"A two-person mind meld fueled by inside jokes and existential awe, Water From Your Eyes are unreliable narrators who can be counted on to perplex, enthrall, and occasionally shred. Their music is antic and turbulent in equal measure, marked by strange time signatures, stylistic pileups, and conflicted emotions hidden behind dazed grins. They are sufficiently schooled in the pop canon to confidently reshape it, balancing easy listening and serialism, industrial dance and microtonal composition,"
"Their music is antic and turbulent in equal measure, marked by strange time signatures, stylistic pileups, and conflicted emotions hidden behind dazed grins. They are sufficiently schooled in the pop canon to confidently reshape it, balancing easy listening and serialism, industrial dance and microtonal composition, while invoking acts like Cake, Sting, and Red Hot Chili Peppers as reference points for their idiosyncratic, omnivorous brand of art pop-theoretically defensible comparisons, but also patently absurd."
Nate Amos and Rachel Brown craft music that uses humor as a deflecting device while delivering complex, destabilizing compositions. Songs range from mathematical-philosophical dance-punk puzzles to pathos-soaked slow jams, and a renewed embrace of guitar provides comedic and structural weight. The duo merges pop literacy with experimental impulses, combining odd time signatures, stylistic pileups, and microtonal touches with elements of industrial dance and easy listening. The result is art-pop that can perplex and enthrall, balancing accessible melodies and experimental serialism while generating emotional ambivalence beneath a surface of dazed grins and inside jokes.
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