Oakland post-punks Marbled Eye are releasing their new album Read the Air on March 22 via Run For Cover imprint Summer Shade and Digital Regress (pre-order), and they’ve just released second single “In the Static,” following “See It Too.” It’s a moody, driving post-punk song and it comes with a video by Alex Petralia and David Flores. Check it out below.
Vocalists/guitarists Chris Natividad and Michael Lucero have also made us a list of music that influenced the album, including Psychic TV, Sonic Youth, Arca, Cindy Lee, Chris Isaak, and more. Read on for their picks and their commentary on each one.
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Influences on Marbled Eye’s Read the Air
Psychic TV – “Godstar”
Got obsessed with this song and all the versions/covers available on YouTube while writing “See It Too”. Simple but powerful song that gives such a sinister yet uplifting feeling when you listen to it. – Chris
The Screamers – “122 Hours of Fear“
A reminder not to lose intensity, even while exploring slower tempos or brighter melodies. Had to pick the Mabuhay Gardens clip, of course. – Michael
Peace De Resistance – Bits and Pieces
Was listening to this quite a bit during the tracking of Read The Air. Love how direct the production is and all those mosquito-like fuzz guitar leads. Lots of swagger. – Chris & Michael
Arca – “Luna Llena“
My wife had Arca, Eartheater, and Rosalia on regular rotation while I was working on Read The Air. I assume I subconsciously soaked something up from this trio of kindred spirits… – Michael
Straw Man Army – SOS
Another LP I was jamming a lot during tracking. Love the drumming on this album, lots of crass fills and crazy tempo changes. You can clearly hear all their influences but they also have a very unique sound that is instantly recognizable, especially the vocal delivery. Every time I play the song “Beware” people always ask me who it is. – Chris
Cindy Lee – Faith Restored
No one tosses beautiful, haunting, and punishing elements into a blender better than Cindy Lee, and CAT O’ NINE TAILS might be my favorite Cindy Lee album front to back. – Michael
Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped
For sure my most revisited SY album. What hasn’t been said about this album already, it’s a perfect balance of noise and melody. – Chris
Caterina Barbieri – “Fantas“
Piercing, deeply satisfying modular synthesis. Aural adderall. Major palate cleanser from guitar music while writing and recording guitar music. – Michael
Honey Radar – Ruby Puff of Dust
This band has a lot of material but I kept coming back to this LP while we were writing. Production and songwriting is perfectly thrashed and groovy as hell. Songs so short you can replay this over and over without getting bored. – Chris
Chris Isaak – “Wicked Game“
This song pops into my head every once in a while, and it happened while packing to move away from San Francisco after 15 years, which lyrically inspired “Spring Exit”. Crisp, expressive guitar lines played with bright, dripping Fenders, not unlike classics from Rowland S. Howard or even Ennio Morricone, will always take me to another place. – Michael
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Tracklist
1. Read The Air
2. In The Static
3. Tonight
4. Starting Over
5. See It Too
6. All The Pieces
7. Another Year
8. Motion
9. Wear Me Down
10. Spring Exit