Black Eyes - History

History

Prior to releasing the first album, Black Eyes released a 2 song 7" EP and a split EPof "Someone Has His Fingers Broken" entitled "Have Been Murdered Again." Black Eyes' eponymous debut album was released on April 15, 2003 through Dischord Records. Most tracks featured the band's trademark dual vocals, from bass guitarist Hugh McElroy and guitarist Daniel McCormick, as well as two full drum kits and the occasional horn blast or synth noise.

After extensive touring with Q and Not U, the band broke up just before its second album, Cough, was released on June 1, 2004, also through Dischord Records. For this batch of songs, the band incorporated frenzied brass instruments into its sound, pushing further into free-jazz territory.

Black Eyes disbanded after a final show at The Black Cat in Washington, D.C. All of the band's former members have since moved on to pursue other projects, such as Earthen Sea, Hand Fed Babies, Sentai and Mi Ami. Hugh McElroy has become fully immersed in his DIY record label, Ruffian Records.

As of 2008 Daniel Martin-McCormick has been recording and touring as his solo project Sex Worker, an electronics/vocals based project that utilizes a TR-707 step sequencer as a rhythmic foundation for noise laden, dreamlike ambient synth passages with distinct shoegaze sensibilities. Since then he had changed his moniker to Ital and released two albums on Planet Mu.

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