The Deadeyes were built on the framework laid by Philadelphia’s rotating indie-roots-postpunk collective Grubstake when it ended. This violin driven 3-piece traverses musical genres like rock, postpunk, indie folk, and creates a new unique space all their own. John Coursey, who also performs regularly with the Philly psychedelic folk group Henbane and improv ensemble Kohoutek, creates sonorous string contributions that have been compared to The Velvet Underground’s John Cale, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds' Warren Ellis, and the late avant-garde drone master Tony Conrad. Guitarist Patrick McHugh and drummer David McMullin (who lives in Queens) are the fiery guitar and rhythm counterpoint to Coursey's multi-layered wall of sound. Think early-era Yeah Yeah Yeah's with a luxuriously haunting layer of strings throughout.

The Deadeyes' songs, written by McHugh, feel both familiar and exotic due to the use of his own alternative tuning scheme honed over the past few decades. McHugh’s lead vocals can carry the band with emotional urgency and wry humor, befitting his lyrical work that can be equal parts wistfully poignant and explicitly funny, always with a plaintively honest directness. The single "Last Days of Summer" from their milestone 2022 release "Collected Recordings" (available on vinyl) enjoyed considerable success on regional radio rotation and continues to be the band's most popular track on Spotify and other streaming services. 

The band released their third batch of recordings in May of 2025, called "200 Miles", a reference to the distance band members travel each time they get together between their homes in Philadelphia, PA and Queens, NYC. The tracks were initially recorded on tape at the band's favorite Philly studio, The Mind Cabin run by Adam Garbinski, before being meticulously mixed at Spice House Sound by Grammy-nominated sound engineer Eric Bogacz. The new recordings further develop The Deadeyes' trademark sound texture combining DIY intimacy with fine-tuned lushness.