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This City
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This City have been already been described in review as “like The Travelling Wilburys if it was made of members of Bloc Party and At The Drive In”. Maybe if you throw in the eyeball-popping nuances of Blood Brothers, the same turn-on-a-sixpence disco-jerk rhythms of the more danceable end of punk (think Les Savy Fav or !Forward Russia!), the impassioned cacophony of mid 80s Dischord Records-led emotional hardcore, the pop sensibility of tykes such as The Automatic and subtract the reference to Tom Petty and co, we might just be inclined to agree…
This City formed and reside in Brighton in 2006 having met at a tattoo convention. Since stabilising their line-up (their two previous drummers departed to join The Pipettes and Architects) they’ve quickly established themselves as one of the surest bets in the UK’s thriving underground.
Though they would surely cringe at the description, they’re one of those impossibly good-looking bands, five young men who look like they were born to share a stage with one another and who play with an almost telepathic ability. A blur of swinging fringes and speed-skinny legs, live This City are an engaging and explosive force.
With their US counterparts having had a monopoly on the anthemic, life-affirming end of hardcore for some years now, This City are part of a renaissance of UK bands who can’t fully relate to Stateside accents and songs about shopping malls (cf Gallows, Ghost Of A Thousand, Kids In Glass Houses etc) and instead are making the music that best represents their lives.
This City formed and reside in Brighton in 2006 having met at a tattoo convention. Since stabilising their line-up (their two previous drummers departed to join The Pipettes and Architects) they’ve quickly established themselves as one of the surest bets in the UK’s thriving underground.
Though they would surely cringe at the description, they’re one of those impossibly good-looking bands, five young men who look like they were born to share a stage with one another and who play with an almost telepathic ability. A blur of swinging fringes and speed-skinny legs, live This City are an engaging and explosive force.
With their US counterparts having had a monopoly on the anthemic, life-affirming end of hardcore for some years now, This City are part of a renaissance of UK bands who can’t fully relate to Stateside accents and songs about shopping malls (cf Gallows, Ghost Of A Thousand, Kids In Glass Houses etc) and instead are making the music that best represents their lives.
Top Albums
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We Move
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Romantic
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With Loaded Guns
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Shoutbox
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whatKryssisaid wrote:
Lush.
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feebbz wrote:
awesome band (:
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matt1389 wrote:
found out about these guys supporting KIGH, they were very good for a support band. defo keeping an eye out for them in the future!
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mattiboi13 wrote:
unbelievable
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mattiboi13 wrote:
addition: unbeliable you only got about 13k plays. deserve more ;)
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mattiboi13 wrote:
colours is awesome
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dane120 wrote:
Could someone please send me colours, just beacause and time tonight would be appreciated greatly!!
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vadimman wrote:
<3
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ben2501 wrote:
my itunes account has never worked properly, i dont know why... bad times.
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nathanthebeat wrote:
buy it from itunes
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ben2501 wrote:
i really want 'We Move'. If anyone could send I'd appreciate it greatly...
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vodkaed wrote:
Hey, does anyone know which tag is right for this band? Is it "This City" or "ThisCity"?
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skaotish wrote:
love you guys :)
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OuiTisRoz wrote:
I agree - average/poor
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hellocatfood wrote:
Why are Blood Brothers compared with this band? I saw them at Latitude and supporting Rival Schools and they're very average.
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shinelune wrote:
good band :)
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macanda wrote:
hmmm tasty indie-core. Wish you luck guys..!
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Core-ayy wrote:
i love kids with fireworks
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sticky2000 wrote:
haha....poor
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dan289 wrote:
not bad, cant wait to see them next month!
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Featured Tracks
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Romantic full track | 4:02 |
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With Loaded Guns full track | 3:35 |
Events
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Jul
21
Parklife Festival
Circolo Magnolia, Segrate, Milan, Italy
11 shouts
| 126 attendees
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Aug
1
Hadouken!
Concorde 2, Brighton, United Kingdom
8 shouts
| 8 attendees
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Aug
5
Relentless Boardmasters 2009
Watergate Bay, Newquay, United Kingdom
12 shouts
| 43 attendees
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GabzLagz added This City to GabzLagz’s library. 9 minutes ago
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FreestyleFestiv tagged This City with rock and indie rock. last week
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Just_Han added This City to the lineup of Hadouken! at Concorde 2. last week
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SouthseaFest added This City to the lineup of SOUTHSEA FEST at The Wedgewood Rooms, One Eyed Dog, Little Johnny Russells, The.... last month
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kobra_cccpozzi added This City to the lineup of Parklife Festival at Circolo Magnolia. last month
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