The Lazy Eyes Explained

Background:group_or_band
Landscape:yes
Origin:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genre:Psychedelic rock, indie rock
Years Active:–present
Current Members:
  • Harvey Geraghty
  • Noah Martin
  • Itay Shachar
  • Leon Karagic
Past Members:
  • Blake Wise

The Lazy Eyes are an Australian psychedelic rock band. They comprise Harvey "Karate" Geraghty (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Leon Karagic (bass guitar), Noah Martin (drums) and Itay "Sasha" Shachar (vocals, guitar). Their debut album, SongBook, appeared in 2022. The Lazy Eyes have headlined shows in Australia, United States and United Kingdom.

History

The Lazy Eyes were formed in Sydney as an indie rock band by Harvey "Karate" Geraghty (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Blake Wise (bass guitar), Noah Martin (drums) and Itay "Sasha" Shachar (vocals, guitar).[1] They had all attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts.[2] The group's name references Beach House's 2015 album track "Common Girl"s lyrics, "She's the one with the lazy eye." Leon Karagic replaced Wise on bass guitar.[3]

One of their early performances was at the BigSound festival in 2019. Their debut single "Cheesy Love Song" appeared in January 2020. It was followed by a three-track extended play, EP1, in June.[4] Their second three-track EP2 appeared in July 2021.[5]

The Lazy Eyes released their debut studio album SongBook in 2022 via The Orchard,[6] receiving a 9/10 review from Clash Magazine,[7] 3/5 from NME[8] while receiving praise from Spin Magazine.[9]

Their track "Fuzz Jam" was added to full rotation on national youth radio Triple J,[10] becoming the No. 1 most played track for November 2021 and was performed on the "Like a Version" segment in September 2022.[11] They also covered Bee Gees' "More Than a Woman" during the same session.[12]

The group sold out headline shows in Australia,[13] United States[14] and United Kingdom.[15] They performed at St. Jerome's Laneway Festival (Australia), The Great Escape Festival (UK), Splendour in the Grass (Australia) and Hipnosis Festival (Mexico), as well as supporting the Strokes.[16] The Lazy Eyes started their own festival, Lazyfest in 2021.[17]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fenwick . Julie . How the Lazy Eyes Went from Busking in Sydney to Playing Shows with the Strokes . Vice . Vice Media . 30 March 2023 . 5.
  2. Web site: Welby . Augustus . Get to Know: Sydney Psych-rockers the Lazy Eyes . . 22 January 2020 . The Brag . 30 March 2023 . 1.
  3. Web site: The Lazy Eyes . . 2020 . . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20200619174231/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/156007/20200619-1235/www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/lazy-eyes.html . 20 June 2020 . 28 October 2023 .
  4. Web site: The Lazy Eyes - EP1 Review: Sydney Teens' Debut Release Shows Makings of a Psych Giant . Rhys . Buchanan . . 16 June 2020 . National Library of Australia . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20210521180804/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/182588/20210522-0000/www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/the-lazy-eyes-ep-review-radar-2689204.html . 22 May 2021 . 28 October 2023 .
  5. Web site: The Lazy Eyes: Sydney Psychedelic Rock Upstarts Bringing the Escapist Jams . Ali . Shutler . NME . 23 June 2021 . National Library of Australia . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20220421212555/https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/music-interviews/the-lazy-eyes-sydney-psychedelic-rock-upstarts-ep2-2975106 . 22 April 2022 . 28 October 2023 .
  6. Web site: Westphal . Eva . Out Today by The Orchard: Blxst, The Lazy Eyes, DORA . The Orchard . 22 April 2022 . The Orchard . 30 March 2023 . 6.
  7. Web site: Molloy . Laura . The Lazy Eyes – Songbook. A wide-eyed psychedelic feast... . Clash . 20 April 2022 . Clash Music . 30 March 2023 . 2.
  8. Web site: Smith . Thomas . The Lazy Eyes – SongBook review: a kaleidoscopic coming-of-age record . . 21 April 2022 . BandLab Technologies . 30 March 2023 . 3.
  9. Web site: Garr . Stephanie . The Lazy Eyes Do It All Themselves—No Matter How Long It Takes . Spin . Next Management Partners . 30 March 2023 . 7.
  10. Web site: Courtney Barnett, G Flip & More Added To Triple J's Ausmusic Month Rotation . The Music . SGC Media Investments Pty Ltd . 30 March 2023 . 9.
  11. Web site: The Lazy Eyes - 'Fuzz Jam' (live for Like a Version) . triple j . 8 September 2022 . ABC Australia . 30 March 2023 . 8.
  12. Web site: The Lazy Eyes cover Bee Gees 'More Than A Woman' for Like A Version . triple j . 8 September 2022 . ABC Australia . 30 March 2023 . 9.
  13. Web site: Radojkovic . Mick . Live Review: The Lazy Eyes, Salarymen, Elliott Road . The Music . SGC Media Investments Pty Ltd . 30 March 2023 . 14.
  14. Web site: Jacobson . Britt . Review: The Lazy Eyes in Los Angeles . The Luna Collective . The Luna Collective . 30 March 2023 . 12.
  15. Web site: Bryant . Juliet . Gig Review: The Lazy Eyes @ Omeara . Still Listening . Still Listening . 30 March 2023 . 13.
  16. Web site: Fenwick . Julie . How The Lazy Eyes Went From Busking in Sydney to Playing Shows With The Strokes . Vice . Vice Media . 30 March 2023 . 11.
  17. Web site: Palathingal . George . Indie's next generation prove ready for a much bigger stage . . 28 March 2021 . 30 March 2023 . 4.

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