The first thing I saw about Eye on Attraction was
that they listed Coheed and Cambria as an influence, which I didn't really hear. As that was expanded to
include other bands, like Circa Survive and Rush, and an affiliation with
progressive rock, then it made more sense. I can certainly see that on their
2012 album, The Factory.
That being said, I prefer their 2014 EP, Staircases.
It is shorter, both in track length and number of tracks, and I feel like the
brevity forced a focus that increased the power of the punch. Staircases
really strikes the target.
That's not to discount The Factory, which
does have good playing and an interesting scope. My favorite track there is
probably "16 Queens", but the music is overall solid. It also feels like it wanders,
whereas Staircases is more concise. It still seems fair to say that Eye
on Attraction is growing in strength.
The Scranton, Pennsylvania quartet is taking
some time off from their heavy playing schedule to work on a new EP, and I
think that's good news.
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