Useless Cities play dark, bittersweet indie rock in the vein of Arcade Fire and The National. The quartet are building up a reputation by playing gigs around London and released their track ‘Stay’ last month.
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‘Stay’ is driven by a hypnotic Veronica Falls-esque guitar riff, with Clare’s loud bass keeping things together. When keyboardist Conny sings: “I thought you’d go but then you stayed” before the dark instrumentation, this brings out a feeling of sadness to the listener. It demonstrates a band who aren’t afraid to wear their emotions on their sleeve. If Useless Cities write more songs with this captivating depth, they will be ones to look out for in the future.
Words by Ermis Madikopoulos
Thanks! This is great. If anyone wants to catch us live we are in Brighton at The Joker 23rd July, and plenty of gigs around London (website uselesscities.co.uk)
Thanks! This is great. If anyone wants to catch us live we are in Brighton at The Joker 22nd July, and plenty of gigs around London (website uselesscities.co.uk)