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Check out our favorite new band play some cuts from their debut Why There Are Mountains (BPM Review) on Daytrotter along with “Tunguska” which was released as a “double-single” along with “…And The Hazy Sea.”

A re-recorded version of “Tunguska” may appear on the band’s follow-up album, provided that the globetrotters take a break from touring. The band is currently in Europe. You can check out tour dates here.

Cymbals Eat Guitars Daytrotter Session

Cymbals Eat Guitars

Why There Are Mountains

[Self-released; 2009]

Links: Cymbals Eat Guitars | Purchase on Insound

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Yesterday, Cymbals Eat Guitars stopped into the WOXY studios to play a Lounge Act session. Amongst the tracks played was “Plainclothes”, a new track played for the first time. Check it out below:

MP3: Cymbals Eat Guitars – “Plainclothes”

Download Full WOXY Session

Track Listing:
Plainclothes (new/unreleased)
Indiana
Wind Phoenix
- interview -
Tunguska
Cold Spring

Straight from the ‘Fork:

Pains of Being Pure at Heart:
06-18 New York, NY – Cake Shop #
07-10 New York, NY – South Street Seaport %
07-18 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
07-20 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo *
07-21 San Francisco, CA – The Rickshaw Stop *
07-23 Portland, OR – Backspace *
07-24 Vancouver, British Columbia – Biltmore Cabaret *
07-25 Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
09-05 Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs &+
09-06 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa &+
09-07 Toronto, Ontario – Horseshoe Tavern &+
09-08 Chicago, IL – Logan Square Auditorium &+
09-09 Madison, WI – Stage Door at the Orpheum &+
09-10 Omaha, NE – The Slowdown &+
09-12 Morrison, CO – Monolith Festival
09-13 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court &+
09-14 Boise, ID – Neurolux &+
09-17 Portland, OR – MFNW/Doug Fir &+
09-21 San Diego, CA – Casbah &+
09-22 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress &+
09-24 Fort Worth, TX – Lola’s &+
09-25 Austin, TX – The Mohawk &+
09-26 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks &+
09-27 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder &+
09-28 Atlanta, GA – The Earl &+
09-29 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 &+
09-30 Washington, DC – Black Cat &+
10-01 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar &+
10-05 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church &+

# with Crystal Stilts
% with Zaza
* with Girls
+ with Cymbals Eat Guitars
& with the Depreciation Guild

Cymbals Eat Guitars:
06-28 New York, NY – Cake Shop *&
06-29 Allston, MA – Great Scott *^
07-02 Indianapolis, IN – Vollrath Tavern
07-04 Des Moines, IA – 80/35 Festival
07-07 London, England – ICA (Rough Trade Shops Night)
07-08 London, England – Barfly
07-09 London, England – The Windmill
07-11 London, England – Proud Galleries
07-18 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
09-05 Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs +
09-06 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa +
09-07 Toronto, Ontario – Horseshoe Tavern +
09-08 Chicago, IL – Logan Square Auditorium +
09-09 Madison, WI – Stage Door at the Orpheum +
09-10 Omaha, NE – The Slowdown +
09-12 Morrison, CO – Monolith Festival
09-13 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court +
09-14 Boise, ID – Neurolux +
09-17 Portland, OR – MFNW/Doug Fir +
09-21 San Diego, CA – Casbah +
09-22 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress +
09-24 Fort Worth, TX – Lola’s +
09-25 Austin, TX – The Mohawk +
09-26 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks +
09-27 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder &+
09-28 Atlanta, GA – The Earl +
09-29 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 +
09-30 Washington DC – Black Cat +
10-01 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar +
10-05 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church +

* with Bedtime
& with Teletextile
^ with Magic Magic
+ with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Depreciation Guild

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart’s Self-Titled album and Cymbals Eat Guitars’ Why There Are Mountains are out now. Cymbals Eat Guitars are also planning on releasing a single for “And the Hazy Sea” with a new track which is pretty damn good if I do say so myself. I’ll see you guys at the 06/28 Cake Shop and the 07/10 South Street Seaport shows.

Via Forkcast:

Recent Best New Music-laureates Cymbals Eat Guitars played New York’s Cake Shop earlier this week and played a few tracks from Why There Are Mountains.

Their self-released debut, Why There Are Mountains is out now. But it from iTunes, Amazon MP3, or Rough Trade.

MP3s and a full stream of Why There Are Mountains are available after the jump.

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A wise man once said, “I’ll be the first to go on record saying that Cymbals Eat Guitars will end up indie famous within the year”. That man was Charles Bissel of The Wrens. Let’s just say that I think that he was onto something.

Cymbals Eat Guitars are a New York based led by Joseph D’Agostino, lead songwriter and vocalist. Forming in early 2008, after D’Agostino posted an ad on Craigslist which brought guitarist Matt Cohen, bassist Neil Berenholz, and keyboardist Daniel Baer to the group. Shortly after, D’Agostino’s high school friend, drummer Matt Miller, joined the group. It was February 2008, and frontman D’Agostino was still 19.

Over the next year, their debut entitled Why There Are Mountains came together. The songs are composed of intense clashing guitars, florid piano, and the occasional, (and very welcome) horn section. Once combined with D’Agostino’s rugged vocals and infectious song-writing, the vigorous tracks truly come together. It is within the context of the album’s explosive energy and swelling melodies that comparisons to Pavement stand true.

The variety on the record is astounding in its own right. From the grandeur, and intense instrumentation of “And the Hazy Sea” to the atmospheric and cathartic workings of “Share”, Why There Are Mountains truly shows off the diverse range that the band can span.

Simply put, Cymbals Eat Guitars are brilliant and Why There Are Mountains is a release that no fan of indie rock should miss. After a single listen of Why There Are Mountains, the truth in Bissel’s words will become apparent.

Cymbals Eat Guitars – And the Hazy Sea

Cymbals Eat Guitars – The Living North

Why There Are Mountains will be self-released and available be available for purchase soon. Digital versions will be coming to iTunes, AmazonMP3, and Lala within the month of February. But until then, you can purchase a digital version from CDBaby. Look out for a review of the album soon.

Official Myspace
Band’s Blog
Purchase Digital Album
Official Website coming soon

-Evan Kaloudis