Experimental / Progressive / Rock – Kelowna, BC.
Since forming in 2008, Kelowna, BC’s We Are The City has become one of the most exciting and unpredictable forces in the Canadian music scene. The band soon began earning accolades for its atmospheric progressive-pop sound with the release of their debut LP In a Quiet World in 2009. Then, in January 2010, the band earned a whopping $150,000 by winning the PEAK Performance Project, a massive “battle of the bands” contest hosted by a Vancouver radio station. Now, the trio of Cayne McKenzie (vocals/keyboard), Andrew Huculiak (drums) and Blake Enemark (guitar) are taking their most ambitious step yet, releasing in March 2011 the six songs entitled High School, where they revisit their teenage years, laying bare some shameful memories and creating great fodder for their fervent, demonstrative, yet sensitive pop artistry. With their sights now set on a sophomore LP, the new direction remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: We Are The City will continue to stretch boundaries and stumble across something not yet heard in the process.