Indie rock / alt band Suburban Eyes have revealed their new single “4AM“.
The track features on their upcoming self-titled new album, which will be out on August 30 via Spartan Records. Pre-order your copy here.
With their new album, Suburban Eyes, made up of Eric Richter (Christie Front Drive, Antarctica), Jeremy Gomez (Mineral, The Gloria Record), and John Anderson (Boys Life), offer up a nine-song showcase that truly sets itself apart via a sonic duality that seamlessly finds an intersection between propulsion and drive but interwoven with dreamy and shimmering soundscapes, all while retaining accessible pop structures and hooks.
“4AM“ draws inspiration from Eric’s memories of Toad the Wet Sprocket’s “Fear” and pays tribute to the legendary jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Eric Richter recalls:
“I had a cassette copy of Toad the Wet Sprocket’s ‘Fear’ in high school and the song “Is It For Me” really resonated with me for some reason. I had a very vivid picture of how the lyrics looked like played out in my mind. ‘4AM’ is in that spirit.”
“I named it ‘4AM’ after reading the announcement of Wayne Shorter’s death that read, ‘Today at 4 a.m., Wayne Shorter peacefully continued on his immense journey into the unknown.’ I thought that was pretty so I used the time of his death as a tribute of sorts and because it fit the subject matter of the song. After the song was mixed and finished, I revisited the Toad The Wet Sprocket song and, coincidentally, the meeting time of the characters in the story is 4 a.m. There are some paths you cannot avoid.” Richter added.
Take a listen below.
Suburban Eyes tracklisting:
- SoCal (Psycho)
- Headlight Torches
- 4AM
- Never Ending
- Floyd
- Uncomplicated Lives
- Voices
- Cocktail Ride
- Perfect Hands
Photo courtesy of Spartan Records
