Sometimes it can be really hard to show tribute to artists or genres that inspire you, and not make what you do sound super corny and ineffective. Really though, how hilarious is it when a band tries to hop on the current shoegaze train and they end up fucking up real hard and sounding like some Nickelback b-side? Real rock that draws on those elements is a hard feat, and when a track has enough energy and force to make it pop, you'll know it. Which is why you're going to know City of Ships. City of Ships is a band from Austin/Brooklyn that play rock touching on traces of hardcore and good ol' 90's alterna-rock. In this new track for "The Light You Stole," the trio pummels the listener over and over with scraping riffs and a track that keeps convulsing in different directions. The hard but catchy first third of the track leads into a stomping breakdown, and a muted and refrained bridge. It's the perfect track to put in your 92 Camaro's tape deck and roar down the interstate to.Check out the track below, and pre-order your copy of the band's full length Ultraliminal when it drops 3/20 right via Translation Loss on CD or on vinyl at Science of Silence. EU homies get it here.
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John Hill is pissed his parents never gave him the Camaro, and is on Twitter at @JohnxHill