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August 19, 2007
City Riots - Self Titled EP
Adelaide based rockers City Riots caused a stir supporting Cobra Starship and The Academy Is… on their nation-wide tour 2 weeks ago. Ricky Kradolfer (Vocals, Guitars), Dan Kradolfer (Drums) John De Michele (Bass, Vocals) and Matt Stadler (Organ, Synth) have gone from being a small band who were lucky to play three shows a year to now supporting internationally recognised bands. This demonstrates not only that City Riots are not only in demand by other musos, but also increasingly, music fans too. With a sound that you would be hard pressed to accurately compare to anything else around these days, these four are bound to leave an impression long after they have left the stage.
Their 5 song self titled EP does not disappoint. Starting with the song My Favourite T-Shirt (which they commonly end their sets with) gives you a good idea of what this EP will be like. Strong bass lines and relentless drumbeats support the vocals, guitar and organ/synth without being obtrusive and overpowering. Here For The Weekend gives you a good taste of all the instruments used to make City Riots' sound without having obnoxious solos every minute, which is a definite relief. In Your Head and Signals Collide demonstrate a softer side of the rock taste that the two opening tracks didn’t have. Grace (Almost There) is a ballad in the truest sense of the word. In my opinion, these last three track show the dexterity of Ricky's vocals like the first two songs didn't. This EP as a whole reveals their ability to write perfect music to suit the vocal style, something that seems to be missing from so many bands these days.
When put together, these five songs make one of the most impressive local EP’s I have had the pleasure of listening to. And with a performance that’s so full of energy to back up the music (the only downside being that if you are an amateur photographer with and amateur photographers you'll be hard pressed to get a picture where a hand/head/instrument/whole person isn't blurred or totally unrecognisable), I’m sure that we will be seeing City Riots a lot more. To listen to their music on their myspace, click here.
Ed's note: This article might also appear on fasterlouder.com.au, and it is with the Author's permission.
Posted by verity at August 19, 2007 01:35 PM
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