Surf Rock / Vibes 2

Last To Leave

Babe & The Devil

Making History

The Garden

The Widow

In The Rear View

Jackie

Sydney indie rock three-piece Crystal Cities are back, this time with the title track and second single from their forthcoming 3rd LP, I Should Have Known That This Was War. The song reveals a more experimental approach to the band’s songwriting this time around, both in terms of instrumentation and arrangement. Geoff Rana’s first lyrics echo this sentiment of change also, “Hold my cigarette, yeah, I think I need a break from the same old song and dance”.

The synth pads underlying the track create a spacey, cosmic bed which instantly take the listener somewhere they’ve never been whilst listening to a Crystal Cities track. Rana delivers the verse vocals with swagger before the song opens up into a spacious and uplifting chorus. The track then takes a Bowie-esque turn, relaxing into an almost free-time bridge where a haunting theremin-sounding synth provides most of the harmonic support. 

"It is a song about the polarising experience of life; when the universe and all the things that encompass it seem to coalesce in such a way that life appears to be your ally, but then quickly turns and appears to become your enemy; when life seems to gracefully surrender to your will, but then in an instant throws everything it has at you. It’s about the unexpected wins and losses that life can deliver at any given moment. The song takes some unexpected twists and turns to reflect this sentiment."
⁣- Geoff Rana (vocals/guitar/keys)

Lead vocalist and guitarist/keyboardist Geoff Rana has been spending days on end in his self-made studio where he’s been writing, producing and engineering the band’s latest material.

While the band’s previous effort - their sophomore album Hold Me Close Hold Me Tight - was an exercise in hard-hitting alternative rock that could rattle a live audience, the band’s third LP, I Should Have Known That This Was War, feels more explorative and colourful (at least from the two singles released from the band thus far, the first being “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore”). 

This new single happens to be the last Crystal Cities song previous drummer Daniel Conte performs on, with new drummer Neel Shukla taking over the drumming duties for the remainder of the tracks on the upcoming album.

Long-time Crystal Cities collaborator Paul Lani (David Bowie, Prince) was once again tapped to handle mixing and mastering duties for the recording.

SInce the band’s formation in 2016 they have released a highly praised EP - Who’s Gonna Save Us Now (2017) - and two critically acclaimed albums - Under The Cold Light of the Moon (2019) and Hold Me Close Hold Me Tight (2021). There is no scheduled release date for the band’s forthcoming third album. 

The band consists of Geoff Rana (lead vocals, guitar, keys), Jared King (Bass, backing vocals), and newest member, Neel Shukla (Drums).

I Should Have Known That This Was War

Official audio for "Halfway Crooks" by Letting Up Despite Great Faults. Taken from the EP 'Crumble' - ORDER CD + Cassette: https://lettingup.bandcamp.com

https://lettingupdespitegreatfaults.com
Mastered by Simon Scott
Art by Lydia Starkey

I've been dreading the next part
I know you’re caught between
I know your revery
I know your apathy
When I come home I wonder who you’ll be
Are we halfway crooks
Sugarcoat my looks
How can you be free when you’re only half the things
You have one foot out the door
We could have been so much more 
You have one foot out the door
I know we aren’t cool anymore
Your elastic heart in your little kingdom
Never there
Never tears
Never seems to care
You have one foot out the door
We could have been so much more 
You have one foot out the door
Why do I come back for more
It’s the way you move me

Crumble

Halfway Crooks

Changing My Mind Again

Feel the Colors

Feel the Colors (feat. Andrea Perillo & James Schiavone)

Cassette EP

The Bat

So Synthesised

Voices

'Smalltown Stardust (deluxe dust)' by King Tuff (Release Date: August 18, 2023)
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Symphony Of A Man

King Tuff - Symphony Of A Man

Worthless

Lifted from their forthcoming 'Stray Currents' EP on 10" Vinyl. 

Baptism Of Uzi -  Stray Current

East Coast Psychedelia from Norwich, UK
Fuzz Club
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Publishing: Wipe Out Music

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