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Eye Alaska By Brian Campbell  |
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 Eye Alaska
Self Titled
Fearless Records
This has to be one of the oddest records I’ve yet to review. Not because the music itself it particularly odd, but because it is hard for me to form some type of conclusion on it. It’s good, don’t get me wrong, just a little off-putting because as a reviewer aren’t we supposed to just classify it as something? Well, apparently the boys in Eye Alaska saw that coming and wanted to make it as hard as possible.
At times it has a Circa Survive/Fair to Midland type post-hardcore sound, other times it comes off as sickeningly new wave as something the Dear and Departed might write and at others, well, simply put, and it sounds like 80’s love-making R & B. Yeah, so now you see the dilemma.
As far as different goes, Eye Alaska’s debut EP might be as far off as you could find. This sounds like nothing else I have ever heard, and that’s definitely good for the industry and its fledgling fan base. It’s a shot in the arm so to speak. The pianos are wonderful throughout the entire record, as are the vocals, and the music itself seems to create almost a poppy doom vibe.
I Knew You’d Never Fly is a definite pace setter for the record, and the closing track, Cheetah and the Tiger has mid-80’s written all over it, from the opening flutes to its Luther Vandross inspired guitar overtones. The synth style pianos offer a nice touch, while Brandon’s vocals and lyrics just scream for this song to be played in the bedroom, if you catch my drift. And if you don’t, that’s too bad.
Let’s put it this way; this record is definitely not what I was expecting to hear and after hearing it, I welcome the idea of hearing more.
Grooves like:
- My American Heart – Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather
- Armor for Sleep – Smile for Them
- The Dear and Departed – Something Quite Peculiar
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