City Reign
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- Rock
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The songwriting pair Chris Bull and Mike Grice met 4 years ago at a Ryan Adams concert,having both recently moved north from London. Having spent some years writing andplaying in bands, the current line up named themselves after an Adams song, ‘City Rain,City Streets’.
The early days saw them cut their recording teeth recording some demos with Grammynominee Dan Parry in London’s Metropolis Studio. These sessions were influential in helpingthe band develop the strong guitar sound.
The band spent some time building up a back catalogue, and gigging themselves into a tightlive unit. They have since set up their own indie label ‘Car Boot Records’, and releaseddebut single ‘Making Plans’ in September 2010. Considering the shoe-string budget, theband enjoyed great success. Steve Lamacq listed them among his favourite new bandsduring 2010’s In The City Festival.
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