The Lazy Eyes

The Lazy Eyes
Performing at Seasonal Fruits Festival, Brisbane, 2023
Background information
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresPsychedelic rock, indie rock
Years active2019 (2019)–present
Members
  • Harvey Geraghty
  • Noah Martin
  • Itay Shachar
  • Leon Karagic
Past members
  • Blake Wise
Websitethelazyeyes.com

The Lazy Eyes are an Australian psychedelic rock band made up of Harvey "Karate" Geraghty (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Leon Karagic (bass guitar), Noah Martin (drums) and Itay "Sasha" Shachar (vocals, guitar). Their debut album, SongBook, appeared in 2022. The Lazy Eyes have headlined shows in Australia, United States and United Kingdom.

History

The Lazy Eyes were formed in Sydney as an indie rock band by Harvey "Karate" Geraghty (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Blake Wise (bass guitar), Noah Martin (drums) and Itay "Sasha" Shachar (vocals, guitar).[1][2] They had all attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts.[3] The group's name references Beach House's 2015 album track "Common Girl"'s lyrics, "She's the one with the lazy eye."[3] Leon Karagic replaced Wise on bass guitar.[1][3]

One of their early performances was at the BigSound festival in 2019.[3] Their debut single "Cheesy Love Song" appeared in January 2020.[3] It was followed by a three-track extended play, EP1, in June.[4] Their second three-track EP2 appeared in July 2021.[5]

The Lazy Eyes released their debut studio album SongBook in 2022 via The Orchard,[6][7] receiving a 9/10 review from Clash Magazine,[8] 3/5 from NME[9] while receiving praise from Spin Magazine.[10]

Their track "Fuzz Jam" was added to full rotation on national youth radio Triple J,[11] becoming the No. 1 most played track for November 2021 and was performed on the "Like a Version" segment in September 2022.[12] They also covered Bee Gees' "More Than a Woman" during the same session.[13]

The group sold out headline shows in Australia,[14] United States[15] and United Kingdom.[16] They performed at St. Jerome's Laneway Festival (Australia), The Great Escape Festival (UK), Splendour in the Grass (Australia) and Hipnosis Festival (Mexico), as well as supporting the Strokes.[17] The Lazy Eyes started their own festival, Lazyfest in 2021.[18]

Discography

Albums

  • SongBook (2022) – The Orchard (64TLD008CD)

Extended plays

  • EP1 (19 June 2020) – Self-published[4]
  • EP2 (16 July 2021) – Self-published[5]

Singles

  • "Cheesy Love Song" (2020)

References

  1. ^ a b "The Lazy Eyes". Triple J Unearthed. 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Fenwick, Julie. "How the Lazy Eyes Went from Busking in Sydney to Playing Shows with the Strokes". Vice. Vice Media. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Welby, Augustus (22 January 2020). "Get to Know: Sydney Psych-rockers the Lazy Eyes". Tone Deaf. The Brag. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b Buchanan, Rhys (16 June 2020). "The Lazy Eyes - EP1 Review: Sydney Teens' Debut Release Shows Makings of a Psych Giant". NME. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ a b Shutler, Ali (23 June 2021). "The Lazy Eyes: Sydney Psychedelic Rock Upstarts Bringing the Escapist Jams". NME. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Westphal, Eva (22 April 2022). "Out Today by The Orchard: Blxst, The Lazy Eyes, DORA". The Orchard. The Orchard. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  7. ^ Lazy Eyes (Musical group) (2022), Songbook, [Publisher not identified], retrieved 28 October 2023, Performed by The Lazy Eyes; Harvey Karate, vocals, guitar, keyboard; Itay Sasha, vocals, guitar; Leon Karagic, bass; Noah Martin, drums.
  8. ^ Molloy, Laura (20 April 2022). "The Lazy Eyes – Songbook. A wide-eyed psychedelic feast..." Clash. Clash Music. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  9. ^ Smith, Thomas (21 April 2022). "The Lazy Eyes – SongBook review: a kaleidoscopic coming-of-age record". NME. BandLab Technologies. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  10. ^ Garr, Stephanie. "The Lazy Eyes Do It All Themselves—No Matter How Long It Takes". Spin. Next Management Partners. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Courtney Barnett, G Flip & More Added To Triple J's Ausmusic Month Rotation". The Music. SGC Media Investments Pty Ltd. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  12. ^ "The Lazy Eyes - 'Fuzz Jam' (live for Like a Version)". triple j. ABC Australia. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  13. ^ "The Lazy Eyes cover Bee Gees 'More Than A Woman' for Like A Version". triple j. ABC Australia. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  14. ^ Radojkovic, Mick. "Live Review: The Lazy Eyes, Salarymen, Elliott Road". The Music. SGC Media Investments Pty Ltd. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  15. ^ Jacobson, Britt. "Review: The Lazy Eyes in Los Angeles". The Luna Collective. The Luna Collective. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  16. ^ Bryant, Juliet. "Gig Review: The Lazy Eyes @ Omeara". Still Listening. Still Listening. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  17. ^ Fenwick, Julie. "How The Lazy Eyes Went From Busking in Sydney to Playing Shows With The Strokes". Vice. Vice Media. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  18. ^ Palathingal, George (28 March 2021). "Indie's next generation prove ready for a much bigger stage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 March 2023.