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║ CityCop-Nesh-EP-WEB-2019-UTP ║
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║ ARTiST......: CityCop. ║
║ ALBUM.......: Nesh ║
║ TYPE........: Extended Play ║
║ LABEL.......: Little Elephant ║
║ GENRE.......: Hardcore ║
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║ COUNTRY.....: United States SOURCE.....: WEB ║
║ RiP.DATE....: 05-27-2019 ENCODER....: LAME3.99 ║
║ RETAiL.DATE.: 05-24-2019 QUALiTY....: 320kbps/44.1kHz ║
║ CATALOG.....: n/a MODE.......: Joint Stereo ║
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║ URL.........: http://citycop.bandcamp.com/ ║
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║ Very few bands in recent history have carved out a truly unique ║
║ niche like Akron, Ohio's CityCop have. Since their inception in ║
║ 2010, they have blended together a plethora of sounds and genres to ║
║ create something that is completely their own. After a slew of solid ║
║ releases, they are finally back with the follow-up to 2017's ║
║ fantastic The Same Stories That Never Get Old with the five-track EP ║
║ Nesh, which is out today on the newly-formed Little Elephant ║
║ Records. ║
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║ The title track opens the record up, with a flurry of intricate yet ║
║ flowing rhythms, with their distinct acoustic guitar seamlessly ║
║ switching between smooth jazz chords, arpeggios and furious ║
║ noodling. Their forlorn vocals carve out melodic passages for the ║
║ first half of the song, the kind that are just begging to be shouted ║
║ along to. They pull in the heavy punches in the latter half, with a ║
║ ton of hard-hitting syncopation, screamed vocals, and this harrowing ║
║ bass tone that solidifies the emotional gut-punch. The band's blend ║
║ of post-hardcore, math rock and emo influences mesh together in this ║
║ duality of unique complexity and subtle familiarity, which is ║
║ exactly what makes them stand out so much, and why this opener is a ║
║ killer introduction to what's to follow. ║
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║ "Get Well" is a brilliant tension-builder, starting off on a ║
║ crescendo before falling in to an instrumental where every member is ║
║ firing on all cylinders. The tightness through these passages is ║
║ immensely impressive, and the vocals recall the best of Anthony ║
║ Green's performances. The heavy acoustic strumming is heavenly, ║
║ creating a harmonious space amidst the emotionally-driven chaos. The ║
║ third track, "Hindsight" acts as an instrumental guitar interlude. ║
║ It relies just as much on the space between notes as the notes ║
║ themselves to provide a nice break and perfect segue into the next ║
║ half of the album. ║
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║ "2020" opens up with the guitar work duelling between melody and ║
║ dissonance, before the whole band kicks in. The drum work flows ║
║ effortlessly while the bass knocks out heavy hits of syncopation, ║
║ providing a sinister tone to the choir of backing vocals. Speaking ║
║ of vocals, one of the best things about this band/album are the ║
║ shouts that break up the singing into a near-scream, but always ║
║ pulling back before exploding full-throttle. This track exemplifies ║
║ that fantastically, where the vocals assist in the rise-and-fall ║
║ tension the instrumental emits. ║
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║ Finally, to close it out we have "Flatline". This track is initially ║
║ deceiving, because it sets itself up as the poppiest song here, and ║
║ then immediately curbs that expectation with the most violent vocal ║
║ eruption and first instance of blast beats on this entire record. We ║
║ get the heaviest and most cathartic outburst to close off the album, ║
║ with those earworm melodic vocals in the midst of the song to ║
║ balance out the mix. ║
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║ Overall, this could be CityCop's finest work to date (and that is ║
║ saying a lot). Picking standout tracks is near-impossible, but if I ║
║ absolutely had to, I would say "Nesh" and "Flatline" floored me the ║
║ most, but every track offers something different yet equally solid. ║
║ They're a band who continue to impress with a plethora of influences ║
║ coming together to create one sound that can only be referred to as ║
║ "CityCop". Nesh is available today from Little Elephant Records. You ║
║ can check out the video for the lead single "Nesh" below, as well as ║
║ pick up the 7". ║
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║ 01 Nesh 4:02 ║
║ 02 Get Well 3:25 ║
║ 03 Hindsight 1:24 ║
║ 04 20/20 3:29 ║
║ 05 Flatline 2:34 ║
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║ TOTAL SiZE.: 5 Files/36.10MB/14:54 min ║
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