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This City Sunrise

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Buy tickets? Fuck yeah.
So I ended up last week going to see HORSE The Band, who we’ve detailed on this blog in the past. Their show was great - the banter they had with the crowd, the way they dealt with hecklers and just the sheer energy involved in that show was one of the highlights of the show.
But wait. I said one. There was another one?
In fact, it was THE highlight for me on that night. For you see, I’ve heard many a time the name being bantered around, but I never actually had a chance to experience Wellington three piece This City Sunrise until the run up to the gig. In hindsight, I feel like a complete yutz - This City Sunrise blew me away, both visually and audibly.
It’s hard to pigeonhole a band such as this into any set genre - they can at times possess a ruthless hardcore element not unlike the works of GlassJAw, yet have infection grooves laden throughout their debut EP, the simply titled “This City Sunrise” which conjure an almost power-pop sensibility.
Of course, when you have songs such as “Duke Nukem Forever” and “Marble Zone” which include the lyrics “In my ruins where caterpillars roam/through waterfalls of fire…” (it’s a Sonic the Hedgehog reference, if the name didn’t give that away), then the sense of using the word “geek” or “nerd” as a prefix seems all the more tempting. Geek-Core…. Post-Nerdcore… whatever….
Tearing open their support slot for HORSE The Band, immediately myself and my plus one for the evening were amazed at just the sheer brute force the group had to offer - kinetic, like a rubber band - at times you’d worry if they’d snap and accidently hit someone or something in a state of wanton carnage. Though bassist Sam would violently hurl himself around with his lower-than-low slung bass the least worrying item to smash into someone’s face, there was this endearing aura about them.
The band tell it like it is. The band play the stuff they like to play, and though all smiles off stage when we had the privilege to talk to him, on stage Sam called a spade a spade. Denouncing the corporate music machine that builds up bands automatically due to their nature and commercial viability rather than their integrity and diligent work - these were words that reverberated through the Transmission Room, especially to HORSE The Band, who know all to well about Doing It Yourself.
Why they’re not bigger than they are is frightening. Is it a crime to actually have a legitimate opinion on what could be done to help the New Zealand music scene for bands that are overlooked? You couldn’t argue that they’re being held back because the sad story is that no one is paying them enough attention to hold them back - which can be also a blessing in many cases. They’re the closest thing to Reuben I can find in New Zealand, which is always a good thing. The fact they’re not afraid to speak out for the little guys is even better.
But hey - singing about one of the hardest levels in Sonic the Hedgehog? That always helps. - Benjii, Bored House Wife Radio

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Music:

Member Since: 5/2/2006
Band Members: Big Owl - Guitar/Vocals
Doodle Bear - Drums
Colosus Thirteen - Bass/Vocals
Influences:

Sounds Like: Rad.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Goodbye Cat.

So we were all pretty chilled out. Low key as. Driving State Highway 4 home, approaching Wanganui. The scenery is fuckin' awesome this way. Cliffs and mountains and streams and stuff. Sunny as day, ja...
Posted by This City Sunrise on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:11:00 PST

Oh, Shit.

As I sit here at work, going out of my mind and staring at my cell phone - hoping my friends text me back - I’ve decided to do the whole ’what we’re up to’ blog that bands do. ...
Posted by This City Sunrise on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:25:00 PST

Become part of This City Sunrise

So we have this song, it’s called Hammer.It’s quite old, and it’s never been properly released.You can now find a demo of the song on our page. You may notice the vocals stop at 1.02...
Posted by This City Sunrise on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:02:00 PST

Lyrics, HORSE, CDs, Tees...

All around the world they’re singing,And instead of joining in we’re watching,As one at the front falls and the rest trample.Succumb to the hype or eat your words.We’ll be a jaded fi...
Posted by This City Sunrise on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:36:00 PST

Where did you record your EP?! (New song & stuff)

So yeah, our friend Timi came to practice the other day and mic'd us all up and we played some new songs and then we recorded vocals at my house and now there is a new demo up. It is a song called Han...
Posted by This City Sunrise on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:09:00 PST

New Music.

New music is coming and it doesn't sound like the old music. Funny that.<3...
Posted by This City Sunrise on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:31:00 PST

Body Clock.

Like lying face first on the grassIn the middle of a lost fieldWith the water rolling down my skin.A sigh escapes as i dig a finger into the dirt, the foundation.It's soft from all the small drops and...
Posted by This City Sunrise on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:18:00 PST

Marble Zone.

In free fall I'm transcendingA small ball with no direction.I fall onto a table with no legs.The gold is tempting meBut I'm lifetimes away from collectingEnough jewels to bring my course to its ending...
Posted by This City Sunrise on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:22:00 PST

Catastrophically

Leaving my first impression unalteredMouth Drop-Jaw Open.This is not an exact replication of the excuses, faultless.Exact replica.Exact replica of our embrace.We're recreating allergiesWe're celebrati...
Posted by This City Sunrise on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:02:00 PST

Jazz Queen

This song is about guys that treat girls the wrong way.My head aint on straight tonight however, so this may be inaccurate.This is a single coiled assault of the sensesI gotta clear my head, I gotta c...
Posted by This City Sunrise on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:15:00 PST