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For some people, the main goals are a pimped out ride and a pimped out life. Ask Self Against City lead singer Jonathan Temkin about his goals and he tells a very different story. “People are searching for something to make themselves complete,” he says. “If we can inspire people with our music, I can die a happy person.” Temkin may be on to something, especially in light of Self Against City’s revelatory new Drive-Thru/Rushmore CD Telling Secrets to Strangers.
Produced by Steven Haigler (Pixies, Fuel), the songs on the album were written by Temkin and guitarist Jack Matranga. The two sketched out every progression and guitar riff in advance. The prep time paid off, as a seamless cohesion ties the album together. “Every song is a chapter,” says Temkin, “a summation of everything we went through in the last year.”
He’s referring to rock ‘n’ roll grad school, i.e., touring a big country in a small van. Every triumph and misbegotten adventure has been converted into song, starting with “Becoming a Monster,” a punch-drunk rocker Temkin calls “our mission statement.” The track exemplifies the band’s signature sound: buzzsaw guitars, choppy rhythms and Temkin’s trip-wire vocals. “We want to be energetic and melodic at the same time,” says Matranga. “But we didn’t want just one song repeated ten times on the record.”
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houston_calls
Self Against City - Tonight (The Process) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTp3nSQom1M&feature=related
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bobo9390
the new album was called off. bummer
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Jaayson
Love these guys. Tequila moonlight is a quality tune!
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sodapopsicles
Saw these guys live about 6ish years ago, and to have them pop up under similar artists brought an overwhelming sense of nostalgia & a smile. Good band, amazing live, & down-to-earth members<3(:
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mewers
i miss this band so much, wonder what they're all up to these days? the norcal bands around now are just pretty awful.
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bobo9390
They're going to make a new album. Very awesome.
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chaoticskittle
cute <3
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WakeUpTexas
two new albums?!?
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ElectricGood
loved korea
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johel622
always!!! rlz!!
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Justine_Burton
Great songs ♥
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Philson91
i#m listening to 'let you go' - although this normally isn't my music, i like this one.
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bobo9390
Underrated. Telling Secrets to Strangers is a great summer album
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mia_moonshine
Most of the songs from Telling Secrets to Strangers make me feel depressed/nostalgic. D: [2] Glad I'm not the only one =D
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MoreThen4Lttrs
pretty rad sound :D gotta check em out some moree :]
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courtneyxlovee
Most of the songs from Telling Secrets to Strangers make me feel depressed/nostalgic. D:
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meggoog
oh nostalgia.
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Pretty_Reckless
lovin' them <3
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faintofhearts05
yeah, ready and willing has been my favorite track of theirs since i heard telling secrets to strangers. i found a comp cd years ago at warped tour, and it had the process(tonight) on it. i was hooked.
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