How absurdly catchy is Big Eyes? Thanks for asking. VERY. The band is VERY catchy. Something about the driving guitars and the rough female vocals make Big Eyes something more than just a run of the mill, good garage rock act. Elements of the Breeders and even the Ramones run through the music of Big Eyes, but the band somehow manages to sound quintessentially like itself. I listened to all of Big Eyes' available music in one go, without realizing, and came out the other side exhilarated and a little exhausted - like I had been put through the wringer. There's too much power in those hooks, too much weight in those chunky riffs. It's slashing and burning of the sweetest variety. I defy you not to move a little bit to the choppy hook in "Since You Left."

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