Showing posts with label *Our City Skyline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label *Our City Skyline. Show all posts

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Interview #18: Our City Skyline


Our City Skyline, are a band, who really look deep inside their hearts, before composing a new song.
Their new EP will be released very soon.
So here a little interview, to read about it and the band.
PS: i really recommend this band, since they are one of ten my favorite bands, i know more then 5000 bands by the way...

So here we go, finally meet Our City Skyline!


Who are your and where are you from?
I'm Esai of Our City Skyline. I play guitar from Idaho

What brought you to start this band? 
Well we had another band we had a bit of success with, but we wanted to cut ties with it so we could write and play what we wanted to.

You guys have a carrying, emotive and yet positive sound, explain us, what moved you guys to this?
we all love positive music, our music helps us through rough times. We just like to be able to show that there is another side.

Also explain how you call your sound yourselves, genre and what you sound like.
Well I guess you could say Progressive Hardcore or Progressive Metalcore. We have a ton other elements though. We.don't like to pigeon hole ourselves.

You guys are currently working on your next release, an EP, could you tell us about it?
Well its easily the best thing we have done. It felt like as a band we had hit our stride. In the studio with Ryan from Rain City Audio just was a great time. And he pushed really hard to get this the way it is. Also we are getting it mixed by Ryan Morgan, the guitar player of Misery Signals.
How many songs will be included, will it be available as physical copy, maybe you want to unveil us the name of it too? The EP has 7 songs. It will be released digitally, on CD, and we are looking into pressing vinyl and then the name we will announce soon!

What are your lyrical themes on the EP and in general?
Thats more of a question for our vocalist. He is the one who handles that stuff!

What are your personal influences? 
Personally I am influenced by a lot. Just everything that goes on in my life. Personally bands are stuff like Poison The Well, Crossbearer, Moving Mountains, and Oceana.

Also are there some bands that influence your sound?
Our sound is very influenced by bands like Misery Signals, Oceana, and Poison the Well.

A question beside this all, i currently saw a live set of a hardcore band, whose members kicked the crowd before the stage in their faces. What do you think about it?  Very hardcore isn't it (ironic)?
It's one thing to try to get the crowd going, but thats just disrespectful to people who have literally paid to see you.

What do you guys think about scene and stereotype thinking within the youth of today, isn't it annoying that people get judged by their look and also if they listen to bands that look different?
People should be able to listen to what they want. And as long as they go to shows and support everyone should be accepted. I mean not every persons first Hardcore band they got into was Terror or Madball, so all the older kids need to remember where they came from (don't pretend you never had Atreyu merch) and accept the younger kids so we can keep the scene going

What are your personal favorite bands?

Personally Poison The Well, Underoath, Misery Signals, Oceana and many others. But those are always there. 

Do you guys prefer a special lifestyle? Also what do you think about all this peer pressure?
None of us really live a specific lifestyle. To us, if you're a good person, then you're a good person.

What was your favorite concert, and which bands where the best you shared the stage with?
That would easily be Thursday. It was a dream come true to play with Thursday. That band got me into music.

If you could plan a tour yourselves, which bands would be with you guys?
It would be Poison The Well, Misery Signals, and a Beloved reunion

What things are currently in the works beside the EP? Any gigs or tours planned? Maybe some merch?
We are going to be working on some tours. And merch is designed and going to be printed soon!

Anything left to say (to friends, fans or families)? 
Thank you for the interview and.thank you to everyone for the support! 

From me a big thanks to Esai and the rest of the band, but especially to Esai, for hooking me up with the lastest news on their new EP, and on news of what's going on, the interest in my page and also for taking the time for it.
PS: I'm sorry for the delay, could't post due some reasons of blogspot.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

[2010] - Our City Skyline - Our City Skyline


Album: Self Titled
Artist: Our City Skyline
Year: 2010
Origin: Idaho/USA
Genre: Melodic Hardcore/ Progressive
For fans of: It Prevails, Misery Signals, Modern Life Is War

Tracklist:
1. Ruins
2. As The Hand Strikes
3. What It Means To Stand
4. Together To The Sea (I)
5. When it Speaks (II)
6. The Mirror
7. No Relevance
8. Prelude
9. The End (III)

>> Download << 


Finally Our City Skyline gave out their first release for free, but you can also purchase it on iTunes to help the band. This would be really appreciated! 
Our City Skyline are really worth it, getting checked out!
If you like Misery Signals, you will definitely dig these guys.
They have some of the most impressing and heartspeaking lyrics!
One of my absolute favorite band also!

Also read my review of this release hear, if you are not sure what to expect from this album, or just in your interest! Thanks! 

Support these guys! ♥
Also be prepared. They are working on a new EP! 

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Review #11: Our City Skyline - Our City Skyline


Album: Self Titled
Year: 2010
Origin: Idaho/USA
Genre: Melodic Hardcore/ Progressive
For fans of: It Prevails, Misery Signals, Modern Life Is War
Rating: 10/5*
 (*because this is one of my Top 10 Alltime Favorites!)

Tracklist:
1. Ruins
2. As The Hand Strikes
3. What It Means To Stand
4. Together To The Sea (I)
5. When it Speaks (II)
6. The Mirror
7. No Relevance
8. Prelude
9. The End (III)

>> Buy on iTunes <<

Review:

This is the first release from the band and it's a pure masterpiece.
The first song "Ruins" starts with an aggressive riff and leads into a fucking carrying Refrain. 
The lyrics part "Set it all ablaze,
will your memories turn to ash?
and with a stare that could bring them to their knees.
Once vivid eyes have now turned pale.
Oh god! How you have changed." totally took me away.
The music is really ambient and dark/depressive and it makes you think! Good work. 
A calm, yet really effective opening song, that forces to listen to the next track!

Second song is called "As The Hand Strikes" starts with an half acoustic melody. The song seems to be sad but it's really breathtaking. Blues sounding guitars, keep the listen to the song really smooth and enjoyable. There is not too much distortion, yet the music is heavy and goes into the heart also!

The third song, titled "What It Means To Stand" is similar to the first. The lyrics are perfection.
for example the refrain: "Keep your head above the water
and your hand in mine
Rest assured, I'll protect your heart of gold.
Sleep easy tonight
You can rest those tired eyes.
Tired eyes". What a genius wrote this epic shit?
The song has a lot of melody, that speaks to the heart and a lot of heavier riffs and breakdowns.
Masterpiece.

Up next, on the fourth position in the tracklist is the song "Together To The Sea". It starts with a half acoustic melody, which leads into a wave of great riffs, that let you think your sailing in a sea of despair. The song is kinda lovesong,  played in a depressive flair. Acutally this song helped me to think completely about my past and get over my ex girlfriend. A heart cleaning song. My favorite part of the lyrics is this one:
"we’re drifting away from this earth
as our memory floats above
as our flesh wastes away
wash away our past".

We've reached the middle of the cd. Track five, called "When It Speaks", is a harder song then the others. 
Carrying riffs and lyrics, but similar to the other songs. But thats not the problem, i think a band should be proud of their way of playing music, similar songs have positive sides!

Next/sixth song is "The Mirror". The lyrics are perfection again! 
"How does it feel to know there's nothing about you that comes from the heart?
There's nothing original.
How does it feel to look in the mirror and know you’re empty and hollow?"
This is just a part. The whole song has lots of more great parts. The guitars and the vocals are synchronized so great in this track. I can't report anything bad on this cd yet!

Seventh song has the name "No Relevance". This song is acceptable, but it does not come along with the part , heard in the songs before. The song has it's moments, but is maybe the only song that isn't that easy to be remembered.

Track eight is and instrumental interlude. The intro to the last song "The End". You don't really get the part, when the interlude leads into the last song, it's more like a long last song. Great work on the instruments here also.

Track nine, "The End". The last song of this cd, sadly.  
The Band shows a last time,what they can do! A lot of riffs combined together, build this song!
Melodies, breakdowns all what the heart wants!
A good last song. 

This is one of my favorite cds. I really listen to it at least once a day! I totally dig this album, because of the lyrics and perfectly fitting music. It helped me a lot to see over things from my past. So a big fucking thanks to Our City Skyline! I also have the most last.fm scrobbles worldwide on this album i think lol.
 This album is a must have for any Melodic Hardcore fan and for fans of Misery Signals, which seemed to be a big influence of this band. But what actually doesn't love, at least like them!

Like these guys on Facebook. And keep an eye out for them, they're working on their next EP at the moment. I'm so stoked on it. 

Note: The album has a fucking bad point, i really hate the band for it. It ends. Lol.
This band is so underrated, without a reason! I love them so much! 
You might have noticed that i don't have that much critic on the band and album, but what would you do, when you? You also have favorite songs, cds, bands!

Get the lyrics here!

Fucking support! ♥