City Calm Down burst onto the scene in 2012 with their EP Movements, making quite the impression, then falling silent for almost three years. Turns out the boys are perfectionists and would go on to write over 60 songs before choosing the 11 that make up their debut album. And boy has it paid off.
In A Restless House is an album that should be listened to in full. From opening track Intro to the closing title track, the songs are designed to feed off one another, illustrating just how much effort City Calm Down put into this project. Singer Jack Bourke’s unmistakable baritone is the clincher, setting the band apart and preventing this from being just been another moody indie rock album.
Long time producer Malcolm Beasley has done a great job pushing the band towards a more organic sound – the addition of organs and horns to the creates a grandiose feeling, highlighted by top notch production.
If you need more convincing to give this album a listen, do it for the raw emotion of Bourke’s voice. It’s enough to make your sexual organs weep.
BY TEGAN REEVES
