THE LAZY EYES SHARE LATEST RELEASE ‘HIPPO’ DEBUT ALBUM SONGBOOK OUT THIS MARCH + NATIONAL HEADLINE TOUR TO FOLLOW

Rising psych-rock outfit The Lazy Eyes usher in the new year with the release of their new single ‘Hippo‘, lifted from their forthcoming debut album SongBook out this March. LISTEN HERE, WATCH HERE.

‘Hippo‘ is an alluring amble from The Lazy Eyes, dappled with hairpin turns and tightly-locked grooves. Free of reverb, the instrumental channels an Abraxas style, ‘Samba Pa Ti’ shuffle, buoyed by subtle drum fills and bass; an authentic distillation of the free jam spirit synonymous with The Lazy Eyes live show. “Hippo is my favourite song on the record,” shares bassist Leon. “You can really feel the energy coming together as a group, given that it was one of the three songs on the album that we recorded as a band.” Experience ‘Hippo‘ live for the first time at The Lazy Eyes upcoming national tour this April – tickets are on sale now. BUY HERE.

The release follows the band’s hit single ‘Fuzz Jam‘, embraced by triple j as the #1 Most Played Song in November 2021, mainstream praise from Lauren Laverne as the Spotlight Artist on 6 Music and #24 on the Shazam charts, playlisting on BBC 6 Music‘s B List and support from NME, SPIN, Face Melts, KCRW, Flood, Unearthed, RAGE, 2SER amongst others. With SongBook, The Lazy Eyes open a world unto itself, a space as mystical as it is visceral. The colours are brighter, things move a little slower, but they’re liable to get inordinately faster in the blink of an eye. Suddenly you’re in a garden in full blossom, and you didn’t even notice; you walked a mile without taking a single step and earworms zip zorp past.

With SongBook, they share the best Lazy Eyes songs written over the course of their first five years of infancy – but like every good fantasy world, it abides by its own logic. Evidence of an edifice slowly being formed, SongBook is strange like that — all journey and all destination, a decidedly modern marvel of psych-rock that’s unpretentious in construction but precious where it counts. A trepidatious first footstep by the band into the wider world, combining the piquant feel of classic 60s psych with sharp Gen Z wit. Magnanimous and effusive, it’s a vivid insight into the world of four of Australia’s most talented musicians. Step inside, but be warned: Once you’re in The Lazy Eyes‘ world, you might not want to leave any time soon.

THE LAZY EYES
SongBook LP
March 2022
PRE-SAVE + PRE-ORDER HERE

‘Hippo’ is out now, buy/stream it here.