Description:	12" with download code on Monotonstudio, Deleted Art etc.
	Format:	12" (vinyl)
	Genre(s):	Indie Rock
	Label:	Deleted Art
	Price:	£7.39
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

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...according to our Business Lady on 18 February 2010.

Don't know anything about Cut City other than that they are on a german label with a penchant for post rock/hardcore that put out a record by one of my old bands. 'Narcissus Can Wait' sounds like an evolved vision of hardcore that incorporates elements of post punk, Interpol-esque gothic pop, gaze, emo and post rock. Rhythmically the group are tight like a hardcore band yet this is offset by light, airy guitars and emotive early 80's style baritone vocals. Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden they share a little in common with the new wave of scandinavian shoe gaze bands doing the rounds nowadays but they also have the technical proficiency and confident song writing style i'd associate with groups like Mew. Whilst sounding vaguely d.i.y and punk rock in their approach Cut City have effectively rewritten the soundtrack to Pretty In Pink to include more floaty, spaced out post rock bits and less Echo and Bunnymen moments. Sounds better than you'd think. Bold stuff i reckon.

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Since the wait for new songs by Cut City has been so long, I hardly dared to expect something like this. Sure, I’ve seen the band live more than a bunch of times since the last record, and I knew that they’ve grown a lot more fierce and confident, but I haven’t really caught this more subtle, ambient side of the band.

When I listen to Narcissus Can Wait I’m quite impressed that they’ve developed the familiar territories of the band's past, and at the same time managed to take more than a few steps into the more spacious and sparse. Yes, there’s still some fine and harsh post punk from the mid to late 2000’s version present in a way, Liars have certainly made a dent this time around, as well as some old school hardcore appreciation. Some hints have been taken from more stretched out post rocking acts with a knack for dynamic song structure as well I’d say, but there’s so much more.

The songs are weaved together neatly, it’s fluent like the songs can’t be played in any other order, and this epic EP gives us both stretches of laid back melancholy and exploding cascades of sweet ear wrecking roughness. Sure, there are references to be made if one decides to, but Narcissus Can Wait consists of sounds and songs that are made from people with a love for music, not specific bands.