| Eyes Set Against the Sun | ||||
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| Released | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Length | 62:41 | |||
| Label | Warp Records | |||
| Mira Calix chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10 [2] |
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Alex Macpherson of The Guardian gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying, "Although Calix's tendency to favour snap and crackle over pop means she sometimes wanders into musical dead ends, that is outweighed by the atmosphere of bucolic peace she evokes." [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Because to Why" | 5:27 |
| 2. | "The Stockholm Syndrome" | 5:27 |
| 3. | "A Cereus Night" | 1:18 |
| 4. | "Eeilo" | 8:34 |
| 5. | "Protean" | 2:37 |
| 6. | "The Way You Are When" | 10:43 |
| 7. | "Tillsammans" | 2:10 |
| 8. | "Umbra/Penumbra" | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Belonging (No Longer Mix)" | 10:54 |
| 10. | "One Line Behind" | 10:18 |
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