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EYES releases sophomore album ‘Congratulations’

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EYES – Photo by Peter Troest

After releasing two singles and videos, Copenhagen hardcore outfit EYES releases its sophomore album ‘Congratulations’ today February 3rd 2023 via Indisciplinarian. ‘Congratulations’ is a musically visionary, aggressive slab of twisted, grooving hardcore, calling out conspiracy theorists, gentrification and the older generations fucking over the earth and the young.

Tonight, the band says ‘Congratulations’ and celebrates with a sold out release show at Loppen, Christiania in Copenhagen with support from Smertegrænsens Toldere and Galge. Recently, EYES announced a spring tour in Denmark and Sweden including the A Colossal Weekend festival in Copenhagen in May, adding to the release show at Loppen, Copenhagen and a performance at this year’s Bloodstock Festival in the UK.

EYES Live 2023
03.02.23 – Loppen, Copenhagen (DK) Release show // SOLD OUT

07.04.23 – Aalborg, 1000Fryd (DK)

08.04.23 – Esbjerg, Konfus (DK)

14.04.23 – Lyngby, Templet (DK)

15.04.23 – Albertslund, Vridsløselille Fængsel (DK)

28.04.23 – Kolding, Pitstop (DK)

29.04.23 – Køge, Tapperiet (DK)

12.05.23 – Aarhus, Radar (DK)

13.05.23 – Copenhagen, Vega, A Colossal Weekend (DK)

25.05.23 – Odense, Posten (DK)

26.05.23 – Malmö, Plan B (SE)

27.05.23 – Roskilde, Gimle, WOA Finale (DK)

10-13.08.23 – Bloodstock Festival (UK)

Tickets for the tour can be purchased HERE

EYES’ two preceding releases, the self-titled 2018 debut EP and the 2020 debut album ‘Underperformer’, proved EYES as a band on its own path, with both heart and brains to match it. With its genre defying musical approach and introspective generational lyrics, ‘Underperformer’ marked an innovative freshness in the hardcore scene. Despite obstacles from a pandemic, the band left an indelible impression with performances on festivals such as Copenhell (DK) and by:Larm (NO), while the remix release ‘Reperformer’ contributed to the band’s air of unpredictability.


EYES’ new album is entitled ‘Congratulations’, even though there isn’t much to cheer about at the moment. The album is a further development of EYES’ sound and style with the band focusing even more than before on melody, off kilter hooks and deep grooves throughout the album’s ten songs collectively shaping an unpredictable, rough rocking and catchy hardcore record produced razor sharply by Jacob Bredahl (LLNN, Lifesick a.o.).

Distrust among people and conspiracy theories, war and environmental catastrophe on the horizon, economic downfall and increasing inequality. The Western world anno. 2023 is the foundation of ‘Congratulations’ and its volatile, confrontational songs. Opposite the internalized thematics of  ‘Underperformer’, the doubting self reflection has now turned into anger and a feeling of powerlessness towards a world, where the rich get richer and living conditions are worsened for everyone else. A world, where the younger generations are abandoned again and again. A world, where the only available distraction is to scream into an infinite digital void or to find an alternative reality while looking down on the so-called sheep following the flock and false prophets.

‘Congratulations’ will be released on LP, CD. MC and digital formats, with the CD version as a co-release with label comrades Nefarious Industries in the US. All physical formats including the vinyl editions are expected to be ready for the release day and are now available at Indisciplinarian’s webshop HERE, while the CD version can also be ordered at Nefarious Industries HERE.

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EYES – Congratulations – Artwork by Jon Gotlev

Track list:
1. Generation L
2. IT’S HAPPENING
3. Congratulations!
4. dull BOY
5. Value6. Tearjerker
7. Bbbbbbbliss
8. Chew
9. The City
10. Ballast

EYES is:

Søren Bomand – Guitar, Backing Vocals
Rasmus Furbo – Guitar

Kenn Bendtsen – Bass

Simon Djurhuus – Drums

Victor Kaas – Vocals


EYES online:

www.facebook.com/eyesbandcph
www.instagram.com/eyesbandcph

www.eyescph.bandcamp.com

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