Suburban Eyes, the supergroup featuring three ’90s emo legends–guitarist/vocalist Eric Richter (Christie Front Drive), bassist/guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Jeremy Gomez (Mineral, The Gloria Record), and drummer/keyboardist/percussionist John Anderson (Boys Life)–have announced their self-titled debut album, due August 30 via Spartan Records (pre-order). The album has been in the works for a few years and features previously-released singles “Uncomplicated Lives” and “SoCal (Psycho),” along with seven other new songs. Jeremy Gomez handled the bulk of production and engineering, and they brought in Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, etc) to mix.
“The band really came at a perfect time for me,” Jeremy says via press release. “Aside from not really being able to do much of anything because of what was happening in 2020, musically I didn’t have anything going on either so I jumped at the chance to try something new. It just feels really great to have rekindled my friendships with John and Eric, and to be able to create this collection of songs as effortlessly as we did. I haven’t been this creatively satisfied in a long time.”
“Making this record has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life,” adds John Anderson. “I feel like Suburban Eyes is the most important band I’ve ever been in, and it doesn’t matter to me if the general public shares the sentiment.”
“I think that all three of us are far enough removed from our past projects at this point,” Jeremy adds. “That’s not to say that you don’t continue to carry those things with you, but creatively speaking, none of us even gave [our previous bands] any thought, good or bad, when working on this project.”
Along with the announcement comes third single “Headlight Torches,” and like the first two singles, it is indeed noticeably removed from the members’ past bands but also clearly the work of seasoned veterans. It’s a soaring, melodic indie/alternative rock that you could picture hearing on rock radio around the time Christie Front Drive, Boys Life, and Mineral were active, but not a retread of anything Eric, Jeremy, or John have done before. It feels comfortingly familiar and distinctly new all at once, and you can hear it below.
Tracklist
SoCal (Psycho)
Headlight Torches
4AM
Never Ending
Floyd
Uncomplicated Lives
Voices
Cocktail Ride
Perfect Hands