Though this release is a reissue, its only a year removed from its initial pressing, but its. Nap eyes whine of the mystic yc022 released july 10, 2015 lpcddigital. Today, the band shares the third singlevideo, mystery calling, and expands their north american tour. Whine of the mystic 2014 thought rock fish scale 2016 im bad now 2018 snapshot of a beginner 2020. Mac demarco viet cong viet cong wakin on a pretty daze kurt vile 50 million songs. Jul 02, 2015 thanks to our friends at stereogum for offering an album stream premiere of nap eyes whine of the mystic, a record that continues to blow minds, including ours, with its gnomic lyrics and crystalline melodies scroll down for some press love. Listen to your favorite songs from whine of the mystic by nap eyes now.
Listen free to nap eyes so tired so tired, mark zuckerberg. When you purchase a used cd you can expect the disc to be free of all but the lightest of surface marks, the case to be clean we often change the cases ourselves, and the booklet to. Jul 10, 2015 check out whine of the mystic by nap eyes on amazon music. Includes unlimited streaming of whine of the mystic via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Jul 14, 2015 whine of the mystic is a necessarily dense title for a band like nap eyes.
Mar 10, 2020 streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. They sound like a band who you want to fall in love with. Nap eyes soundcloud listen to free music and podcasts. Stream nap eyes whine of the mystic stereogum premiere. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Nap eyes third album, im bad now, was released in 2018. Nap eyes whine of the mystic is a ragged splendour, one of the best things in ages. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from nap eyes. Nap eyes dark creedence by youve changed records free. Whine of the mystic, by nap eyes youve changed records. Nap eyes whine of the mystic lp nap eyes whine of the mystic cd nap eyes view more.
May 19, 2015 nova scotias nap eyes is the greatest band youve never heard, and whine of the mystic is their first fulllength album, a brilliant smallbatch brew of crooked, literate guitar pop refracted. Nap eyes is a canadian indie rock band from halifax, nova scotia. Chapmans calm, steady voice can be as pained as bob dylans, and his lyrics can be just as profound. Whine of the mystic by nap eyes, released 10 july 2015 1. Nova scotian indie quartet nap eyes return with thought rock fish scale, a thoughtfully distilled companion piece to their 2015 debut, whine of the mystic. Until then, nap eyes are solidly promising and thats a good start. A quadruple threat from halifax, nap eyes make music that is unmistakably their own, yet with a striking mood of familiarity.
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Whine of the mystic is a necessarily dense title for a band like nap eyes. This debut has moment of great melody such as tribal thoughts which jangles and shimmys into its pomp. The result is a document pristine in its intentional imperfections. Nap eyes will release their new album, snapshot of a beginner, on march 27th via jagjaguwar royal mountain, in partnership with paradise of bachelors. No fear of hellfire whine of the mystic reissue out july 10th, 2015 on youve changed records canada and paradise of bachelors. On their debut album whine of the mystic, canadian quartet nap eyes straddle the line between scrappy, dusty americana songcraft and rambling velvet undergroundinspired indie rock built on flashing guitars and songwriter nigel chapmans drawled vocals. Nap eyes makes crooked, literate guitar pop refracted through the gray nova scotian rain. No fear of hellfire drink wine, for it is everlasting day. Preorder now use coupon code napeyes to get 20% off their debut lp whine of the mystic until feb. A little finetuning here and a couple tweaks there and the followup might really be something special. Jul 02, 2015 nap eyes sidestep that pitfall gracefully on their debut album, whine of the mystic, turning their wordy musings into something that you can either pore over or just let wash over you, picking up. Nova scotias nap eyes is the greatest band youve never heard, and whine of the mystic is their first fulllength album, a brilliant smallbatch brew of crooked, literate guitar pop refracted through the gray halifax rain. Nap eyes sidestep that pitfall gracefully on their debut album, whine of the mystic, turning their wordy musings into something that you.
Thought rock fish scale arrives mere months after paradise of bachelors introduced nap eyes debut, whine of the mystic, to stateside audiences, but theyre already a very different band. Playing via spotify playing via youtube playback options. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The songs showed the bands move to a more uptempo style. Whine of the mystic, the debut lp from halifax janglerockers nap eyes, screams unearthed treasure. Now, the lp is being rescued from obscurity thanks to a reissue from youve changed recordsparadise of.
Its on the shorter tracks like that and no man needs to care where this works best. Their songs are equal parts shambling and sophisticated, with one eye on the dirt and one trained on the starry firmament, inhabiting a skewed world where odes to nasa, brain protein aggregation, and the earths magnetic field coexist easily with lyrics about insomnia, selfreproach, and drinking too much. But the briny, cold atlantic roils beneath these exquisite, literate guitar pop songs, posing riddles about friendship, faith, mortality, and selfdoubt. Whine of the mystic is the first fulllength album from nap eyes, recorded live, straight to tape with no effects or overdubs. Their 2015 debut, whine of the mystic, contains nine tracks of breezy, itinerant indie rock that only occasionally rambles on too long.
Recorded live to tape, with no overdubs, on the north shore of nova scotia, nap eyes quietly contemplative sophomore record refines and elaborates their debut, offering an airier, more spacious second chapter, a bracing blast of bright oceanic sunshine after the moonlit alleys of whine of the mystic pob20. This recording style complements the ethos of the playing which is confidently economical in a way that reminds me of the instantly addictive bass lines of kim deal. Nap eyes new album, thought rock fish scale, is just a month away from release on february 5th. Watch the video for no fear of hellfire from nap eyes s whine of the mystic for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Specializing in scrappy, loose, and literate indie rock, halifax, nova scotiabased nap eyes combine the driving jangle of classic flying nun bands like the clean, the arch lyricism of the only ones, and a scrappy velvet undergroundlike disregard for audio niceties.
The melodies feel tattered and comforting, the words feel like a scripture youd once memorized and since forgotten. The album, though, is an unequivocal step forward for nap eyes. Their songs are equal parts shambling and sophisticated, with one eye on the dirt and one trained on the starry firmament, inhabiting a skewed world where odes to nasa, brain protein aggregation, and the earths magnetic field coexist easily with lyrics about insomnia, selfreproach, and. Downloads and gift vouchers do not count towards free shipping. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. As with its predecessor, the lp was recorded live to tape with no overdubs, further cementing nap eyes transparent methodology that places songwriting and performance above all else. Check out whine of the mystic by nap eyes on amazon music. Downloads and gift vouchers do not count towards free.
Whine of the mystic is a fine debut from a band with a lot of ideas and a songwriter with a unique point of view. The band consists of vocalist nigel chapman, guitarist brad loughead, bassist josh salter and drummer seamus dalton. The brilliantly reductive title is something ive heard my fouryearold son and his friends announce verbatim when roleplaying the perennial game of heroes and villains, good. Whine of the mystic, an album by nap eyes on spotify. The halifax, nova scotia, fourpiece have made minor adaptations with each of their three prior albums, but snapshot of a beginner fully delivers on the maritime pastoral sound theyve innately promised for years, and credit is due all around. Im bad now, the most transparent and personal nap eyes album to date, constitutes the third chapter of an implicit, informal trilogy that includes whine of the mystic 2015 and thought rock fish scale 2016.
Listen free to nap eyes whine of the mystic dark creedence, make something and more. Snapshot of a beginner by nap eyes, released 27 march 2020 1. Whine of the mystic by nap eyes on amazon music unlimited. Fourth album, snapshot of a beginner, was released on march 27, 2020, preceded by the single mark zuckerberg. Dark creedence pob20, 2015 by paradise of bachelors from desktop or your mobile device.
After the dark, drunken night of whine of the mystic recorded nocturnally in montreal, thought rock fish scale brings blinding sunlight and blue horizon to these elemental stories of water, fire, and spirit. Nap eyes whine of the mystic lyrics and tracklist genius. Whine of the mystic by nap eyes, released 25 march 2014 1. Nap eyes im bad now pink vinyl vinyl lp amoeba music. Whine of the mystic cd item 766756 paradise of bachelors, 2015. Mar 25, 2014 listen free to nap eyes whine of the mystic dark creedence, make something and more. This is a drinkers album, for the kind of drinker who does so alone, publicly, poring over popular 11thcentury tomes. Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only. Includes unlimited streaming of whine of the mystic via the free bandcamp app. Nap eyes album whine of the mystic originally came out last year but only in a short run. Formed in 2011 when salter and dalton joined chapmans existing solo project the mighty northumberland, the band released its debut album whine of the mystic independently. Alternating between long, happily meandering tracks that allow the band to stretch out and the guitars to dance around. Mar 27, 2020 streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. This is a drinkers album, for the kind of drinker who does so alone.
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