Xray Eyeballs is the brainchild of O.J. Felipe originally from San Francisco, but after numerous cross-country adventures, he landed himself in Brooklyn around 2000. Upon settling here, O.J. quickly cemented himself in the underground Brooklyn punk, noise, and indie scene playing in numerous bands. read more…
Xray Eyeballs is the brainchild of O.J. Felipe originally from San Francisco, but after numerous cross-country adventures, he landed himself in Brooklyn around 2000. Upon settling here, O.J. quickly cemented himself in the underground Brooklyn punk, noise, and indie scene playing in numerous bands.
With Xray Eyeballs, O.J. wanted to explore something different and make more pop songs that kids could also remember after leaving the party. Carly Rabalais (Bass, Vocals, also currently in Golden Triangle), Rop Style (Synth, Theremin, Beats, formerly of the famed band PeeChees), Allison Press (Drums), and Jay High (guitar, also currently in Golden Triangle and ex Gogogo Airheart), Xray Eyeballs still rival the crowd up into a huge party frenzy, but do it with more of a New-Wave Pop take on their fellow garage contemporaries. Therefore giving the kids something to hum along to while riding the train or bike home back to their Bushwick lofts. The band already has had two sold out cassettes on Night People Records and Party Store Music, as well as an upcoming 7” single on Hozac.
Xray Eyeballs played on WFMU on Liz Berg’s show who described their sound as, “fuzzy, over modulated garage pop at a languid trot.” Often drawing comparisons to the frantic pop of Jay Reatard and the Urinals, and the moodiness of Velvet Underground and Jesus and Mary Chain, while Xray Eyeballs twist it all into their own pop concoction. The songs are instantly memorable and filled with dreamy pop hooks and melancholic melodies- all covered in a spooky haze. O.J. explains, “I just wanted to make every song sound like a lullaby. Lullabies to me are the most memorable kind of songs; everyone remembers them from when they’re babies. They’re not all happy lullabies either. I think people like songs they can relate to, with things like love, loss, dark vices, and sex.”
Look out for their debut album this Spring 2011 along with numerous upcoming U.S. tour dates.
