I OH YOU Records are thrilled to announce IN THIS MODERN LAND, the new single from Melbourne four-piece CITY CALM DOWN, and the latest track to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated second album.
Two years on from their debut, IN A RESTLESS HOUSE, Jack Bourke [vocals] Jeremy Sonnenberg [bass] Sam Mullaly [synths / keyboards] and Lee Armstrong [drums / percussion] return with the band’s latest offering; soaring synths and horns; an exuberant and bold crescendo; and all cemented by Bourke’s striking, unmistakable baritone. As heavy and haunted as your conscience.
During IN THIS MODERN LAND, front man Bourke adopts the perspective of a person coming to terms with, and perhaps embracing, their own social isolation. Contrasted with the soaring instrumentation and melodies, the lyrics highlight the growing disconnect between Bourke and his surroundings.
Since the band’s early MOVEMENTS EP and their acclaimed 2015 debut, CITY CALM DOWN have paved the way for their forthcoming second album – which will see a worldwide release in early 2018 – with a run of singles achieving over four million streams, multiple spots on Hype Machine, spins on Beats 1, high rotation radio, and a coveted Feature Album on the Australian broadcaster Triple J. The band’s strengths – intricate, irresistible synth and guitar hooks, soaring yet melancholic choruses – have earned accolades from the likes of NME, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, Indie Shuffle and more.
Recorded in Melbourne with long-time producer Malcolm Beasley, expect an album that explores the emotional idiosyncrasies of our modern, changing world, rendered in glistening keyboards, chugging guitars and triumphant horns. As vocalist Jack Bourke says of the forthcoming album:
“With this album, we wanted to introduce new musical ideas whilst retaining the many production qualities and tensions present on IN A RESTLESS HOUSE. It was difficult getting the balance right between stepping too far to the left and repeating ourselves. We certainly learned a lot as a group.”
With multiple sold-out tours and appearances at major festivals, CITY CALM DOWN have also performed with ALT-J, CHVRCHES, BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB and more, and in February 2018 they will undertake another national Australian trek as part of the Laneway Festival alongside the likes of DREAM WIFE, FATHER JOHN MISTY, SLOWDIVE, THE WAR ON DRUGS and WOLF ALICE.
Before then, in celebration of the new single, CITY CALM DOWN visit the UK and France this month, as follows:
NOVEMBER
Thu 23 LONDON Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
Sat 25 PARIS Supersonic
Mon 27 LONDON Old Blue Last
Tue 28 MANCHESTER Soup Kitchen
Wed 29 GLASGOW Stereo
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