The City Lights

about

The City Lights are a band from Sydney. They released their debut album "Escape From Tomorrow Today" in May 2004 on Ivy League Records in Australia and on Bittersweet Records in Spain and followed it up in August 2007 with "El Sol" on the same labels. They have just finished a brand new album called "I Just Got To Believe" with a release date of 14th September 2012. They have had a bit of a revolving door of great musicians coming and going…. HISTORY Two brothers (James and Harry Roden) grew up playing guitar together in Canberra -Australia's planned capital - listening to anything with melody and punch: The Clash, The Who, The Jam, The Sunnyboys, The Kinks,  The Stems, The Huxton Creepers, Otis Redding, The Byrds, Motown, soul, punk, pop. After moving to and playing in bands in Sydney (James in the John Reed Club and Harry in Hoolahan) they finally started a band together, asked Danny Allen (Youth Group and The Drums) to play guitar & keyboards and Shane Melder (Sidewinder) to play drums. Together they recorded with Michael Carpenter at Love Hz Studios and called it "Escape From Tomorrow Today"  and were released on Ivy League Records in Australia and on Bitterweet Records in Spain. It was Triple J's, 4ZZZ's and 3PBS's Album of the Week. They toured like crazy. Shane left the band and so Kit Warhurst (Rocket Science) stepped in on drums for a 2007 tour of Spain and the band brought Bruno Brayovic (Peabody) on the road 'cause Danny couldn't do all the gigs. Complicated?!

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Escape From Tomorrow Today

El Sol

I Just Got To Believe

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SaG's Indie Electro Rock Playlist May 2014

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SaG's Indie Electro Rock Playlist Best Of 2014

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Escape From Tomorrow Today (Ivy League/ Slanted Records)

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Canada

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What You Gonna Do?

Morde & Assopra Internacional

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Rock Against Howard

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Blue Water High

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Morde e Assopra Internacional

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