National Eye

National Eye
National Eye, 2006
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Psychedelic, Post-Rock, Lo-fi
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Park the Van
Members	William Baggott Gianmarco Cilli Richard Flom Douglas Kirby Jeff Love Kyle Lloyd Gretchen Lohse

National Eye is an American indie-rock band based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They formed in 2002 from a core of five members who had met in college. Their sound has been described as psychedelic, post-rock, and lo-fi. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

National Eye formed out of The Project Project, a band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where the members attended college. ^[4] The group moved to Philadelphia in 2000, moving into one of the members' family home in Philadelphia. ^[5] In 2002, the band adopted the name National Eye, as they began recording The Meter Glows. ^[6] For their first two albums, National Eye adhered to a communal approach to songwriting and recording. Band members William Baggott, Gianmarco Cilli, Richard Flom, Douglas Kirby, and Jeffrey Alan Love contributed equally, in a "democratic, collective" recording philosophy. ^[7] Both The Meter Glows and Roomful of Lions were mixed by Thom Monahan.

For The Farthest Shore and Ramparts, Richard Flom took the lead songwriting role, ^[8] though all founding members contributed to both albums. New members Kyle Lloyd (drums) and Gretchen Lohse (strings/vocals) were added. The Spinto Band's Nick Krill mixed both records.

Discography

• The Meter Glows - 2003 Feel Records
• Concrete the Instrument - 2005 self-released EP
• Roomful of Lions - 2006 Park the Van Records ^[9]
• The Farthest Shore - 2009 Park the Van Records ^{[1] [10]}
• Ramparts - 2012 self-released

References

^[11]

1. Aarik Danielsen (January 25, 2009). "National Eye: The Farthest Shore". Pop Matters.
2. National Eye: The Meter Glows | Album Reviews | Pitchfork
3. National Eye – The Meter Glows
4. National Eye | Music Biography, Credits and Discography | AllMusic
5. National Eye Archived 2014-08-31 at archive.today
6. National Eye – The Meter Glows – Review – Stylus Magazine
7. Roomful of Lions - National Eye | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic
8. Girl About Town: Spill! National Eye
9. National Eye - Roomful of Lions / Album Reviews / Silent Uproar
10. National Eye - The Farthest Shore | Blurt Magazine
11. We prefer to just kind of keep it unexpected | Penn Current

External links

• Park the Van Records artist page