Album Review: Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Alien

After a couple of line-up changes and the pressure of following up a stunning debut album (Why There Are Mountains), Cymbals Eat Guitars could have been forgiven for stumbling at the increasingly important second album hurdle. Lenses Alien is anything but a stumble, with the band crafting their swarming 90’s alt-rock style into a darker, more frenetic, sound. With 2009’s Why There Are Mountains, Cymbals Eat Guitars demonstrated that they were a band capable of developing swarming soundscapes, with tight-execution so rare on such ambitious early releases. Lenses continues this trend, the band’s sound is still rich with stunning guitar riffs, melodic piano and D’Agostino’s potent vocal presence.

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