Review: Formed in London in 1964, The Eyes burned briefly but brightly-releasing a handful of 7"s that would go on to shape decades of mod, garage, and shoegaze revivalism. This retrospective finally assembles those cult recordings in one place, including the iconic 'When The Night Falls', whose wild, feedback-laced riffing prefigured psychedelia's edge, and 'I'm Rowed Out', which blends taut beat dynamics with pop-art swagger. 'You're Too Much' and 'My Degeneration' channel the kinetic rush of the Who's early work but with even sharper guitars and a more menacing sneer. Remastered from original sources with rare demo cuts added, it captures the group's vital energy-fuzz, hooks, and visual identity all intact. A complete, overdue portrait of a group that should've had their own LP in the 60s but ended up shaping the decades that followed instead.
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