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LONG PLAYER OF THE DAY: Cat’s Eyes, ‘Cat’s Eyes’

February 9th, 2012 | File Under: Long Player of the Day | Leave A Comment

The Artist/Album: Cat’s Eyes, Cat’s Eyes (Downtown, 2011)

A Short Review: If you can make it past the slightly corny status of its first couple heart-on-sleeve songs, the self-titled debut of Cat’s Eyes proves to be a promising Lee & Nancy session from Horrors frontman Faris Badwan and his lady friend Rachel Zeffira. The classically trained opera singer seizes every moment she’s given, letting her lithe melodies float atop lots of “Be My Baby” beats and a string-and-horn-heavy backdrop that reminds us of the Roaring Twenties and golden age film scores. A side project worth exploring no matter how you cut it.

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Grinderman Announces Remix Record, Shares Selections From Factory Floor, Andrew Weatherall, Nick Zinner and More

January 5th, 2012 | File Under: Listen | Leave A Comment

[Pitchfork] Now that Grinderman‘s hung up their guitars in favor of future Bad Seeds releases, the Nick Cave side project has announced a collection of remixes, reinterpretations and collaborations from their second record. Due out March 13th through Anti-, Grinderman 2 RMX features such seemingly random contributors as Robert Fripp, Josh Homme, Cat’s Eyes and Matt Berninger.

Not to mention Nick Zinner, who roughs up “Bellringer Blues” in the streaming player below, alongside a slew of other selections, including ones from Andrew Weatherall, UNKLE and current self-titled cover stars Factory Floor…

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TEST PRESSING: Stream Barry Adamson’s Grinderman Remix

February 1st, 2011 | File Under: Listen | Leave A Comment

Grinderman have announced the third single from their Grinderman 2 album. Due out March 14 through Mute, the digital/12” release includes the album version, a new single mix, a cover by Faris Badwan’s new Cat’s Eyes project, and the following Barry Adamson remix…

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The Horrors’ Frontman Unveils Cat’s Eyes Project At the Vatican

January 24th, 2011 | File Under: Media, News | Leave A Comment

As first reported on Pitchfork, Faris Badwan of the Horrors recently played a special Cat’s Eyes set at the St. Peter’s Basilica. The church gig was arranged by Badwan’s new bandmate, opera singer/multi-instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira. She’s performed in the space before, and somehow convinced them to let the duo serenade the afternoon mass crowd and “seven high-ranking cardinals.” Unlike his early days with the Horrors—we once saw him toss a trash can at a SXSW crowd—Badwan behaved himself, guiding the proceedings with a subtle organ score and some not-so-merry melodies.

Cat’s Eyes will release their debut Broken Glass EP on May 3 through Cooperative Music/Downtown. You can download one of their songs (“Not a Friend”) here and watch their sacred rendition of “I Knew It Was Over” after the jump…