Kids wiling out; a thematic appeal that shall never die out. The new video from Cymbals Eats Guitars for "Keep Me Waiting" features a lot of smashing, punching and running by bored teens. Youth!…   Read Story »

Despite the fact that they're really young, Staten Island indie rockers Cymbals Eat Guitars are already the masters of grandiose, guitar-driven rock. On their new LP, Lenses Alien, they push it a…   Read Story »

If you enjoyed Lenses Alien's 8 mnute Polvo-meets-shoegaze opener "Rifle Sight (Proper Name)" and the shorter but no less ambitious "Definite Darkness," you definitely want Cymbals Eat Guitars'…   Read Story »

We took last month off from our Monthly Mix series in favor of our midterm flashback/annual summer jams compilation Cruel Summer, which you should grab if you haven't. But it is a new month -- the…   Read Story »

At just under five minutes, "Definite Darkness" is a full 3:30 shorter than the expansive and muscular, shoegazy indie rock epic "Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name)." But just under five minutes is still…   Read Story »

Name: Cymbals Eat Guitars Progress Report: Psych-pop freakologists go for an even bigger sound on sophomore release, Lenses Alien. When Cymbals Eat Guitars released Why There Are Mountains back…   Read Story »

“Rifle Sight (Proper Name)" is the 8-minute opener from Cymbals Eat Guitars' John Agnello-produced sophomore collection Lenses Alien, which the press release notes includes vocals from 3/4 of the…   Read Story »

This past weekend Larmer Tree Gardens, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, hosted the fifth annual End Of The Road Festival. This year's lineup continued the festival's peripheral deviation from its folk,…   Read Story »

Village Voice's annual Coney Island rock extravaganza turned 10 on Saturday and went down as sweaty and free as years past. Things kicked off with Dom in the early afternoon, and wrapped up many…   Read Story »

We saw a bunch of bands this past week. Not every set was memorable, but there were more than enough highlights to make the stiff necks and barking feet worth it. Here's Wednesday, Thursday,…   Read Story »