City of Thieves (album)
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City of Thieves is the third full-length album released by Manchester
, UK
-based Sonic Boom Six
, and the fifth record to be released on their own Rebel Alliance Recordings
. Whilst SB6's eclectic punk soundclash staunchly remains far too down-to-earth to ever being described as 'prog', the album follows the concept of a collection of songs that explore and examine life in a large UK city.
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, UK
United Kingdom
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-based Sonic Boom Six
Sonic Boom Six
Sonic Boom Six are a five-piece rock band from Manchester, United Kingdom. Their eclectic sound combines different elements of several genres and has been described by Kerrang! as "taking ska, pop, grime, dubstep, punk and metal apart, then rebuilding them as a hyperactive hybrid"...
, and the fifth record to be released on their own Rebel Alliance Recordings
Rebel Alliance Recordings
Rebel Alliance Recordings is a Manchester, UK-based record label set up in 2007 by the members of ska-punk band Sonic Boom Six.-Origins:After leaving Deck Cheese the members of Sonic Boom Six set up Rebel Alliance originally as an outlet for their forthcoming album Arcade Perfect, which was...
. Whilst SB6's eclectic punk soundclash staunchly remains far too down-to-earth to ever being described as 'prog', the album follows the concept of a collection of songs that explore and examine life in a large UK city.
Track listing
- (Welcome To) The City Of Thieves - 2:42
- Back 2 Skool - 3:33
- The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Inventions - 3:40
- Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! - 3:59
- A Bright Cold Day In April - 2:43
- Rum Little Skallywag - 2:42
- The Concrete We're Trapped Within (It's Yours) - 3:56
- Strange Transformations - 3:56
- Through The Eyes Of A Child - 3:49
- Polished Chrome And Open Kitchens - 4:31
- Jericho - 3:35
- Floating Away - 5:27