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Mirror Eye

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Mirror Eye
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2009 (2009-01-20)
Length43:47
LabelThe Social Registry
Psychic Ills chronology
Early Violence
(2006)
Mirror Eye
(2009)
Hazed Dream
(2011)
Singles from Mirror Eye
  1. "Mantis"
    Released: January 14, 2009
  2. "Eyes Closed"
    Released: February 27, 2009

Mirror Eye is the second studio album by American rock band Psychic Ills. It was released on January 20, 2009, by the Social Registry.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork1.4/10[3]
PopMatters6/10[4]
Prefix7.5/10[5]
Slant[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes[7]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 61 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1] Jennifer Kally of Dusted stated that "[t]he balance – between groove and experiment, organic and synthetic sound – shifts constantly on this very strong album, sometimes prodding listeners to think, other times comforting them with familiar sounds and, occasionally, overwhelming them with ephemeral beauty."[8]

Track listing

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Mirror Eye track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Mantis"10:47
2."Meta"4:20
3."Sub Synth"2:09
4."Eyes Closed"3:10
5."I Take You As My Wife Again"9:35
6."Fingernail Tea"5:52
7."The Way Of"4:52
8."Go to the Radio"2:43
Total length:43:47

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mirror Eye by Psychic Ills Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. Review of Mirror Eye at AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Colly, Joe (February 6, 2009). "Psychic Ills - Mirror Eye". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Conaton, Chris (February 8, 2009). "Psychic Ills: Mirror Eye". PopMatters. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Neyland, Nick (January 29, 2009). "Psychic Ills - Mirror Eye". Prefix Magazine. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Cataldo, Jesse (January 26, 2009). "Review: Psychic Ills, Mirror Eye". Slant. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Willcoma (March 2, 2009). "Psychic Ills - Mirror Eye". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  8. ^ Kelly, Jennifer (January 12, 2009). "Dusted Review: Psychic Ills - Mirror Eye". Dusted. Retrieved April 23, 2022.