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Water From Your Eyes: “La religión moderna es solo la mercantilización de la espiritualidad”

@drubiofps.bsky.social habla con la banda neoyorquina por su nuevo álbum, “It’s A Beautiful Place” ( @matadorrecords.bsky.social ).
Water From Your Eyes: “El nihilismo alimenta la sumisión”
www.rockdelux.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
new David Byrne dates for 2026 on sale this Friday at 10am, davidbyrne.com

fig 2 photo : Shervin Lainez
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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VARIATIONS 2026 | Taking place at le lieu unique in Nantes, France. Tickets and details available here: kimgordon.lnk.to/variations
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"In 1995, Yo La Tengo had nothing to prove to anyone. But if Electr-O-Pura accidentally proves anything, it’s that few things are better than these three people making music together. And thankfully, 30 years on, it doesn’t seem like they’re stopping."
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/03/y...
Yo La Tengo :: Electr-O-Pura at 30 - Aquarium Drunkard
1995 was an inflection point for so many of indie rock’s finest. But in the story Yo La Tengo, Electr-O-Pura doesn’t invite lofty historicizing. Sandwiched between two of their most important records,...
aquariumdrunkard.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
the Matador/Ace Of Hearts Mission of Burma catalog(s) are now available on @bandcamp.com

missionofburmamusic.bandcamp.com

Burma photo : Kelly Davidson
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
the Stephen Malkmus / Jicks catalogs are now available on Bandcamp. Today is Bandcamp Friday. The synergy is killing us

stephenmalkmus.bandcamp.com

Jicks pic : Leah Nash
SM pic : Robbie Augspurger
December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
took long enough, but the Helium catalog is now available on Bandcamp just in time for the final BC Friday of 2025 (feels like we rigged it that way)

therealhelium.bandcamp.com

band photo : James Smolka
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
the Matador recommendations playlist for has been updated for December ’25 with new stuff from Party Dozen, Sharp Pins, Sanguisugabogg, Glyders, Wednesday Knudsen, Wiccans and much more.

matador.ffm.to/recommends
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Water From Your Eyes - "Born 4"

from 'It's Beautful'

stream / DL : wfye.mat-r.co/itsabeautiful
December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Water From Your Eyes - "Driving Classics, Playing Cars"

from 'It's Beautful'

stream / DL : wfye.mat-r.co/itsabeautiful

animation by Jayla Kai
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Water From Your Eyes - "Nights In Armor (FKA Love Song)"

from 'It's Beautful'

stream / DL : wfye.mat-r.co/itsabeautiful
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
out today : Water From Your Eyes - ‘It’s Beautiful’
reimagined versions of 3 killer tracks from ‘It’s A Beautiful Place’, “Born 2,” “Nights in Armor,” and “Playing Classics,”

stream / DL : wfye.mat-r.co/itsbeautiful

fig 2 photo : Adam Powell
December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"The titular phrase refers to somewhere imaginary, but thanks to a pair of genius weirdos, this wildly inventive album exists in real life." Water From Your Eyes' 'It's A Beautiful Place' - included in @stereogum.com's Best Albums of 2025:
stereogum.com/2480469/the-...
#WaterFromYourEyes
The 50 Best Albums Of 2025
Things are looking different around here these days. Not long ago, Stereogum moved to a new platform and a revamped membership system – changes that had to be made in a landscape where Google AI is ch...
stereogum.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Three great indie-rock trios — Bar Italia, Horsegirl, and Lifeguard — made for triple the fun at a Brooklyn Paramount show this weekend.

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Indie Rock Triple Threat: Bar Italia, Horsegirl, and Lifeguard Play Brooklyn
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November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"On “Playing Classics,” the miracle of the band’s album, 'It’s a Beautiful Place,' ... Water From Your Eyes deliver a blast of bone-dry Eurodance that will unlock the knees of even the stiffest of rock snobs." - @pitchfork.com
pitchfork.com/features/lis...
The 100 Best Songs of 2025
Featuring Smerz, Amaarae, Geese, PinkPantheress, Justin Bieber, FKA twigs, xaviersobased, and more
pitchfork.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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In Dutch we call it “ freubelen” ( = dabble)

#bettieserveert #recording #fröbelen #dabble #freubelen
November 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"WFYE succeeded in building a distinct and comprehensive musical world in just shy of 30 minutes. And they’ve done so while sounding like nobody else." Loud and Quiet name Water From Your Eyes' 'It's A Beautiful Place' their #1 Album of 2025.
loudandquiet.substack.com/p/loud-and-q...
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
David Byrne - @npr.org Tiny Desk Concert
Watch the four-song performance including "Everybody Laughs" and "Don't Be Like That" from 'Who Is The Sky?':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNmc...
#DavidByrne #TinyDesk
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
David Byrne,
Bass Concert Hall
11/25/25

photos by Angela Betancourt
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
More shots from bar italia, Lifeguard, and Horsegirl at Brooklyn Paramount - 11/22/2025
Photos: Dylan Campana
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Horsegirl this past Saturday night at Brooklyn Paramount
Photos by Jake Whitener
#horsegirlmusic #horsegirlband #phoneticsonandon
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Raising the #baritalia at Brooklyn Paramount Nov 22, 2025
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November 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Lifeguard at Brooklyn Paramount - 11/22/2025
Photos by Jake Whitener
#rippedandtorn #lifeguardband
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Water From Your Eyes
YES - Manchester UK • Friday November 14
Photographed by Elinor Jones
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Chicago trio Lifeguard announce "Ultra Violence" / "Appetite", 11 tracks in 13 minutes out April 9th on Matador. Recorded on 8-track with dub effects at their Stulogulo studio. On tour with bar italia through November.
#Lifeguard #BestNewMusic2025 #Week47 #MatadorRecords
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Lifeguard - Ultra Violence - stereobar.net
Lifeguard - Ultra Violence
go.stereobar.net
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM