National Eye

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National Eye
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National Eye, 2006
Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Psychedelic, Post-Rock, Lo-fi
Years active2002–present
Labels Park the Van
MembersWilliam 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]

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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

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References

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  1. 1 2 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 [usurped]
  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