THE HEAVY EYES – set to release their album “Love Like Machines” on Friday, March 27, 2020 #theheavyeyes

…Like a skeleton driving a speedboat on a flaming Mississippi River headed back to 1969…

Memphis-based psychedelic blues rock veterans, THE HEAVY EYES, will release their long-awaited new full-length, Love Like Machines, March 27th via Kozmik Artifactz.

 

Their fourth full-length and first new offering since 2015’s critically lauded He Dreams Of Lions, THE HEAVY EYES continues to deliver their fuzzed out, bluesy, hypnotic riffs, this time with the addition of long-time recording engineer, Matthew Qualls, as second guitarist. Adding a new layer of depth to their groove, Qualls — who’s worked side-by-side with THE HEAVY EYES for many years and has performed with them live in the past — enabled the band to collaborate in a different way exploring new song structures, tones, and attaining a bigger sound overall without stripping any of the grittiness and love of  ‘60s and ‘70s rock that has shaped their sound since inception.

 

Despite the rabid reception of their first three albums, Love Like Machines almost never existed. In 2017, the band was put on pause, with each member living in a different state. Spread across the Southwest and Midwest, there were new jobs, new cities, a marriage, and even a kidney disease diagnosis. In short, there was every indication that the pause might become permanent. But by 2019, THE HEAVY EYES had found a second wind and was actively working on new material, exchanging beats, licks, and lyrics long-distance. After two bouts of recording, the record is here, five years in the making.

 

The ten-track Love Like Machines was produced by Qualls in New Mexico and Memphis and comes shrouded in the kaleidoscopic cover art of Emil Orth. Love Like Machines will by released digitally by the band with Kozmik Artifactz handling the vinyl edition this spring.

 

Find Love Like Machines digital preorders at THIS LOCATION.

 

THE HEAVY EYES:

Tripp Shumake – lead vocals, acoustic/electric guitar

Matthew Qualls – electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals

Wally Anderson – bass guitar

Eric Garcia – drums/percussion

 

Guests:

Justin Toland – guitar tracking, solo (“God Damn Wolf Man”)

Justin Tracy – guitar solo (“The Profession”)

Carmen Fowlkes – piano (“Vera Cruz”)

“Love Like Machines serves another round of THE HEAVY EYES’ heady brew of tight riffs and Southern croon.” — Rock Reloaded Radio

 “The grooves swing and aren’t shy about it, and Shumake’s vocals and Southern-tinged lyrical patterns can call to mind Clutch, All Them Witches, and Valley Of The Sun at any given moment… but if THE HEAVY EYES are sending a message in this sharp-dressed ten-track/thirty-four-minute outing, it’s that they’re getting down to business.” — The Obelisk

“Memphian stoners THE HEAVY EYES have been quiet these past five years, with a series of setbacks and lifestyle changes keeping the act on the back burner for a while. Thankfully they are back in 2020 in fighting fit shape, with a new album that’s sure to re-ignite the ardour of long term fans with it’s slew of groove-laden fuzz-metal and low slung reefer rock.” — Sentinel Daily

“I have a tendency to think of anything remotely doomy as desert music, but I can hear the river in this, and I can smell the swamp from here. Love Like Machines is the band’s fourth full-length studio album, and they get stronger with every new set.” — Flying Fiddlesticks

 

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