Premiere: Bleary-Eyed Shares New Monitor, “Particular”
New LP Straightforward is Out July twenty fifth by way of Born Losers Data
Jul 24, 2025
Pictures by Nichole Miller
Philadelphia band Bleary Eyed have taken a sequence of twisting turns since their 2017 debut, Zach. Over time, the band started to burnish their publish punk and shoegaze roots with shades of psych pop, fuzzed-out textures, and sample-heavy electronics. Alongside the best way, frontman Nathaniel Salfi rounded out the lineup alongside Margot Whipps on bass and vocals, Pax Martyn on guitar, and Charlie Libby Watt on drums. The band shared their sophomore album, Guise, in 2021, and adopted in 2023 with their self-titled EP.
Tomorrow, they’re set to share their third full-length album, Straightforward. They’ve already shared a handful of latest singles this 12 months, “Heaven 12 months,” “Susan,” and “Straightforward,” and right this moment they’re sharing an early take heed to one of many album’s highlights, “Particular,” premiering with Beneath the Radar.
“Particular” encapsulates Bleary Eyed’s dreamy steadiness of tones and textures. Placing snare hits presage a roiling storm of guitars and washed-out vocal melodies, contrasted with shiny synth tones flickering amidst the tumult. At moments, the outcomes recall the desaturated swirling melodies of grunge, but different quieter interstitial moments really feel nearer to dream pop. The band conjures a rippling tide of sound, receding for a second, then rapidly surging again extra chaotic than earlier than. The observe’s push and pull hits its apex in its remaining minute, with Watt’s drumming selecting up a frenzied tempo because the band’s synth and guitar textures meld collectively into squalling, otherworldly kinds.
Salfi says of the upcoming file, “I wished to maintain this file trustworthy and optimistic, not bury the lyrics and keep a sense of vulnerability and fragility that’s typically missed when artists attempt to over align to a sure aesthetic.”
Take heed to the observe and discover the band’s upcoming tour dates beneath. Straightforward is out in every single place on July twenty fifth by way of Born Losers Data. Pre-order the file right here.
TOUR DATES
Sat Jul 26: Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Tue Aug 26: Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo
Wed Aug 27: Toronto, ON – Child G
Thu Aug 28: Detroit, MI – Lager Home
Fri Aug 29: Chicago, IL – Schuba’s
Sat Aug 30: Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Membership
Tue Sep 2: Denver, CO – Hello Dive
Thu Sep 4: Salt Lake Metropolis, UT – DLC
Fri Sep 5: Boise, ID – Neurolux
Sat Sep 6: Portland, OR – Swan Dive
Solar Sep 7: Seattle, WA – Sundown Tavern
Wed Sep 10: San Francisco, CA – Kilowatt
Thu Sep 11: Los Angeles, CA – Gold Diggers
Fri Sep 12: San Diego, CA – Whistle Cease
Sat Sep 13: Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
Solar Sep 14: Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
Wed Sep 17: Austin, TX – Mohawk Indoors
Thu Sep 18: San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
Fri Sep 19: New Orleans, LA – No Cube
Sat Sep 20: Birmingham, AL – Woodlawn
Solar Sep 21: Nashville, TN – drkmttr
Tue Sep 23: Knoxville, TN – Pilot Mild
Thu Sep 25: Richmond, VA – The Camel
Sat Sep 27: Somerville, MA – O’Brien’s
Fri Oct 3: Washington, DC – Comet Ping Pong
Sat Oct 4: New York, NY – Trans Pecos
