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Black Eye Blues

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Black Eye Blues
Studio album by
Lewd Acts
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2009 (2009-09-01)
RecordedJanuary 2009
GenreHardcore punk
Length28:41
LabelDeathwish (DWI93)
ProducerKurt Ballou
Lewd Acts chronology
Lung Patrol
(2009)
Black Eye Blues
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Punknews.org[1]
RVA Magazine(positive)[2]

Black Eye Blues is the second studio album by the American hardcore band Lewd Acts. The album was released on September 1, 2009 through Deathwish Inc.[3] Black Eye Blues was met with generally positive reviews. NME said the song "Night-Crawlers" is "a melodic welt to be worn proudly."[4] The illustrations for Black Eye Blues were done by Tyler Densley, and the design and packaging were done by Jacob Bannon of Converge.[5] The album was produced by Kurt Ballou also of Converge.

Track listing

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  1. "Know Where to Go" – 1:37
  2. "Wide Black Eyes" – 1:28
  3. "Night-Crawlers" – 2:16
  4. "You Don't Need Me" – 0:42
  5. "I Don't Need You" – 3:22
  6. "Who Knew the West Coast Could Be So Cold" – 1:24
  7. "Penmanship Sailed" – 5:03
  8. "Young Lovers, Old Livers" – 2:30
  9. "Rot Gut Charlie" – 1:19
  10. "My Father Was a Locomotive" – 2:56
  11. "Nowhere to Go" – 6:03

References

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  1. ^ "InaGreendase" (Staff) (October 2, 2009). "Review: Black Eye Blues". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  2. ^ Colby, Knox (March 3, 2010). "A pile of album reviews: Doomriders, Lewd Acts, Gil Scott-Heron, Eels & Chris Clark". RVA Magazine. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "Black Eye Blues – Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  4. ^ NME Staff (September 11, 2009). "10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week (30/08/09)". NME. Future. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "Lewd Acts – Black Eye Blues". Jacob Bannon's Official Website. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved May 4, 2012.