Mirror Eye | ||||
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Release date | January 20, 2009 | |||
Length | 43:47 | |||
Label | The Social Registry | |||
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Singles from Mirror Eye | ||||
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Mirror Eye is the second studio album by American rock band Psychic Ills. It was released on January 20, 2009, by the Social Registry.
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 61/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Pitchfork | 1.4/10 [3] |
PopMatters | 6/10 [4] |
Prefix | 7.5/10 [5] |
Slant | [6] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [7] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 61 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1] Jennifer Kally of Dusted stated that "[t]he balance – between groove and experiment, organic and synthetic sound – shifts constantly on this very strong album, sometimes prodding listeners to think, other times comforting them with familiar sounds and, occasionally, overwhelming them with ephemeral beauty." [8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mantis" | 10:47 |
2. | "Meta" | 4:20 |
3. | "Sub Synth" | 2:09 |
4. | "Eyes Closed" | 3:10 |
5. | "I Take You As My Wife Again" | 9:35 |
6. | "Fingernail Tea" | 5:52 |
7. | "The Way Of" | 4:52 |
8. | "Go to the Radio" | 2:43 |
Total length: | 43:47 |
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