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Water from Your Eyes
The band performing onstage
Water from Your Eyes in 2024
Background information
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
Genres
LabelsMatador Records
Members
  • Nate Amos
  • Rachel Brown

Water from Your Eyes is an American indie pop band. The group consists of Nate Amos and Rachel Brown.

History

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Water from Your Eyes originated in Chicago, Illinois, later relocating to Brooklyn, New York.[1]

Amos and Brown are longtime music collaborators.[2] The duo released their first album Long Days, No Dreams in 2017.[3] In 2018, the duo released their second album titled All a Dance.[1] The duo released their third album Somebody Else's Song in 2019.[4] The duo's album, Structure, was released in 2021.[5][6][7] In January 2023, the band announced they had signed to Matador Records.[8]

In early 2023, Al Nardo joined as second guitarist, followed by Bailey Wollowitz as drummer.[9] Nardo and Wollowitz had both previously been members of Sloppy Jane.[10]

Their album through Matador Records, Everyone's Crushed, was released on May 26, 2023,[11] followed by the remix album Crushed by Everyone that November.

On April 20, 2024, Water from Your Eyes opened for Interpol at Mexico City's Zócalo. It was the latter band's largest ever concert, having around 160,000 attendees.[12]

Style

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Water From Your Eyes have been described as alt pop,[1] art rock, post punk,[13] experimental pop,[14][15] bedroom pop, synth pop, shoegaze[16] and indie pop.[17] They describe themselves as dance-punk.[15]

They have cited their influences as Ween,[1] Scott Walker's Climate of Hunter,[2] and the paintings of Mark Rothko.[13]

Members

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  • Rachel Brown – vocals
  • Nate Amos – guitar, production

Live members

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  • Al Nardo – guitar (2022–present)
  • Bailey Wollowitz – drums (2023–present)

Discography

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Studio albums

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Remix albums

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EPs

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  • Water from Your Eyes (self-released, 2016)
  • III (self-released, 2017)
  • Feels a Lot Like (self-released, 2017)
  • 33:44 (self-released, 2020)
  • MP3 Player 1 (Matador, 2024)[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Moreland, Quinn (26 January 2022). "Alt-Pop Duo Water from Your Eyes Commit to the Bit". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Jasper. "Water from Your Eyes on Structure". Under the Radar. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. ^ Hannah, Andrew. "Water from Your Eyes unveil the mellow synth pop sounds of "Cold Stare"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ^ Moreland, Quinn. "Water from Your Eyes: Somebody Else's Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. ^ Freedman, Max. "Water from Your Eyes Are Peaking on Structure". Paste. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  6. ^ DiBlasi, Loren. "They Broke Up, But Then This Brooklyn Post-Punk Duo Made 'Structure' From Chaos". NPR Music. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. ^ Roberts, Phillipe. "Water from Your Eyes: Structure". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  8. ^ Monroeq, Jazz (17 January 2023). "Water From Your Eyes Sign to Matador, Announce New York Residency". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  9. ^ https://www.papermag.com/water-from-your-eyes-interview#rebelltitem1
  10. ^ "Band To Watch: fantasy of a broken heart". Stereogum. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  11. ^ Williams, Sophie (13 March 2023). "Step inside the weird and wonderful world of Water From Your Eyes". NME. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  12. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (2024-04-26). "Interpol Play Mexico City: Backstage and in the Crowd at Their Biggest Show Ever". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  13. ^ a b Zhang, Cat. "Water From Your Eyes: Everyone's Crushed". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  14. ^ "In the Midst of Major Changes, Water From Your Eyes Are Still Finding Time to Bowl". FLOOD. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  15. ^ a b Blistein, Jon (2023-05-23). "Cracking the Riddle of Water From Your Eyes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  16. ^ Petridis, Alexis (2023-05-25). "Water From Your Eyes: Everyone's Crushed review – style-hopping indie duo find focus in chaos". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  17. ^ Sharples, Grant. "Thanks for Coming: You Haven't Missed Much". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  18. ^ Bloom, Madison (2024-07-09). "Water From Your Eyes Announce New EP, Cover Chumbawamba's "The Good Ship Lifestyle"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
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