Al bum Rev iew: Ey es Eat Suns ?-Al iv e 2.0 b y Za c h a r y Va l l a d o n I n Sept ember of t hi s year , dynami c Los Angel es t r anspl ant duo, Eyes Eat Suns, dr opped a l ong ant i ci pat ed f ol l ow- up t o t hei r sophomor e EP, Al i ve. Thi s new col l ect i on - - an ecl ect i c ( and el ect r i c) set of r emi x r endi t i ons ser ves as a r emar kabl e t r ansi t i on t o what may be an i dyl l i c sound- poi nt f or t he gr oup. Or i gi nal l y hai l i ng f r om t he Ral ei gh, Nor t h Car ol i na, t he duo ( Ayi sa Adder l ey and Cai ge Cr ampshee) r el ocat ed t o Los Angel es, Cal i f or ni a ear l i er i n 2017 t o f ur t her pur sue t hei r musi c. Af t er t he r el ease of t hi s new col l ect i on, i t ?s no secr et why.
Al i ve 2. 0 i s, i n many ways, a mat ur at i on of t he sound t hat def i ned t hei r l ast r el ease. The f i r st t r ack, ?Al i ve, ? pul l s us r i ght i nt o t he mi x. I t ?s deep, mel odi c and al most t r ansf i xi ng. Though not a i mmensel y f ar cr y f r om t he or i gi nal t r ack, t he vi be has cer t ai nl y changed. The vocal har moni es ar e gi ven a new chance t o shi ne i n a composi t i on t hat now hangs over t he l i st ener l i ke a phant om; i t hi t s har d, but i t l i nger s. The updat ed ?Navi gat e? has a cer t ai n j e ne sai s quoi ? What do t he ki ds cal l i t ? A bop. I t cr eeps i nt o your bl oodst r eam and pi ns you t o your seat i n t he same way as ?Al i ve, ? but i f you st i ck ar ound ( near l y t wo mi nut es i n) ? t he dr op i s bonker s. Ser i ousl y, my bedr oom i s a f ucki ng mess ever y t i me.
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