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“The White Wall” is the fourth single to be released from Sydney indie rock three-piece Crystal Cities forthcoming third LP, I Should Have Known That This Was War. 

The single is the group’s most hard-hitting and assertive track in a while. While the band’s iconic reverb-drenched dreamscapes are still present, the more energetic and aggressive performances from each member on this track don’t go unnoticed. 

“The White Wall” captures the listener’s attention immediately with its stark intro; a thunderous drum groove with only vocals to accompany it. Geoff Rana’s lyrics are biting: “My God, I can’t believe it, that you have fallen for this now. The lights are barely flicking, but you can’t wait to put them out.” 


The guitar and bass tightly interweave with one another in the verses to create a kind of claustrophobic tension, before the song finally opens up into an ocean of guitar ambience with Rana asking the listener, “Did I tell you about the time? Yeah, behind the white wall.”

“‘The white wall’ is a term I read about, regarding the illusion of reality, where behind the white wall lies the truth about our existence. I related this concept to my experience during the Covid lockdowns and the psychological warfare I found myself in during this time; unable to reach for any kind of solid truth within the fog of mass hysteria…”
⁣- 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 three singles released from the band thus far:“Love Don’t Live Here Anymore”“I Should Have Known That This Was War”, and “The Strangest Dream”). 

This new album also marks the departure of previous drummer Daniel Conte and the arrival of new drummer Neel Shukla. Neel, Geoff and Jared have a long-standing relationship that spans all the way back to when they all studied Contemporary Music Performance together at The Australian Institute of Music in Sydney.

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.

I Should Have Known That This Was War

The White Wall

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- D.O.A

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Written by Sydney Wayser
Produced by Dan Molad and Pete Harper
Mixed by Dan Molad
Mastered by Philip Shaw Bova

LOVER I BUILT US A THRONE
Woke up in your bed
Mountains of pillows had grown
I tied the sheets with copper thread
Lover, I built us a throne

I want to begin, down to the feel and down to the color
Don’t wait for me to kiss you in the morning when you’re half asleep

Honey I want to get tangled up
Maybe you and I could fall in love
I don’t want to wait but I don’t want to rush
I think I love you, I love you, I love you

We memorized the history 
Of ancient Greece and ancient Rome
And while you practiced their dances
My king, I knit you a robe

I want to begin, down to the feel and down to the color
Don’t wait for me to kiss you in the morning when you’re half asleep
‘Cause I want to begin again 

Honey I want to get tangled up
Maybe you and I could fall in love
I don’t want to wait but I don’t want to rush
I think I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you

Somewhere in the forest I built a tower
Far behind the pines, stacked bricks and flowers
I’d forgotten my truth I had nothing to prove

Honey all I want do is tangled up
Maybe you and I could fall in love
I don’t want to wait but I don’t want to rush
I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you

FIND A WINDOW

May 16 2023

Lover I Built Us A Throne

Writing/guitars/vocals: Izzie Yardley
Drums/guitar/percussion/various toys: Ethan Johns
Bass: Nick Pini
Produced/mix by Dom Monks
Master: Matt Colton at Metropolis Studio

Recorded at Bert Jansch Studio, Frome

She Rose

She Rose (Radio Edit)

I made this beat 
It’s ok
It’s an old song I never posted

My Conscience

gone

Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCrtHYR2m8I

Dead And Gone

Fun song that has a groovy melody. Old school vibes.

Do it rite!!

prod by boy*

Reaching for air slowed,
Down on my handles,
The lower the fan blows
Habitual scandals
Possessors of bad blood 
I profess it’s my sad luck
Confess I’m a land mine
Imploding at false time

I can’t see it running my mind
But I can’t get it out of my sight 
And it ain't just bit of a rise
If it’s said then it’s put on my life

Do a little more
It ain’t all true (it ain't all true) 
Thought I told you (it ain't all true) 
Ain’t gon’ hold you

What she said to me bruh
I ain’t shed a tear bruh
Been packed for years bruh
I take all your heat off
I can’t breathe for two how
You expect to vent
That shit clogged with lint

Can’t get it out of my mind
I don’t know why, wish I knew why

If I knew why
I could tell you more
Wouldn’t fail you more
But im sure you know
How it has to go
I can’t share no more

Why’d I have to find air 
I was feeling fine then
Breathing for the time spent
Need the globe rewinding
Falling with a comet
Need to see the fire split
Lookahead what blind me
Vision clear behind me
When its solid 
I'm a fly man
And I’m grounded
Realignment
The floor gon’ miss me 
When I shift dimensions
No exceptions, distance
Just as far as vision

Melatonin

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