Eyes on the Lines

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Eyes on the Lines
Eyes on the Lines.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 3, 2016 (2016-06-03)
Length41:13
Label Matador
Steve Gunn chronology
Seasonal Hire
(2015)
Eyes on the Lines
(2016)
The Unseen in Between
(2019)
Singles from Eyes on the Lines
  1. "Ancient Jules"
    Released: May 11, 2016 [1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Blurt Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Consequence of Sound B [5]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [6]
Exclaim! 7/10 [7]
Paste 8/10 [8]
Pitchfork 8/10 [9]

Eyes on the Lines is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Gunn. It was released on June 3, 2016 under Matador Records. [10]

Contents

Critical reception

Eyes on the Lines was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 21 reviews. [2]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
BrooklynVegan Top 45 Albums of 2016
42
Mojo Top 50 Albums of 2016
41
Piccadilly Records Top 100 Albums of 2016
69
The Wire Top 50 Albums of 2016
27
Uncut Top 75 Albums of 2016
67
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2016
97

Track listing

Eyes on the Lines track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ancient Jules"6:00
2."Full Moon Tide"4:48
3."The Drop"4:45
4."Conditions Wild"4:36
5."Nature Driver"4:00
6."Heavy Sails"4:01
7."Night Wander"4:18
8."Park Bench Smile"3:24
9."Ark"5:21

Charts

Chart performance for Eyes on the Lines
ChartPeak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17] 30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 153
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [19] 15
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [20] 13

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