Retrocities
Retrocities
Genres: indie, rock, postpunk
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About Retrocities
Corey Lindholm: Vocals, Bass. Vitek Benton: Guitar, Keyboard. Eric Carter: Drums. Back in 2008, longtime friends Corey Lindholm, Vitek Benton and Eric Carter decided to do what they'd wanted to do for a while -- start a band. So they got some instruments, figured out how to play them, and did so. Three years later, Fort Lauderdale's "postpunk" outfit Retrocities enjoys regular bookings at some of the area's hottest spots, including Respectable Street, Propaganda, the Poorhouse, the Bubble, and the Green Room. Their EP features five shadowy songs, heavy with echo and delivered with relentless punch. It is danceable music but could also serve well as the soundtrack to a pensive, rainy-day bus ride following a kick to the chest from the love gods. The band writes all the songs collaboratively, with Lindholm penning most of the lyrics. Retrocities' cited influences include the Who, the Jam, Led Zeppelin, Interpol, Elliott Smith, and Queen. "We listen to mostly old stuff," says Lindholm, "but we do listen to the Smiths and all the other bands we've been compared to." The comparison that has popped up most frequently has been to Joy Division. Though the similarity of their sound to the postpunk pioneers is often brought up as a negative criticism, Lindholm says he doesn't take offense: "It doesn't bother me, because there aren't a million bands that sound like Joy Division. And they're considered one of the best bands. It's a compliment." Also, he says, they didn't set out to do Joy Division music, postpunk music, or anything else in particular: "It wasn't on purpose. The way we got our sound was pretty much an accident." He originally imagined the band having a bluesier sound, like the Yardbirds, but Carter's aggressive drumming "sped everything up," and the result has been a driving, postpunk sound. The band is glad to play with "anyone who is nice and fun to play with," but Lindholm says they fit in best with locals like Astari Nite and others who have similarly dark, poppy sounds. The closing lyric from the EP may ask "Is this the end?" but the band's actions suggest that it's more like the beginning. Retrocities CD-Release Party with Brady Newbill took place on September 17, 2011 at Green Room (100 SW Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US) See full article at http://digitalissue.browardpalmbeach.com/article/County+Grind/836428/81851/article.html
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