Klatzke
04/02/09, 09:38 PM
City In Fiction - Laughing In the Dark
Record Label: None
Release Date: February 9, 2009
Who?
An experimental indie-rock band hailing from Florida. Their new EP, Laughing In the Dark is available via both Amazon and Itunes, and was also featured in the Free Music Fridays feature.
How is it?
The more I listen to this EP, the more I like it. Originally it struck me as somewhat re-hashed, but as I gave it more attention, facets of their sound that I'd previously ignored became less subtle and more impressive. The guitarist's bouncing riffs throughout the tracks give the instrumentation a Minus the Bear vibe, and the vocalist's bouncing rhythms give nods to everything from Circa Survive and In:Aviate to The Stiletto Formal. "Dark Holes and Moonlight" sounds especially similar to what I imagine Minus the Bear would sound like with Ryan Randall (In:Aviate) belting out the notes, and the vocal delivery on "The Vizzendrix" sounds similar to that of The Stiletto Formal. However, the band manages to make it sound anything but contrived, and the many creative tendencies of this EP save it from falling into any kind of mediocrity or repetitiveness. In the end, Laughing In the Dark shows quite a bit of promise for this budding band.
In:Aviate; I Am Alaska; Minus the Bear; Circa Survive; The Stiletto Formal; All the Day Holiday; The Constellation Branch
myspace.com/cityinfiction (http://www.myspace.com/cityinfiction)
Record Label: None
Release Date: February 9, 2009
Who?
An experimental indie-rock band hailing from Florida. Their new EP, Laughing In the Dark is available via both Amazon and Itunes, and was also featured in the Free Music Fridays feature.
How is it?
The more I listen to this EP, the more I like it. Originally it struck me as somewhat re-hashed, but as I gave it more attention, facets of their sound that I'd previously ignored became less subtle and more impressive. The guitarist's bouncing riffs throughout the tracks give the instrumentation a Minus the Bear vibe, and the vocalist's bouncing rhythms give nods to everything from Circa Survive and In:Aviate to The Stiletto Formal. "Dark Holes and Moonlight" sounds especially similar to what I imagine Minus the Bear would sound like with Ryan Randall (In:Aviate) belting out the notes, and the vocal delivery on "The Vizzendrix" sounds similar to that of The Stiletto Formal. However, the band manages to make it sound anything but contrived, and the many creative tendencies of this EP save it from falling into any kind of mediocrity or repetitiveness. In the end, Laughing In the Dark shows quite a bit of promise for this budding band.
In:Aviate; I Am Alaska; Minus the Bear; Circa Survive; The Stiletto Formal; All the Day Holiday; The Constellation Branch
myspace.com/cityinfiction (http://www.myspace.com/cityinfiction)