Solar Eyes

Be Under No Illusion

Be Under No Illusion

List Pick

Dan Peeke

Dan Peeke

June 3, 2026

Midlands psych duo Solar Eyes have returned with their new track, ‘Be Under No Illusion’. It’s a big statement-of-intent track that places swagger directly in the foreground. The band’s psychedelic influences find their way in through the haze of synth sounds and the off-kilter 7/4 time signature, while an indie songwriting sensibility makes its way in via hooky guitar riffs and explosions into huge vocal melodies. There’s even a whiff of a Western in the track, with distant backing wails and a tense harmonic structure adding a sense of true cinema to proceedings. The band are playing a one off shown in their hometown at Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds on June 27th, 2026.