Blue-Eyed Son is an American indie rock band.[1]

Blue-Eyed Son
OriginVenice, California, United States
GenresAcoustic
Indie rock
Surf rock
Years active2004–present
LabelsEenie Meenie Records
MembersAndrew Heilprin
Websiteblueeyedson.com

The title of their debut album West of Lincoln refers to the ocean west of Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica.[1] "Blue-Eyed Son" may be a reference to a lyric in Bob Dylan's A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall, and the album features a cover of Dylan's "I Threw It All Away".[1][2] The songs "When I Come Home" and "Step Away from the Cliff" have been featured on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and "Step Away from the Cliff" on the dark comedy Weeds.[1][3] West of Lincoln has been described by Allmusic's Alex Henderson as a "softer, more acoustic guitar-friendly effort" than Heilprin's earlier work.[4] Henderson goes on to say the album "has been greatly influenced by the Beatles' more psychedelic work of the late '60s."[4]

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  1. ^ a b c d eeniemeenie.com, "about the band", Retrieved 10-04-2008
  2. ^ bobdylan.com, lyrics for A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall with second verse beginning with "Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son?", Retrieved 10-04-2008
  3. ^ sho.com Archived 2008-08-22 at archive.today, song listings for Weeds song listings showing Step Away from the Cliff as featured in episode 7, Retrieved 10-04-2008
  4. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "West of Lincoln: Review". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2010-01-17.

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