PureVolume

Members: josh, jeremey, joey, robbie

self-titled debut album -- recorded with brian paulson (slint, beck, superchunk) -- out via yep roc records on april 18th, 2006.

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tracklist:
01 a theme
02 capitol
03 lakes
04 writing on the wall
05 ooc
06 headstream
07 cons, thieves & murderers
08 lounge act
09 lancer
10 barricades & garrisons

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contact info:
band: contactcities@gmail.com
booking: citiesbooking@hotmail.com
publicity: lily@yeproc.com
radio: steve@yeproc.com
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press:

"cities have made a great debut album- one that's full of big hooks, big sounds, and lots of energy ('capitol' is pretty representative of the whole). i'm sure people will draw comparisons to interpol and the killers (mostly on account of the guitar sound and the prevailing dancey drumbeats), but i have to say that cities make music that's about 1000x more charismatic and lively than anything the killers have done, and unlike interpol (who, i suspect, hate themselves), cities seem to genuinely enjoy the process of creating music (it definitely comes across on the album)." - molars

"these cities boys are americas next great rock hope." - the big takeover

"cities is to chapel hill what we are scientists are to new york: a band people would assume is from england if no bio was within eyeshot. such is the case when a post-interpol band follows in the dance-rock footsteps of franz ferdinand and bears a slight resembance to current "it" band the editors." - coolfer

"retrofitted post-punk floating around in dream states of dark guitar and vocals" - the independent

"'cities' by cities from chapel hill, nc (itself, in fact, a city of some renown), is like a song-clique of above-average but disaffected students that hang out together after school. each track fits in with its surrounding track buddies, at the same time managing to show off its own distinctly unique personality, its own brand of special. - red ruin

"a bit like jeff buckley on cocaine..." - life in a bungalo.

"far more than just promising, as the clangy and dramatic 'cons, thieves and murderers,' reminiscent of mineral or jim yoshii pile-up, convincingly proves." - emusic

"north carolina label yep roc is known for their quality bands that bring a healthy sense of history to the table, like the minus 5, bob mould and paul weller. on the other hand, chapel hill band cities are an entirely different lot -- they are young, brash and play crunchy indie rock with enough passion to make history of their own." - exit fare

"call me "patriotic" (or "pat" for short) but when I get a record in the mail like the one by this new band cities, it does my american heart proud ... if you dig epic sounds like early-radiohead, interpol, and sunny day real estate, you'd best check them out." - jane magazine