CD: GSL106
RELEASED: 2005
LABEL: Gold Standard

01. The Postcard

02. Statues

03. Blank Calls

04. This Exile Reads Me

Gothenburg, Sweden trio Cut City formed in 2002 around the local Deleted Art label, sort of the Swedish counterpart to U.S. art-punk imprints like Three One G and Tapes Records. Combining the progressive guitar-driven thrust of groups like The Chameleons, New Order and The Sound, with elements of newer artists like Moving Units and Radio 4, Cut City soon evolved a characteristic sound all their own. Fronted by guitarist/singer Max Hansson, whose immediately-recognizable voice betrays the band's relatively new arrival, Cut City are a fresh and contemporary addition to the blossoming "dance-punk" pantheon, reinforced by great songwriting and skilled performances. Songs such as "Statues" and "This Exile Reads Me" recall the best of the initial postpunk surge, reminiscent of great bands like Echo & The Bunnymen. Cut City's self-titled CD-EP is the band's debut release and was a warm-up for their forthcoming full-length album.

Influences / Similar Artists:
Echo & The Bunnymen, The Chameleons, New Order, The Sound