Smoke Vinyl

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

843563141373

Total Cap

1 / Clear / Extended format: Yes / LP

CD-JBR-224

Extended format: No

843563141366

1 / CD

Artist

Eyelids

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Jealous Butcher

Eyelids is a Portland, Oregon based band formed by former and current members of Guided By Voices, Stephen Malkmus/The Jicks, The Decemberists, Camper Van Beethoven, and Boston Spaceships. With influences from New Zealand/Flying Nun guitar buzz, teenage L.A. Paisley Underground obsessions, early Athens haunts, and all things beautiful and rock, Eyelids delivers a unique sound that will captivate you.
Get ready to be transported to a world where the love for music takes center stage. Eyelids' music is an amalgamation of various genres and influences that come together to create something truly extraordinary. From their roots in Portland to their connections with renowned bands like Guided By Voices and The Decemberists, Eyelids brings a wealth of experience and talent to the table.
With their deep appreciation for diverse musical styles and their ability to craft lopsided yet captivating melodies, Eyelids offers a refreshing take on rock music. Prepare yourself for an immersive sonic journey as they combine elements of New Zealand/Flying Nun guitar buzz with the nostalgic vibes of L.A.'s Paisley Underground scene.

Eyelids’ new album, A Colossal Waste of Light, does an excellent job of framing the quintet as one of today’s most compelling purveyors of lopsided guitar pop workouts and earworm-laden vocal melodies. It also proves that great guitar pop can still evoke favorites from a glorious past - the penetrating moodiness of XTC’s Black Sea, or R.E.M.’s Fables of the Reconstruction, comes to mind - while refusing to waste time on idle nostalgia. On their 4th full-length album (but 17th vinyl offering if you include previous 7”s and EPs) the Portland, OR band also rediscover the beauty of firsts. 

A Colossal Waste of Light marks the first time the band wrote songs remotely (“it ended up being fun &amp; weird to send out a very simple version of a song and see who came back first with another part for it”, John Moen looks back), their first reunion at the Destination: Universe studio post-isolation, and their first batch of melodious new tunes since The Accidental Falls, the band’s 2020 project with poet, lyricist and Tim Buckley collaborator Larry Beckett (an extra-ordinary pairing that allowed Eyelids’ two frontmen/tunesmiths, Chris Slusarenko and John Moen, to find a new, multilayered appreciation for the art of songcraft).

A Colossal Waste Of Light

Music US