RIP, by We Are The City

RIP

by We Are The City

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cyberspace_homie With off-the-wall lyrics and sounds, off-kilter beats, an occasionally off-putting sound, and stellar, unpredictable drums, RIP takes a little getting used to but will quickly become one of your favorite albums. Favorite track: I'm Not Yours Anymore.

dalnoble Every song surprises in the best possible way. The vocal performance is so on point and varied. I needed a lossless version alongside my Apple Music stream just so I can listen on my reference cans and pick out all the detail. Great album guys. I've just stumbled upon your music and now I can't get enough. Love those kinds of musical surprises. Favorite track: I'm Not Yours Anymore.

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1.	Killer B-Side Music 04:05	buy track
2.	Song In My Head 02:57	buy track
3.	Night Guest 03:07	buy track
4.	Obviously 04:27	buy track
5.	You're So Clean 04:48	buy track
6.	You Can't Blame Me, But You Can Blame Yourself 04:36	buy track
7.	God&Man 04:08	buy track
8.	Saint Peter 05:37	buy track
9.	Me + Me 03:43	buy track
10.	Children's Hospital Ambience 02:04	buy track
11.	I'm Not Yours Anymore 04:04	buy track
12.	RIP 05:32	buy track

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We Are The City mark their musical return with their forthcoming, fifth full-length album, RIP. This new record, hinted at when last years' innovative AT NIGHT was released, is an interconnected companion album with RIP acting as the prog-pop counterpoint to AT NIGHT's more experimental exploration.

RIP will be released in early 2020 (Light Organ/Tooth and Nail/ Sinnbus).

We Are The City spent two years crafting the sweeping RIP, an emotive prog-pop opus that is filled with anthems and intimate examinations of mortality. RIP was masterfully mixed by JUNO-winner Matty Green (The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, Paul McCartney) and Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat, Mounties). As evidenced in the title, RIP's thematic focus was inspired by a childhood friend who passed away during the sessions, and the guys aired their souls while collaboratively writing lyrics. They held nothing back: “God&Man” is a nakedly confessional exposé on past shames, and the aching title track “R.I.P” is a bittersweet reflection on a lost friendship which features an improvised one take vocal by McKenzie just days after learning about his friend's sudden death.

“We went back to where it started (Kelowna), and that was pretty potent,” reflects Andy. “There are a few times on the record where Cayne’s almost crying when he sings, and I just don’t know if you could get that in a studio in the same way. It was really capturing an honest and true feeling of where we’re at right now.”

Singer-keyboardist Cayne McKenzie, drummer Andrew Huculiak and guitarist David Menzel started We Are The City way back when they were teenagers, and in the decade-plus since then, they’ve used the project as an outlet for their wildest creative whims. They’ve unveiled masked alter-egos (2011’s High School EP), created an album with an accompanying Norwegian-language feature film (2013’s Violent), and staged a live stream of their recording sessions (2015’s Above Club). The newest film offering helmed again by Andy called, Ash received its World Premiere screening at the Vancouver International Film Fest just weeks ago. Though Ash isn’t directly connected to RIP in the same vein Violent was, it’s similarly unflinching in its examination of moral ambiguity and human failings. It was shot in British Columbia’s Okanagan region during the devastating wildfires of 2017, and it features an original soundtrack from Cayne.

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released January 24, 2020

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Lover Is Dead

Oct 2020
RIP

Jan 2020
Song In My Head

Oct 2019
AT NIGHT

Oct 2018
Above Club

Nov 2015
Violent

Mar 2015
King David (Radio Edit)

Mar 2015

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