The Optic Nerve

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Years Active
1985 – present (40 years)
Founded In
New York, New York, United States
Coming out of the late eighties garage-rock revival scene of New York City, The Optic Nerve are something of a wonderful enigma. Rather than measuring out bland anti-establishment rants and bursts of pseudo-revolutionary blah-rock, they chose instead to hark back to the days when rock was loving crafted. With a style reminiscent if not derivitive of the Byrds, they stuck to their guns, going so far as to not get signed by any major labels. Their commitment to the style is what seperates them from contemporaries R.E.M. and yet, for fans of classic jangle-pop/rock and the open-minde… read more
Coming out of the late eighties garage-rock revival scene of New York City, The Optic Nerve are something of a wonderful enigma. Rather than measuring out bland anti-establishment rants and bursts of pseudo-revolutionary blah-rock, they chose instead to hark back to the days when rock was lov… read more
Coming out of the late eighties garage-rock revival scene of New York City, The Optic Nerve are something of a wonderful enigma. Rather than measuring out bland anti-establishment rants and bursts of pseudo-revolutionary blah-rock, they chose instead to hark back to the days when rock was loving crafted. With a style reminiscent if not derivitive of the Byrds, t… read more

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1 Play track Ain't That a Man Ain't That a Man
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2 The Girl With the Beautiful Eyes The Girl With the Beautiful Eyes
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3 Same Way Too Same Way Too
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4 What'S She Trying To Do What'S She Trying To Do
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5 Like To Get To Know Her Like To Get To Know Her
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6 I See The Truth I See The Truth
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7 Forever and a Day A Long Way to Go
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8 Ain't That a Man Mayfair
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9 Forever and a Day Take Me
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10 Ain't That a Man Happy ever after
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Albums

  1. 267 listeners

    Lotta Nerve
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  2. 222 listeners

    1993 · 10 tracks

    Forever and a Day
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  3. 96 listeners

    22 Jul 2022 · 15 tracks

    On!
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  4. 26 listeners

    1993 · 10 tracks

    Forever & a Day
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