Crime And The City Solution have reformed in 2011?

http://www.soundcloud.com/muterecords/crime-the-city-solution-my-1/s-voYLF

anyone seen them? should I shell out for it next week? I used to love this band although admittedly some of that was probably mick harvey-driven.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cta3AwIQRRE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y23Emftc7o

god dammit - they played in Haacht (10km from me) last week and NOW I find out?

https://crimeandthecitysolution.org

(with quite a different lineup)

thanks for that as i probably wouldn't have known they were playing 1km from me in September otherwise. i am expecting that to be very poorly attended.

They played at Grauzone Festival (Netherlands) on Sunday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuFFLnd_-UY

(Mick Harvey was there on Friday https://www.grauzonefestival.nl/line-up-grauzone-festival-2022)

looking good. sounding good.

https://crimeandthecitysolution.org/

New album on Friday! Tour as well! (starting in Haacht, Belgium again, nobody ever plays there, what the?)

... it's in somebody's living room apparently, and I can't seem to find a way to order a ticket

mystery mail address found, mail sent :-)

First new album in 10 years is out on Oct 20.

The last one was great

Interesting what Bonney had been doing:

“Naturally”, says Simon, “I sat and I pieced together a PhD application about decision making in Afghanistan in the late ‘80s. But, as it turned out, it was actually more of a record than it was a PhD.”

The PhD had Bonney travelling around the world — the Indo-Pacific region, particularly — and delivering aid programs. Witnessing places with high levels of violence made a profound impact on him and shaped the album

i was really hoping they'd reschedule the gig here that got cancelled last year but sadly they haven't. ....off to figure out where on earth Colchester is...

support: seems fitting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHyzC-LsNik

he only has 4 tracks out for now - australian guy who moved to Berlin ( https://aufnahmeundwiedergabe.bandcamp.com/album/lowlands )

the two presale The Killer tracks are pretty great!

and I love that Joshua Murphy EP too, btw

the album was originally going to be called American Recycling? http://www.crimeandthecitysolution.com/

come on... someone from the band go to bandcamp and click "release" - it's today! :(

it's out! and it's... amazing? I'm blown away after 1 listen, to be honest (that didn't happen with American Twilight)

I don't know if I can parse exactly Bonney's PhD/Afghanistan backstory to the record but it is very good

the CD arrived! I had hoped for a booklet with lyrics but no. Foldout but no lyrics. :(

Not as wowed by this on first listen as you folks. Maybe it will grow on me with further listening

First show of the tour, in someone's living room - I was just behind the person filming this. Lucky to be on time getting in, there's only room for 30-40 people there, I'd say.

Some great new interpretations (especially liked The Bride Ship) , but also some things they'll surely iron out over the coming shows. Some might not, but I like Bronwyn being an element of surprise/chaos to the rest of the band sometimes :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6BwNIB1ueI

95+ minute show - https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/crime-and-the-city-solution/2023/cant-live-in-a-living-room-haacht-belgium-3ba1448c.html

Nothing from American Twilight, and only after getting home did I notice they hadn't played Keepsake (one of my favourite songs by them) and I hadn't even missed it. Very recommended if they're near you.