Water from Your Eyes

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Water from Your Eyes
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Water from Your Eyes in 2024
Background information
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres
Years active2016–present
Labels
Members Nate Amos
Rachel Brown
Bailey Wollowitz (live)
Al Nardo (live)
Website waterfromyoureyes.com

Water from Your Eyes is an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois and currently based out of Brooklyn, New York. The group was formed by vocalist Rachel Brown and multi-instrumentalist Nate Amos, who together have recorded all of the band's albums. The band has since grown to also include two additional live members, Al Nardo and Bailey Wollowitz. Water from Your Eyes has released seven studio albums, five extended plays (EPs), and one remix album.

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The group released their eponymous debut studio album, Water from Your Eyes, in 2016. They would eventually grow in popularity following the release of their album Structure (2021), with a surge in recognition following their signing to Matador Records, which released their albums Everyone's Crushed (2023) and It's a Beautiful Place (2025). In support of the latter album, the band embarked on their first headlining tour in late 2025.

History

2016–2017: Formation

Amos and Brown would meet each other in Chicago, Illinois and form Water from Your Eyes, with Brown stating that the name was inspired by New Order, an english rock band. [1] Water from Your Eyes would later relocate to Brooklyn, New York. [2]

2018–2021: Career beginnings, Structure

The duo released their first album Long Days, No Dreams in 2017. [3] In 2018, the duo released their second album titled All a Dance. [2] The duo released their third album Somebody Else's Song in 2019. [4] The duo's fourth album, Structure , was released in 2021. [5] [6] [7]

2023–present: "Life Signs," It's a Beautiful Place

In January 2023, the band announced they had signed to Matador Records. [8] In 2022, Al Nardo joined as second guitarist, followed by Bailey Wollowitz as drummer in 2023. [9] Nardo and Wollowitz are both members of "fantasy of a broken heart," a band that Amos regularly collaborates with. [10] Their album through Matador Records, Everyone's Crushed , was released on May 26, 2023, [11] followed by the remix album Crushed by Everyone that November. On April 20, 2024, Water from Your Eyes opened for Interpol at Mexico City's Zócalo. It was the latter band's largest ever concert, having around 160,000 attendees. [12] On June 4, 2025, they released the single "Life Signs" and announced their album, It's a Beautiful Place , would be released on August 22, 2025. [13]

Musical style

Water from Your Eyes' musical style has been described as alt pop, [2] art rock, post punk, [14] experimental pop, [15] [16] bedroom pop, synth-pop, shoegaze [17] and indie pop. [18] They describe themselves as dance-punk. [16] They have cited their influences as Ween, [2] Scott Walker's Climate of Hunter , [19] and the paintings of Mark Rothko. [14]

Band members

Current

Former

Discography

Studio albums

Tours

References

  1. ↑ David, Laura (August 22, 2025). "Water From Your Eyes Is Too Cool To Pin Down". Nylon . Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Moreland, Quinn (January 26, 2022). "Alt-Pop Duo Water from Your Eyes Commit to the Bit". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ Hannah, Andrew. "Water from Your Eyes unveil the mellow synth pop sounds of "Cold Stare"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ Moreland, Quinn. "Water from Your Eyes: Somebody Else's Song". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ Freedman, Max. "Water from Your Eyes Are Peaking on Structure". Paste . Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ DiBlasi, Loren. "They Broke Up, But Then This Brooklyn Post-Punk Duo Made 'Structure' From Chaos". NPR Music . Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ Roberts, Phillipe. "Water from Your Eyes: Structure". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ Monroeq, Jazz (January 17, 2023). "Water From Your Eyes Sign to Matador, Announce New York Residency". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Water From Your Eyes Talk 'Everyone's Crushed'". Papermag.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Band To Watch: fantasy of a broken heart". Stereogum. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ Williams, Sophie (March 13, 2023). "Step inside the weird and wonderful world of Water From Your Eyes". NME . Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  12. ↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (April 26, 2024). "Interpol Play Mexico City: Backstage and in the Crowd at Their Biggest Show Ever". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  13. ↑ Seidlitz, Holden. "Water From Your Eyes: "Life Signs"". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  14. 1 2 Zhang, Cat. "Water From Your Eyes: Everyone's Crushed". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  15. ↑ "In the Midst of Major Changes, Water From Your Eyes Are Still Finding Time to Bowl". FLOOD. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  16. 1 2 Blistein, Jon (May 23, 2023). "Cracking the Riddle of Water From Your Eyes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  17. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (May 25, 2023). "Water From Your Eyes: Everyone's Crushed review – style-hopping indie duo find focus in chaos". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  18. ↑ Sharples, Grant. "Thanks for Coming: You Haven't Missed Much". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  19. ↑ Williams, Jasper (August 31, 2021). "Water from Your Eyes on Structure". Under the Radar . Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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