Cut City [EP]

• Artist: Cut City
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• Release Date: April 26, 2005
• Type: Extended Play (EP)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Cut City's self-titled EP for GSL adds its own clamor to the din of dour young men everywhere channeling post-punk and damaged disco. The Swedish trio certainly has the tenets. Max Hansson's vocal is austere, and he says things that sound like an aside from a Kafka novel. ("This might serve a purpose if we're acting naturally," from "This Exile Reads Me.") His guitar switches between insistently strummed pinpricks and squawky right angles while Cut City's rhythm section is powered by frantic hi-hat, tense treble, and 2,000 spins of Wire's Pink Flag. At four brief songs, the EP flies by. But it's a satisfactory representation of Cut City's derivative yet earnest sound. The catchy deadpan strut "Statues" is a highlight. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Postcard	Cut City	Cut City	(3:25)
Statues	Cut City	Cut City	(3:37)
Blank Calls	Cut City	Cut City	(2:46)
This Exile Reads Me	Cut City	Cut City	(3:27)

Credits

Oskar Andersson (Artwork), Max Hansson (Guitar), David Hagberg (Drums), Max Hansson (Vocals), Kristian Anttila (Engineer), Oskar Andersson (Guitar (Bass)), Oskar Andersson (Graphic Design), Kristian Anttila (Producer)