THE CITY AND SKYWAY

The members of the Enid, OK, rock band’s former lineups comprise a veritable who's who of seminal ’00s rock, including DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, THE PROMISE RING, LIFETIME, HEY MERCEDES, LIMBECK and MARITIME, among others. As you know by now, oft-hyped musical “super groups” rarely live up to the hype or songwriting acumen of their members' original bands. But THE CITY AND SKYWAY prove with their self-released debut full-length Everything Looks Worse In Black & White that - nepotism be damned - they're determined to err on the side of overachievement.

The album, a rollicking indie-rock romp filled with melodic Easter eggs, is equal parts brains, beauty and brawn, its dizzying melodic gloss propped up with muscular riffage and smart and imaginative song structures. Throughout the album, THE CITY AND SKYWAY eschew traditional verse-chorus modes, standard tunings and time signatures in favor of something more challenging to the listener, something with more staying power. Singer Mitch Lyon’s caramel vocal hooks strike the listener immediately, but the sonic puzzles underneath make Everything Looks Worse In Black & White as much fun for the brain as the ear. This isn’t about cashing in on the past. This is about blowing the future wide open.

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Select Praise (so far) for Everthing Looks Worse In Black and White

REDEFINE: "One of the most exciting debuts I've heard in some time, and I eagerly anticipate what THE CITY AND SKYWAY have next on their collective plate."

MIDWEST RECORD: "[THE CITY AND SKYWAY] restructure the sound of the contemporary suburbs with buzz and sonics to wake up slumbering synapses. The guys walk the walk and more than know how to talk the talk."

ROCKFREAKS.net: "Ambition and confidence... [a] fairly consistant record (with a long life expentancy, given its layered-nature)"