The Bishops
City Lights

Cover art for City Lights by The Bishops Description: Ltd CDs on Pebble Beach
Format: CD single
Genre(s): Indie Pop
Label: Pebble Beach
Price:
£2.09
Availability: Dispatched within 2-5 days (on average).

Love this record? Hate it? Tell us.

What their label says...

TRACKLISTING:
1. CITY LIGHTS
2. FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT

READY, STEADY, GO! LONDON-BASED BEAT COMBO THE BISHOPS ARE BACK, WITH ALL-NEW SINGLE CITY LIGHTS. THE BAND’S FIRST NEW TRACK SINCE 2007’S CULT, EPONYMOUS DEBUT ALBUM, CITY LIGHTS IS A TASTER OF THE BAND’S FORTHCOMING SECOND LP, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING RECORDED WITH RENOWNED PRODUCER BRIAN O’SHAUGHNESSY (PRIMAL SCREAM, THE LONG BLONDES, DENIM), AND WILL SEE RELEASE IN FEBRUARY 2009.
INSPIRED BY “THE FEELING OF APPROACHING A NEW CITY,” CITY LIGHTS ENCAPSULATES THE BAND’S TIGHT, RHYTHM AND BLUES-INFLUENCED POP WITH ITS MINOR-KEY MELODY, MINIMAL FUZZ-GUITAR AND TICKING DRUMBEAT. LOOK OUT FOR THE VIDEO, TOO, WHICH IS ANIMATED IN THE STYLE OF A VIDEO GAME.
ON THE B-SIDE, THE STIRRING FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT IS A RE-WORKED VERSION OF AN EARLY BISHOPS SONG. “IT’S GOT A SLIGHT JOHN BARRY FEEL TO THE GUITAR RIFF, AND IT’S PROVED TO BE A BIT OF A ROCKER AT THE LIVE SHOWS WHERE WE’VE PLAYED IT,” SAY THE BAND.