Icarus is an album by the band The Forms

The Forms (band)

The Forms are an American indie rock band from Queens, New York, whose style incorporates aspects of math rock, dream pop, and emo. The band members include Alex Tween and Matt Walsh .-History:...

, produced by Steve Albini

Steve Albini

Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...

 and released on February 4, 2003.

Upon release, Icarus gained generally positive reviews, and critics compared the band favorably to early-emo rock group Sunny Day Real Estate

Sunny Day Real Estate

Sunny Day Real Estate is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. In the 1990s, the group expanded upon the grunge style that was popular in the local scene to make a more melodic sound. While not the first band to be classified as emo, they were instrumental in establishing the genre. In...

. Mac Randall of The New York Observer described the band as "aggro-artsy trio fond of awkward time signatures, sly rhythmic manipulation, curlicuing vocal lines, and giving one song two separate track numbers for no obvious reason... [T]hese guys make a virtue out of attention-deficit disorder." PopMatters

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called the band "one of the most exciting, if not one of the best, new acts in indie rock right now."

Track listing

1. "Stel" - 0:57
2. "Stel (Continued)" - 1:24
3. "Innizar" - 0:15
4. "Innizar (Continued)" - 3:28
5. "Sunday" - 2:22
6. "Sunday (Continued)" - 0:30
7. "Seagull" - 1:36
8. "Classical" - 3:43
9. "Stravinsky" - 1:52
10. "Black Metal" - 1:41