The Electric City are under the same management as Kaiser Chiefs, The Cribs and Franz Ferdinand and certainly this is a band that fits in very well with those bands. Similar in style and likely to appeal to fans of the above mentioned bands, this, their debut single, is full of poppy guitars, big vocals and enough of a catchy sound that the tune will stick in your consciousness after a couple of listens.
This is not a new sound, it is not innovative or strange and the band do not have a unique style that sets them out from the rest but this alone does not make them a bad listen. Predictable maybe. A little too much in a mould, certainly, but this is not an unpleasant track and certainly has listen again qualities that make it reasonable.
Electro-rock is at the more generally popular of rock and this may work for The Electric City. They have toured with a number of established bands to date, from Fightstar to The Futureheads, and I imagine they have gained a good number of fans along the way as their pretty looks and easy on the ear style mean that they are completely inoffensive. They have also recently supported Elliot Minor, but I tried not to hold that against them when writing this review.
Having said all of this, their sound is a little too middle of the road for me. It lacks that certain excitement of a band that is trying to be different from the crowd, not fit in. It is certainly not dreadful but it’s sameness to so many other bands out there means that the sound blends in a little too well with other bands of the moment.
This single was released on March 10th.
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