MARBLED EYE – Read The Air – LP – Vinyl

LP – Limited Edition Black Vinyl.

READ THE AIR is the new full-length record from MARBLED EYE, the four-piece punk band responsible for all of that noise coming out of Oakland for the last couple of years. The opening title track sets the albums tone immediately, guitars starting and stopping to match a staggered drum beat before guitarist and co-vocalist Chris Natividads lyrics act as a mission statement for the albums recurring theme of self-reflection: Searching / shaking / life simulating read the air / count me out Engineered mostly by the band themselves, Read the Airs ten songs are both overdriven and ominous. Songs like single In the Static offer riffs worthy of a Marquee Moon or Entertainment! comparison, but the band still cant shake the dread of modern times. The songs refrain treats time like a threat, with Natividads constant shout of staring at the clock acting as a haunted refrain. The combined playing of drummer Alex Shen and bass player Ronnie Portugal give songs like Tonight and See It Too an angular and driving edge. With additional recording from Toro Y Mois Chaz Bear and mixing from Grace Coleman (Courtney Barnett, Spiritual Cramp), Marbled Eye have dialed in a record that feels destined to live in the noisy post-punk canon for years to come. Marble Eyes new album Read the Air arrives this March via Summer Shade Records.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Read the Air
2. In the Static
3. Tonight
4. Starting Over
5. See It Too

Side B
1. All the Pieces
2. Another Year
3. Motion
4. Wear Me Down
5. Spring Exit