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The guys of City-State were kind enough to e-mail yesterday and let me know they are coming to Philly on June 2nd to play at the Khyber. I'm hoping I can swing stopping in, but I don't know as I already have buko events scheduled for that day and night.

They are supporting their newly released album Monument, which came out on May 15th. It's the first full length album for the band, who released and EP in 2006 'Wolves' + 4. The main crew responsible for City-State are Jim Anderson, Matthew Kalinowski, Daryl Marco, and Joao Malhinha. Although after recording Monument, Matthew left the band and in came Forrest Yingling. Some of the tracks have extra hands in the mix including phenomenal strings from violinist, Winston Yu and cellist, Jenny Petrow.

The EP didn't come out too long ago, but the band has already matured and Monuments is an awesome album. Liberty Fuse Records is clearly a newer label that needs to be watched. =o)

Take a listen:
City-State - "Great Lakes" (mp3)
City-State - "Idea" (mp3)

Buy it!

Labels: music, new releases