{"id":88026,"date":"2019-08-09T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=88026"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:25:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:25:54","slug":"review-thecityisours-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-thecityisours-low\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: TheCityIsOurs \u2013 Low"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-88034 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thecityisours-low-cover-compressor-compressor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thecityisours-low-cover-compressor-compressor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thecityisours-low-cover-compressor-compressor-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thecityisours-low-cover-compressor-compressor-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thecityisours-low-cover-compressor-compressor-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thecityisours-low-cover-compressor-compressor-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thecityisours-low-cover-compressor-compressor-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thecityisours-low-cover-compressor-compressor.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Brace yourself, the debut album from London\u2019s <strong>TheCityIsOurs<\/strong> opens so ferociously you\u2019d think you\u2019d fallen into a pit of fighting dogs. It\u2019s the sound of a band who want you to take notice. After two EPs, the five-piece metallers are ready to break out of the underground. With \u2018<em>Low,<\/em>\u2019 they certainly have the songs to do so.<\/p>\n<p>After delivering a mauling, the album quickly settles down to a more measured stride. It\u2019s fast melodic metal in the vein of Bury Tomorrow, with a dual vocal attack. Songs such as \u2018<em>If You Know, You Know<\/em>\u2019 and the breakneck \u2018<em>Bare Bones<\/em>\u2019 are powerful enough to rip the hind legs off a bear, but there is variety.<\/p>\n<p>On the album\u2019s latter half, they explore a wider sound,\u00a0 as big solos run through \u2018<em>Sacred<\/em>\u2019 and closer \u2018<em>Here At All<\/em>\u2019 is an emotional rollercoaster. Yet, it never stops being anything short of thrilling. Louis Giannamore\u2019s hardcore influenced drums keeps the pace high. Even driving the more thoughtful \u2018<em>Don\u2019t Wait For Me<\/em>\u2019. Of course, the band can&#8217;t resist a heavy breakdown on \u2018<em>Incomplete<\/em>\u2019, but it feels earned, especially as they\u2019re never far from a soaring chorus.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"THECITYISOURS - DON&#039;T WAIT FOR ME (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QaBEmSGWOWo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sam Stolliday\u2019s harsh vocal is dominant, yet he uses various styles which flow well. However, clean vocals from Mikey Page occupy a large portion of the record. He often takes the spotlight, and shines throughout, notably on the ballad \u2018<em>Now That You\u2019re Gone<\/em>\u2019. He also dominates the gloriously heartfelt opening to \u2018<em>Veins<\/em>\u2019. Yet, the pair do complement each other well, especially on the rapid title track. \u2018<em>Casket<\/em>\u2019 is the album\u2019s only outlier. Stolliday really struggles to bite, let alone leave a mark. The song\u2019s smothering underwater-style vocal effects only make it worse, but the forgivable misstep is solid overall.<\/p>\n<p>Hard-hitting and emotionally resonant, \u2018<em>Low<\/em>\u2019 is exactly the album <strong>TheCityIsOurs<\/strong> needed to make. Displaying confidence in a variety of styles, it\u2019s an extremely effective display of power, strong enough to compete with the genre\u2019s bigger players.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Low<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>TheCityIsOurs<\/strong> is out now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TheCityIsOurs<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/thecityisours.bigcartel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/THECITYISOURSUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THECITYISOURSUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/video-premiere-i-feel-fine-pan-for-gold-live-at-the-bookhouse\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ian Kenworthy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhisperingSand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WhisperingSand<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The sound of a band who want you to take notice\u2026 hard-hitting and emotionally resonant, \u2018Low\u2019 is exactly the album TheCityIsOurs needed to make&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":88034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[5879,15621,17259,3234],"class_list":["post-88026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-reviews","tag-ian-kenworthy","tag-low","tag-thecityisours"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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