Radiant City

?If in 2002 Melbourne swelled with the sound of a hundred instrumental bands simultaneously stepping on delay pedals, by mid-2005 the city had decayed to normal size. The scene withered on the vine because the ideas ran dry ? there are only so many pretty guitar arpeggios to go around. And now we're largely left with those bands who have something valuable to contribute ? or those too belligerent to think otherwise.

Thankfully Radiant City, a Melbourne based guitar and drums duo, have the ideas and smarts to make their debut EP a solidly enjoyable listen. Unlike some of their old cohort, they aren't afraid to rock, as Trans-suburban establishes. It opens with a Fugazi-styled figure and pounds on creative variations thereof for the remaining three minutes. Self-recorded by the band with beautiful depth and presence, Radiant City sounds both intimate and huge. It showcases a group with an innate sense of dynamics and melody. This is a record to file next to Because of Ghosts, Melbourne's other remaining post-rock gem.? [Ben Gook ? Mess & Noise Magazine]

http://www.myspace.com/radiantcity
http://www.radiantcity.net/