June 22nd, 2009 1:56pm
Listen@MBV: Royal City – “Royal City”
This brand-new collection of Royal City rarities is out this week courtesy of the fine folks at Asthmatic Kitty. The revered Toronto-by-way-of-Guelph band was formed in 1999 by Jim Guthrie, during which time they released 3 fine full-length albums and collaborated with the likes of the Arcade Fire, Feist, Final Fantasy, Sufjan Stevens, Gentleman Reg, and Bob Wiseman. AK’s new release collects all sorts of odds and sods from the band, including covers of the Strokes (“Is This It?”) and Iggy Pop (“Here Comes Success”).
And MBV has put together a very special giveaway in honor of this album’s release– go submit your name!
6/22/09 8:19 pm
Nick Heisler says:I loved this band and never understood why they didn’t break out, but that said at least they put out three consistently great CDs.
And always loved the homage to NY with alone at the microphone reference to ambulance blues off IMHO his best release, on the beach.
6/25/09 1:58 pm
Music News, IOmusic.net » ROYAL CITY GIVE-AWAY says:[...] purchasing whether you’re an old fan or new. Obviously, the music is great – you can stream the whole thing at MBV. But we’re also celebrating the album’s release in even greater style, with a Said the [...]