Spartan Records and Suburban Eyes have announced the release of the indie trio’s self-titled debut album. After over two decades of recording and touring with their other ‘90s/early-’00s indie bands, the members of Suburban Eyes have gotten together. This includes Eric Richter (Christie Front Drive, Antarctica), Jeremy Gomez (Mineral, The Gloria Record), and John Anderson (Boys Life).

While all the members have established DIY values and a work ethic, Suburban Eyes does not follow previous musical influences.

Jeremy Gomez says:

I think that all three of us are far enough removed from our past projects at this point. That’s not to say that you don’t continue to carry those things with you, but creatively speaking, none of us even gave [our previous bands] any thought, good or bad, when working on this project.

While Gomez handled the bulk of the production and engineering on the self-titled debut, the album was helped along by Grammy Award-winning mixer Peter Katis (The National, Kurt Vile, Death Cab for Cutie). The band didn’t take a traditional studio approach, but used “a more introspective and virtual process.”

John Anderson shares:

Making this record has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I feel like Suburban Eyes is the most important band I’ve ever been in, and it doesn’t matter to me if the general public shares the sentiment.