CITY RIOTS – ‘Matchsticks’ Official Video
November 9th, 2011 | By
The days are getting longer, the nights are getting balmier and the summer sessions are starting. City Riots’ current single ‘Matchsticks’ proves to be a fitting release for the current climate with its breezy, reverb-laden hooks and jangly guitar line. The timing couldn’t be better for the release of the official video – a documentary style clip filmed wholly on Super-8.After discovering and developing an old bucket of Super-8 film in their parents’ house, footage of their folks from when they were their age was unveiled. This was the catalyst to create something of their own, with this nostalgic technique.
Using Super-8, a film stock that was synonymous with the 60s, the film clip captures the four-piece away from the usual musical surroundings, offering an exuberant insight into the personality of this indie-pop outfit.
‘Matchsticks’ is the first single lifted from their most recent EP release of the same name. With an abundance of fulsome reviews, the general consensus pins this track as potential summer stand out.
City Riots hit the road next week with WA rockers Gyroscope on their ‘Choose Your Own Adventure Tour’.
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“The first and title track “Matchsticks” stands out immediately with breezy electric hooks and subtle vocal reverb. It’s the kind of song you might imagine accompanying those Corona ads that feature the slogan: “From where you’d rather be”.” – The Dwarf
“Really, really catchy stuff. Total earwormy goodness!” – 4/5 – Nicole Cheek, triple j
“The Matchsticks EP is an impressively polished example of the dominant City Riots sound of reverb-laden vocals, concrete rhythms and catchy hooks” – Rave Magazine
“…Ricky Kradolfer’s voice has a breathy voice has a breathy, whispered quality that at times evokes Pheonix’s Thomas Mars… And that’s the band’s biggest point of difference…” Blunt Magazine
“Matchsticks is extremely diverse whilst managing to create a cohesion that is linked by Ricky Kradolfer’s identifiable vocals. Smart and charming, Matchsticks is home grown rock with range.” – AAA Backstage
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UPCOMING SHOWS
Friday, November 11 | The Gov, Adelaide
supporting British India
Gyroscope – Choose Your Own Adventure Tour
w/ CITY RIOTS & Closure in Moscow
Wednesday, November 16 | The Zoo, Brisbane
Thursday, November 17 | The Gov, Adelaide
Friday, November 18 | The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Saturday, November 19 | The Factory Theatre, Sydney
Matchsticks is out now through MGM.
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