Cymbals Eat Guitars' "Wind Phoenix," Live And In The Studio

This performance of "Wind Phoenix" for KEXP, from Staten Island upstarts Cymbals Eat Guitars' buzzed about debut LP Why There Are Mountains, does well to capture their progress as a live band: the moments where the horizon-busting guitars and fluid, pulsing rhythms coalesce, moments where the lilt, fuzz and larynx-shredding squalls ring disjointed and flat. Maybe I'm still carrying the memory of seeing them twice in a week (once with the Antlers and White Rabbits at Bowery, and alone at Glasslan...

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20:55 on June 25 2009

Cymbals Eat Guitars' "Wind Phoenix," Live And In The Studio

Stereogum — This performance of "Wind Phoenix" for KEXP, from Staten Island upstarts Cymbals Eat Guitars' buzzed about debut LP Why There Are Mountains, does well to capture their pr... more info

15:58 on June 25 2009

Phoenix @ Varsity Theater

Culture Bully — The group delighted their growing Twin Cities fan base this week by playing a very sold out 80 minute show to a highly appreciative audience at a sweltering Varsity Theat... more info

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