Even though their debut album is not yet technically available in stores (well, some already have it — the rest will be stocked Sept 22), Cymbals Eat Guitars have been the talk of the people this year. Well, at least the talk of the People Who Eat, Breathe and Sleep Music. I mean, I live in central Kentucky and wound up chatting about them while waiting to get my hair cut. It’s no surprise, though, since their debut album Why There Are Mountains is positively grabbing with a 90% chance of strangling (in the best way possible).
Now CEG have given you one more song to love in addition to those nine you already downloaded. They just launched a page to give away their new song “Tunguska” for those who will enter their email address. “Tunguska” will eventually be a bside to the “…And the Hazy Sea” UK single, but it’s yours for free if you act now.
Download “Tunguska” from Cymbals Eat Guitars!
David Bowie often said that there would usually be one song on each of his albums that would point in the direction that the next would take. If we can count “Tunguska” as among those of the Why There Are Mountains-era, I’d imagine this would prove to do the same for Cymbals Eat Guitar’s sophomore LP. It’s a bit of a departure from the well-established tone of their debut, but not so much so that it wouldn’t have fit in as the last track on the album. Actually, it would have been a pretty great end to the record. It transitions well from a slow, sparse section into one that sounds rather hopeful.
Cymbals Eat Guitar’s tour dates (including festivals!) after the jump…
