Angel Eyes, ‘Midwestern’ — New Album

Seemingly a well-kept secret, Chicago has been hiding Angel Eyes from the rest of the world to hear. However, with the post-metallers new album 'Midwestern' due out on Mylene Sheath Records, attention is drawn towards the band and their ambient dirt riffs.

But 'Midwestern' promises to be more than just something to sway your head to, get lost in the open chords of a land barren of mountains. "The Midwest has seen massive shifts in attitudes, demographics and economics over the last 100 years or so," the band said to Noisecreep, explaining the heart behind their second full-length.

"Sometimes these changes are fairly unique to the region (or, in some cases, they started here and then moved on to the rest of the country), while sometimes they represent history repeating itself due to an inability to learn from past mistakes. This shared cultural history that we're a part of helps inform and provide a context for what we're writing about in the present day."

The band describe their newest offering as more fleshed out due to the inclusion of a bass player. Leaving the role of noise and keys Nader has opted to fill the long absent cog in the band's dynamic, but taking the old role is a man by the name of Bob -- Angel Eyes prefer to leave last names out of their existence.

The band hinted that another shift in their writing structure has taken place. "As our attention spans have become increasingly challenged over the years, we've started cutting the song lengths down. These days we're opting for a little more density and a little less sprawl."

'Midwestern' comes out July 13.