"After two decades as one of Memphis’s most trusted sidemen, Frank McLallen is stepping into the spotlight with Extra Eyes, his first full-length solo album on Red Curtain Records. On this album, McLallen emerges as a songwriter whose voice balances vulnerability with poise, somewhere between the stark intimacy of Will Oldham, the luminous pop sensibility of Big Star, the surrealist wit of Robyn Hitchcock, and the sleek clarity of Role Model. Extra Eyes is a vibrant, eclectic collection that showcases McLallen’s expansive creativity and distinctive voice. Sonically, it weaves together power pop, psychedelia, and surrealist rock, while lyrically, its through-line is honesty. “It’s allowed me to write and record ideas with no goal in mind other than to come from an honest place,” McLallen says. “That means melodically, lyrically, stylistically honest. It’s what came naturally.” A seasoned figure in Memphis’s underground music scene, McLallen has played bass in Ex-Cult, backed Jack Oblivian with the Sheiks, chased twang with the Tennessee Screamers, and powered the garage-pop urgency of Model Zero. But Extra Eyes is different. It is intensely personal, written in the wake of loss and renewal as a reclamation of his love of music and his artistic rediscovery." - Andria Lisle