Years of Rice and Salt is a 6-piece instrumental rock / folk band based in London, United Kingdom. They were formed in Summer ‘08 and released their debut EP entitled Service Bell EP on 31st January 2009. The EP is a themed collection of songs navigating the timeline of a shipwreck through music.

The first full-length album, Nothing of Cities was released in June 2011. 

The Silent Ballet 8/10 - "Nothing of Cities is a celebration of life and sound", "one of 2011’s best post-rock albums"

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