City Breathing
Look How It's Snowing Upwards, Look How They Move Towards Heaven
© 2008 Antonyraj, Kanafani,Tucker (751937324423)
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A Brooklyn-based, 3 piece, ambient indie rock band that brings together post rock (Explosions in the Sky, Eluvium, Sigur Ros) and experimental indie pop (Broken Social Scene, Yo La Tengo, Death Cab for Cutie).
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City Breathing is a Brooklyn-based, 3 piece ambient indie rock band that brings together post rock (Explosions in the Sky, Eluvium, Sigur Ros) and experimental indie pop (Broken Social Scene, Yo La Tengo, Death Cab for Cutie).
Recently signed to Roses and Hello Recordings, City Breathing has just finished recording their debut, "Look How It's Snowing Upwards, Look How They Move Towards Heaven", released in March 2008.
City Breathing was formed in Brooklyn by Arun Antonyraj and Marwan Kanafani in the winter of 2005. They started out tinkering with multiple delay pedals, long songs, and melancholy vocals in the coziness of an apartment in Prospect Heights. A few demos were passed around, catching the ears of Roses and Hello Recordings who signed the band in 2006.
With the addition of multi-instrumentalist, Ron Tucker, the trio started writing what would become "Look How It's Snowing Upwards, Look How They Move Towards Heaven," the band's debut.
Developing a dynamic live show that incorporates sequencers and loop stations, City Breathing will be touring the Midwest and playing New York-area shows for most of 2008.
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Beautiful, ambient indie rock!
author: James WilksCity Breathing is one of my favorite new bands! I've never heard a band blend ambient music and indie rock so well! This sounds like a cross between Hammock and Death Cab For Cutie. The first two tracks are especially ambient and spacey, then the indie rock leanings really kick in. At times, the singer sounds exactly like Ben Gibbard from Death Cab, and other times he sounds like Colin Meloy from The Decemberists. "Rain and Revolution" is my absolute favorite song on here. I don't know if I've ever heard a more beautiful indie/shoegaze song with more moving lyrics. The chorus reminds me of so many styles, from modern indie rock to mid-90's alternative. And at 7 minutes, it's an epic and touching song. "Fleeting Footsteps Leaving the Scene" is an extremely catchy song, and the perfect way to end the album. I would recommend this to just about everybody, whether you like indie rock, alternative, shoegaze, post-rock, ambient, or space music. It's perfect!