The City Streets were a Canadian independent rock and roll band from Edmonton, Alberta.
History The City Streets self-released their debut full-length album, These Things Happen, in 2005. The band then went on a tour of Canada and the USA.. Chart Attack - Dec 15, 2006 They followed with the full-length Concentrated Living*"There's joy in the darkness of these City Streets". The Edmonton Journal August 21, 2008. Archived at the Wayback Machine. and supported the album with two North American tours in 2008.
Concentrated Living entered !earshot, Canada's national campus radio chart, at No. 44 in November"Top 200 Chart". Earshot, November 2008. and also received a record number of plays on CJSR-FM, Edmonton's campus radio station.
The Jazz Age is the band's third full-length album, released in June 2010." CD Review: The City Streets “The Jazz Age”. Rock and Roll Report, July 26, 2010 Joey Goodman"Shoegaze Superstars". Planet S, August 18–31, 2010, VOL.14 ISSUE. 26. Chris Morin Winter Lightning was recorded with Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Godspeed You Black Emperor) at Hotel2Tango in Montreal and released simultaneously with Sawdust & Rum which was recorded and produced by the band themselves in a cabin in Nova Scotia. Winter Lightning was released on vinyl and Sawdust & Rum on CD."The City Streets Detail 'Winter Lightning' and 'Sawdust & Rum' Albums". Exclaim!, By Alex Hudson Apr 13, 2012
Other releases include the EP's Peacemaker with Myrol and Decline of the West.
In 2012, the band released a video, "Tristesse"."The City Streets "Tristesse" (video)". Exclaim!, By Alex Hudson Oct 30, 2012 The City Streets announced their breakup spring of 2013."The City Streets Say Goodbye with One Final Album". Exclaim!, By Alex Hudson Apr 29, 2013
Discography Albums These Things Happen (2005) Concentrated Living (2008) The Jazz Age (2010) Winter Lightning (2012) Sawdust & Rum (2012) Pretenders (2013)
EPs If You Don't Like the Clash You're A Bad Person (2006) Movies Are For Retards 7" (2008) The Hipster Cull (2009) Decline of the West (2011) Peacemaker (2011)
See also
Music of Canada Canadian rock List of bands from Canada List of Canadian musicians :Category:Canadian musical groups
References
External links City Streets official website
"Concentrated Living" on Kerfmusic The City Streets on MySpace