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Since forming in 2008, Kelowna, BC’s We Are The City has become one of the most exciting and unpredictable forces in the Canadian music scene. The band soon began earning accolades for its atmospheric progressive-pop sound with the release of their debut LP In a Quiet World in 2009. In January 2010, the band earned a whopping $150,000 by winning the PEAK Performance Project, a massive “battle of the bands” contest hosted by Vancouver’s 100.5 The PEAK.
Now, the trio of Cayne McKenzie (vocals/keyboard), Andrew Huculiak (drums) and Blake Enemark (guitar) are ready to take their most ambitious step yet. In March 2011 the band will release six songs entitled High School, the result of an experiment that began as a side project during some down time in the summer of 2010.
High School was originally envisioned as a fictional band, with the members tying shirts over their faces and adopting aliases in order to disguise their identities. Cayne was Lindsey Jone. Andrew was Matthew Curran. Blake was Bobby Reynolds. The project gave the band a chance to revisit their teenage years, laying bare some shameful memories from their past.
We Are The City found themselves venturing into new musical terrain. On the quirky “Happy New Year,” West African-inspired licks give way to garage-y rock outs and fuzzed-out Rhodes piano. “Dark/Warm Air” takes a gentler approach, bringing together delicate guitar arpeggios with baroque pop breakdowns and a dash of tropical Mellotron samples.
Now, the trio of Cayne McKenzie (vocals/keyboard), Andrew Huculiak (drums) and Blake Enemark (guitar) are ready to take their most ambitious step yet. In March 2011 the band will release six songs entitled High School, the result of an experiment that began as a side project during some down time in the summer of 2010.
High School was originally envisioned as a fictional band, with the members tying shirts over their faces and adopting aliases in order to disguise their identities. Cayne was Lindsey Jone. Andrew was Matthew Curran. Blake was Bobby Reynolds. The project gave the band a chance to revisit their teenage years, laying bare some shameful memories from their past.
We Are The City found themselves venturing into new musical terrain. On the quirky “Happy New Year,” West African-inspired licks give way to garage-y rock outs and fuzzed-out Rhodes piano. “Dark/Warm Air” takes a gentler approach, bringing together delicate guitar arpeggios with baroque pop breakdowns and a dash of tropical Mellotron samples.
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| Happy New Year | 2:21 |
| Astronomers | 3:56 |
| FULL TRACK Time, Wasted | 3:07 |
| FULL TRACK There Are Very Tiny Beasts In The Ground | 3:55 |
| FULL TRACK Feel Is A Word | 3:43 |
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jukevox wrote:
Nice! I found these on Last.fm/discover this morning. Digging into indie Canadian bands today!
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wheresbicki wrote:
Awesome
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Calvinballin wrote:
High School is incredible
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mpbrainwave wrote:
me like
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fruitb0Oter wrote:
Picked up High School off Bandcamp. Amazing album.
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damnruckus wrote:
Beyond amazing.
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alysson-coelho wrote:
Linten via @bandcamp http://wearethecity.bandcamp.com/album/high-school
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djnonplus wrote:
Pinback was mentioned as a similar artist. I <3 Pinback so here I am. They don't sound like Pinback, but they do sound like great music.
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fevaray wrote:
and 'april' is an amazing song!
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fevaray wrote:
they are all hot.
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ThroughTheDawn wrote:
Saw these guys today at the first day of classes at UBC. They were really tight and their music was so ambient..
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Valuhreeee wrote:
saw you guys at bonfire. i was quite impressed. :)
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Untagged from "under 2000 listeners" at 2124 listeners. It will take a while for the change to show.
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VHSPlayer wrote:
more like we are the shitty
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sonofawidow wrote:
how on earth is this in any way "progressive" or "experimental"? mindless emo piano rock is more like it.
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JuanAngel91 wrote:
this band will definitely get big soon. so talented. [3]
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Quadrophobia wrote:
Amazing Band :)
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slaunay wrote:
this band will definitely get big soon. so talented.
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SoundscapeMN wrote:
Sucks they beat out Bend Sinister, but I'm kind of digging this now
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DoNotTrustMe wrote:
More like progressively experimenting with antiquated conventions.
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We Are The City in Vancouver, BC on 12/10/11
10 Dec 2011 | from www.wearethecity.ca/tour
Artist: We Are The City
Date: Saturday, December 10th 2011
Time: 7:00pm
City: Vancouver, BC
Venue:
Rio Theatre
Address:
1660 E Broadway
Country: Canada
Admission: $15
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WeAreTheCity: @JacksonJGardner Oh my brother, I hope you're doing alright. Know that…
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