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EL SOL OUT NOW. |
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| Location: | Sydney, NSW |
| Country: |  Australia |
| Last Login: | Jun 26, 2008 (527 days back) |
About Me |
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The City Lights released their debut album "Escape From Tomorrow Today" in May 2004 on the legendary Ivy League Records label and have followed it up in August 2007 with "El Sol". Two brothers (James and Harry Roden) grew up playing guitar together in Canberra listening to anything with melody and punch: The Clash, The Who, The Jam, The Sunnyboys, The Kinks, The Stems, The Huxton Creepers, Otis Redding, The Byrds, Motown, soul, punk, pop everything great really. After playing in bands in Sydney (James in the John Reed Club and Harry in Hoolahan) they finally started a band together, got Danny Allen (Youth Group) in on guitar and Shane Melder (Sidewinder) on drums, wrote a stack of songs, recorded their debut album and released it on Ivy League Records in Australia and on Bitterweet Records in Spain. They toured like crazy in both countries. (l-r Danny, Gra, James, Kit, Bruno, Harry at Everyone Out video shoot 2007) Today, the City Lights is a rock collective. The Roden brothers with Danny Allen back on guitar are joined by Kit Warhurst on drums (from Rocket Science), Bruno Brayovic on guitar (from Peabody) and Graeme Trewin (ex-Peabody) as 2nd drummer for the band. "El Sol" was recorded in Surry Hills, Sydney. It is a musical tribute to their time in Spain: as intelligent as it is diverse. Next up is a 2008 tour of Spain and album 3. VIDEO TO HERE TO STAY VIDEO TO EVERYONE OUT VIDEO TO WHAT YOU GONNA DO VIDEO TO YOU STAND ACCUSED YOUNG MAN VIDEO TO STAMP DUTY (BY THE JOHN REED CLUB- IN 1997 - WHERE CITY LIGHTS BEGAN) http://www.infectiousvideos.com/p/00973 |
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Music:Member Since: 2/14/2006Band Website: thecitylights.com.au Band Members: James Roden (vocals / guitar) Harry Roden (bass / vocals) Danny Allen (guitar / vocals) Kit Warhurst (drums / vocals) Bruno Brayovic (guitar / vocals) Graeme Trewin (drums) contact the band info@thecitylights.com.au contact the label info@ivyleague.com.au Influences: Escape From Tomorrow Today- DEBUT ALBUM What You Gonna Do? EP - SOLD OUT Curse on Everyone / You Stand Accused Young Man (demo version) - DEBUT SINGLE Sounds Like: EL SOL SOUNDS LIKE: "Is this the best collection of players in Sydney right now? We'd suggest yes....it's full of cracking, sharp songs with great harmonies and ferocious hooks. Buy it." SUNDAY TELEGRAPH “the new rock n roll gang have made one hell of an addictive album” 4 stars DAILY TELEGRAPH 8 out of 10 BLUNT MAGAZINE “enough energy to power a fleet of lambrettas” 4 stars SYDNEY MORNING HERALD “The City Lights could be offering up the first record of next summer” – DRUM MEDIA “When the curtain's drawn on 2007 and assessments are drawn of the musical year that was, there won't be many better Aussie albums than The City Lights' effort, El Sol”. – www.i94bar.com ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW TODAY SOUNDS LIKE: This is undeniably right….**** - Rolling Stone The kind of melodies that will be swimming in your head all day ****- Daily Telegraph Taking cues from classic songwriters Paul Weller, the Kink’s Ray Davies and our very own Vanda & Young **** - Herald sun The City Lights fucking slayed the crowd who made it in early...the music is nervy and literate and a lot like this dream I keep having where Elvis Costello fronts The Dirtbombs! – fasterlouder.com.au The days clear highlight was Sydney rockers The City Lights...the band roared through Curse On Everyone, You Stand Accused Young Man and other ripsnorters- The West Australian TRIPLE J ALBUM OF THE WEEK 4ZZZ ALBUM OF THE WEEK 3PBS ALBUM OF THE WEEK Record Label: Ivy League Records (Australia) Bittersweet (Spain) Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Punk / Surf) |
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My Blog |
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Spanish release - out in 2 weeks |
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| Hello Spanish amigosBittersweet Recordings are releasing El Sol in 2 weeks. Here is the brand new track order with bonus tracks.....stay tuned for tour dates.get steady everyone out never let you go h... Posted by The City Lights on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:38:00 PST |
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SPAIN! |
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| Hola to all our Spanish friends!Our label in Spain - Bittersweet Recordings - is set to release El Sol in April this year. It will come with 2 never before released tracks and a different track order ... Posted by The City Lights on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:25:00 PST |
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new video up for here to stay |
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| hi everyone - we have finally posted our new video for here to stay. it was played on RAGE last friday and it is now on youtube and below if you missed it. Filmed and edited by the band and friends' o... Posted by The City Lights on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:13:00 PST |
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new song up - downloadable |
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| Quick hello. We have posted Here To Stay up. It's all your's free. We are working on a video for it now. Melbourne people - see you Friday Dec 7th. Posted by The City Lights on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:38:00 PST |
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triple j tomorrow morning at 8 |
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| hi allharry and james willl be talking about el sol on triple j radio tomorrow (thursday)at 8am. tune in and drop out.TCL Posted by The City Lights on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:14:00 PST |
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SEE US FOR FREE AT THE GAELIC CLUB SYDNEY |
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thanks to the rock website fasterlouder, you can see us for free next Friday night at the Gaelic Club, Surry Hills Sydney.
Just go to this link fasterlouder ... Posted by The City Lights on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:01:00 PST |
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Check out this event: The City Lights |
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| Hosted By: The City Lights When: 28 Sep 2007, 07:00 PMWhere: Hopetoun HotelSurry HillsSydney, NSW AustraliaDescription:The City Lights Click Here To View Event... Posted by The City Lights on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:38:00 PST |
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reviews and stuff |
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| Hi all - we have been quietly as proud as punch to feel that people are getting this album and reviews have been super positive. One such understanding comes from awesome website www.i94bar.com. Check... Posted by The City Lights on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:41:00 PST |
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Channel V - see the vid |
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| Hi all - make sure you visit Channel V to request our video for Everyone Out. Better quality than you tube you might say.... Posted by The City Lights on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:12:00 PST |
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free download on triple J web. |
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| Hi all, you can get our first single from El sol for free from the triple J website.triple j Posted by The City Lights on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:21:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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