Eyelid Movies

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Eyelid Movies
Eyelid Movies (Phantogram).jpg
Studio album by
Released9 February 2010
Genre
Length44:27
Label Barsuk
Producer Phantogram
Phantogram chronology
Eyelid Movies
(2010)
Nightlife
(2011)

Eyelid Movies is the debut studio album by American electronic music duo Phantogram, [1] released on 9 February 2010 by Barsuk Records. Barsuk Records reissued the album with previously unreleased songs on 11 November 2022. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The A.V. Club B+ [6]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [7]
BBC Music favorable [8]
PopMatters 7/10 [9]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

The album was generally well received, retaining a rating of 76 out of 100 on the review aggregating site Metacritic based on 13 reviews. [11] Absolute Punk gave a favorable review, stating, "Phantogram have put forth a collection of heady and stimulating songs primed for in-the-dark listening." However, another review from Prefix magazine gave it a 5.5 out of 10, recognizing the band's potential for making good music, but saying that the debut was "something of a stumble out of the gate." [12] BBC Music gave it an 8 out of 10. [8]

Track listing

Standard edition

Standard edition [13]
No.TitleLength
1."Mouthful of Diamonds"4:13
2."When I'm Small"4:09
3."Turn It Off"4:01
4."Running from the Cops"3:57
5."All Dried Up"3:46
6."As Far as I Can See"3:29
7."You Are the Ocean"5:49
8."Bloody Palms"3:31
9."Futuristic Casket"3:37
10."Let Me Go"4:25
11."10,000 Claps"3:30
Total length:44:27

2022 expanded edition

Eyelid Movies– 2022 expanded edition (bonus disc) [13]
No.TitleLength
1."Suzie"3:40
2."Shotgun Smiles"3:19
3."Voices"4:01
4."Walk Down"3:55
5."Make a Fist (Alternate Version)"4:14
6."When I'm Small (Lucy's Mix)"4:25
7."Voices (Live on WEXT)"4:05
8."Running from the Cops (Instrumental)"3:57
9."Mouthful of Diamonds (Instrumental)"4:11
10."Futuristic Casket (Instrumental)"3:37
11."10,000 Claps (Instrumental)"3:30
12."You Are the Ocean (Instrumental)"5:50
13."When I'm Small (RAC Remix)"4:00
14."Mouthful of Diamonds (Michna Remix)"5:08
15."When I'm Small (Chuck Brody Remix)"4:57
16."Mouthful of Diamonds (Alan Wilkis Remix)"3:19
Total length:1:05:08

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