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Plucking influences from 90s indie rock isn't new, but Cymbals Eat Guitars perfectly embody that casually ambitious slack-rock sound. Sometimes you just want the basics.
12y
80
The sprawling complexity of Why There Are Mountains shows a remarkable balance between patience and an ADHD-like lack of adherence to staying on one track. The result is that one can tune in at the beginning, middle, or end of a track and have no humanly idea how Cymbals Eat Guitars went from one to the other to the other. What could be better?
10y
70
Cymbals Eat Guitars are a band with plenty of great ideas, obvious skill, and 45 minutes to combine them as best they can with unpredictable results. Ultimately, it’s what makes both the band and the album so compelling.
Why Are There Mountains is one of the real gems from the 2000s with melodic vocals, plenty of dissonance, some frantic guitar parts that contribute to the overall build and crescendo of the tunes and emotion. It sounds like a mix between Sonic Youth and Modest Mouse. Best songs: Cold Spring, ... And the Hazy Sea, Indiana, Share, What Dogs See, Wind Phoenix (Proper Name), Living North
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Track List
| 1 | …And the Hazy Sea 6:13 | |
| 2 | Some Trees (Merritt Moon) 2:27 | |
| 3 | Indiana 3:34 | |
| 4 | Cold Spring 5:48 | |
| 5 | Share 7:03 | |
| 6 | What Dogs See 4:15 | |
| 7 | Wind Phoenix (Proper Name) 5:16 | |
| 8 | Living North 2:31 | |
| 9 | Like Blood Does 7:33 |
Total Length: 44 minutes
Year End Lists
| #10 | / | Beats Per Minute |
| #30 | / | No Ripcord |
| #37 | / | Stereogum |
| #43 | / | Pitchfork |
| #61 | / | Consequence of Sound |
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