Rising Australian psych-rock outfit The Lazy Eyes today share the last preview ahead of their debut album, SongBook, out April 22nd, 2022. Listen/watch 'Starting Over' HERE.
With rhythmic piano, swirling guitars and jangling harpsichord, "Starting Over" continues to showcase the band’s ability to make the “old”, exciting and brand new. Channelling a hybrid of the washed-out choral harmonies of Mild High Club with the wavy soft rock of Connan Mockasin and the catchy piano-led jams of Drugdealer, The Lazy Eyes illustrate no stone unturned into their encyclopedia of inspiration, keeping us guessing on which road they’ll lead us down next.
Built from a jam that turned into a Garage Band demo, the song is emblematic of The Lazy Eyes’ future sound - all baroque flourish and striking melody. Inadvertently charting the band’s fast-changing sound, Itay sings “Times are changing, people stranger than before, who’d have thought?” In their own words, the band explain, “This song was written back in our high school days like the other songs are on the album. I remember having an inkling for the verse on acoustic guitar and thinking “meh” so I just left it be. After a while though, the song came back to me after jamming on the piano. I fleshed it out (admittedly with some pretty cringey lyrics back then) and whipped up a GarageBand demo for the boys. After that, we put it on Soundcloud and it was building some traction… soon after we wiped everything in the search for a new start, you could say we were 'Starting Over'.”
Visually, 'Starting Over' sees the band return to their collaboration with Jesse Taylor Smith, who directed 'Where’s My Brain???' and 'Nobody Taught Me'. Speaking to the creative behind 'Starting Over', Jesse shares “I was inspired by 80’s portrayals of Ancient Rome and wanted to explore the concept of starting over using repetition and rhythm. The band were super receptive to my idea so I smeared a heap of Vaseline on my lenses, fired up a fog machine and prepared to start again and again and again.” For the band, it was a no-brainer. 
WATCH: 'Starting Over' (Official Music Video)
Following key releases from their first two EPs, 'Where’s My Brain???', 'Tangerine' and 'Cheesy Love Song,' the band's breakout album single, 'Fuzz Jam', became triple j's #1 Most Played Song upon release. Mainstream praise has continued to follow The Lazy Eyes every step, from Lauren Laverne as the Spotlight Artist on 6 Music and #24 on the Shazam charts, playlisting on BBC 6 Music's A List and acclaim from NME, SPIN, Complex/Pigeons & Planes, V Man, Face Melts, KCRW, Flood, and more.
Surveying the first years of The Lazy Eyes' existence as a band, SongBook emits youthful, creative exuberance, the sound of a band reveling in their own indulgences, influences and self-discovery, refracting formative touchstones through a contemporary lens in a process of coming into their own. The Lazy Eyes debut is a world unto itself, where swirling, constantly mutating tonal and textural choices open up rich, previously unexplored corners. Like every good fantasy world, it abides by its own logic - suddenly you're in a garden in full blossom, and you didn't even notice; you've walked a mile without taking a single step and earworms zip zorp past. Step inside, but be warned: Once you’re in The Lazy Eyes' world, you might not want to leave. SONGBOOK
April 22 via The Orchard
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'Starting Over' is out now, buy/stream it here.
TRACKLIST
Intro
The Seaside
The Island
Tangerine
Hippo
Starting Over
Fuzz Jam
Nobody Taught Me
Trance
Where’s My Brain???
Imaginary Girl
Cheesy Love Song
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