Mirror Eye is the second studio album by American rock band Psychic Ills. It was released on January 20, 2009, by the Social Registry.

Mirror Eye
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2009 (2009-01-20)
Length43:47
LabelThe Social Registry
Psychic Ills chronology
Early Violence
(2006)
Mirror Eye
(2009)
Hazed Dream
(2011)
Singles from Mirror Eye
  1. "Mantis"
    Released: January 14, 2009
  2. "Eyes Closed"
    Released: February 27, 2009

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Pitchfork1.4/10[3]
PopMatters6/10[4]
Prefix7.5/10[5]
Slant     [6]
Tiny Mix Tapes     [7]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 61 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1] Jennifer Kally of Dusted stated that "[t]he balance – between groove and experiment, organic and synthetic sound – shifts constantly on this very strong album, sometimes prodding listeners to think, other times comforting them with familiar sounds and, occasionally, overwhelming them with ephemeral beauty."[8]

Track listing

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Mirror Eye track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Mantis"10:47
2."Meta"4:20
3."Sub Synth"2:09
4."Eyes Closed"3:10
5."I Take You As My Wife Again"9:35
6."Fingernail Tea"5:52
7."The Way Of"4:52
8."Go to the Radio"2:43
Total length:43:47

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mirror Eye by Psychic Ills Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. Review of Mirror Eye at AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Colly, Joe (February 6, 2009). "Psychic Ills - Mirror Eye". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Conaton, Chris (February 8, 2009). "Psychic Ills: Mirror Eye". PopMatters. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Neyland, Nick (January 29, 2009). "Psychic Ills - Mirror Eye". Prefix Magazine. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Cataldo, Jesse (January 26, 2009). "Review: Psychic Ills, Mirror Eye". Slant. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Willcoma (March 2, 2009). "Psychic Ills - Mirror Eye". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  8. ^ Kelly, Jennifer (January 12, 2009). "Dusted Review: Psychic Ills - Mirror Eye". Dusted. Retrieved April 23, 2022.