Blind Eyes News, June 28th

Well, happy Tuesday to all of you. A few quick and awesome things to note:

-For the third week in a row, "With A Bang" is #1 on the KDHX CMJ Top 30! On a similar note, the album is also #3 in mid-year national top album spins and #1 in the local top album spins- and has made many a' DJ's "top 10 albums" list. Not bad for only being out for 19 days! Immense thanks!

-We're happy to announce we will be playing with our friends Old Lights for their record release party at Off Broadway on Friday, July 15th. Advance tickets available here.

-Thomas Crone's excellent city-centric blog, The South Side of Luck, recently featured a nice little shout-out to With A Bang. Go check it out!

-In addition to being currently available on CD Baby and iTunes, the new album is also now available to download on Napster.

The Blind Eyes: Haikulou

Another one that slipped under the radar. A haiku? About lil' ole' us? How awesome is that. We had one person create us a "Blind Eyes" sculpture, but this is without doubt our first piece of Japanese poetry. We're flattered.

Haiku it here.

"With A Bang" #3 At Euclid Records

We're honored to be among the top sellers for the week at Euclid Records, one of our favorite of St. Louis' many amazing record stores. I guess we can accept Neil Young selling more than us. But My Morning Jacket? You'd better grow eyes in the back of your head, 'cause we're coming for you. Just kidding, you guys are great. Don't beat us up.

"Hermetically Sealed" On "Speakers + Summer Vol. 2"

"Hermetically Sealed" is featured on Speakers In Code's annual free ringing-in-the-summer album, Speakers + Summer, Volume 2- and it's the first track, no less! The whole thing is chock full of awesomeness (The Elected, Black Lips, and Toro y Moi are just some of the jams you can snag), so don't wait.

Download the whole thing totally free right here, and play it loud.

#1 On CMJ Top 30 Charts, Week 2

For the second week in a row, "With A Bang" is sitting at the #1 spot on the CMJ Top 30 charts! Massive thanks once again to KDHX, and to all of you for supporting the album!

"With A Bang" Available Now On iTunes

All you iPhone users rejoice! "With A Bang" is now available on iTunes. Unfortunately, the Blind Eyes are still working through their 10-year "RAZR" endorsement deal, which didn't turn out to be the best business move in hindsight. Seemed like a good idea at the time. Maybe we can get it as a ringtone?

(More) Record Release Show Photos

Dig 'em! A new gallery of pics from our record release show courtesy of one of the best photographers in St. Louis, Kate McDaniel.

"With A Bang" Now Available Online

Through the miracles of modern technology, our new album is now available online to download at CD Baby. It'll be available for purchase on Amazon, iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, and anywhere else you can think of in the coming weeks.

Also- for our local friends, the album will be in stock at Vintage Vinyl and Apop Records tonight!

"With A Bang" 3 Minute Record Review

Local music blog 3 Minute Record wrote up a great review of "With A Bang"! We implore you to go read it immediately. Thanks to Scott Allen for taking the time to check it out!

Another Ted Leo Show Review

This review of our May show with Ted Leo and Title Tracks just popped up on our radar, even though it's been online awhile now. Nice write-up with some pics. Dig it.

"With A Bang" #1 On KDHX CMJ Top 30

We're excited to announce that "With A Bang" is currently sitting at #1 on the KDHX CMJ (College Music Journal) Top 30 charts this week. Thanks once again to KDHX for all the airplay you've been giving the new album!

Record Release Show Photos

Some pics from this past weekend's "With A Bang" album release show at Off Broadway are online now for your viewing pleasure:

Gallery 1

Gallery 2 (need a Facebook account to view)

Thanks to Abby Gillardi and Andrew Kerman!

Blind Eyes Feature In "Before The Blink"

We're honored to be featured in a very awesome article in Before The Blink, compliments of local photographer and all around man-about-town Nate Burrell. Click here to check it out!

Stream The Blind Eyes KDHX Live Set/Interview

Our recent live set and interview with Rob Levy (plus photos by Kate McDaniel) on "Juxtaposition" is now online and available to stream. KDHX says:

The Blind Eyes wide variety of influences are noticeable in their songs, giving the listener flashbacks to all those great sounds of the past in a fresh and modern format that runs the field from the Blake Babies to Tom Petty with stops at just about all points in between. Seth Porter’s guitar and vocals blend well with the rhythm section of bassist/vocalist Kevin Schneider and drummer Matt Picker, resulting in thoroughly enjoyable, even danceable, rock & roll experience.

Go check out out!

"Hold Down The Fort" Live At KDHX Video

In case you missed the memo, we did a live set on the KDHX show Juxtaposition that aired last night. Streaming audio of the show is forthcoming, but here's a video of "Hold Down The Fort" shot in the studio. Thanks once again to Rob Levy for having us on his show for the second time, we had a blast!

"With A Bang" Speakers In Code Review

The inimitable St. Louis music blog Speakers In Code gives "With A Bang" a very generous 90/100 ranking! Needless to say, we're flattered. Check out the review here.

"With A Bang" Riverfront Times Review + Extras

Kiernan Maletsky outdid himself with an amazing track-by-track (p)review of the new album. Check it out online or pick up a copy, available now! Speaking of the RFT, you can also stream a couple of the new tracks, and check out some show poster-related goodness.

RFT Music Showcase Review & Photos

Thanks to everyone who came out and partied with us at this year's RFT Music Showcase this past Saturday! We had the best time ever, and judging by the turnout all night, so did you. Here's a cool review of our set courtesy of 3 Minute Record and some pics of the event as well. Hope you voted for us as "Best Rock Band" for 2011, but even if you didn't, we still love you. Just not as much as before.