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Search the City was an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan who released two EPs and two studio albums.
History
The band was founded by Alex Sheldon (guitar) and Adam McMillion (drums) in 2004. McMillion, who had recently graduated from Churchill High School in Michigan, met together in college and started playing together. The group added members Josh Frost (vocals), Jim Czech (guitar), and Eli Clark (bass) and began performing and recording as a quintet.
In 2006, their debut EP Ghosts was released. The band toured behind the EP, appearing on the Vans Warped Tour and opening for groups such as The Audition and Spitalfield. They were signed to Tooth & Nail Records and released their new debut album A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It on April 1, 2008. A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It charted at No. 46 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. The album was produced by James Paul Wisner. Allmusic and Jesus Freak Hideout compared the band’s sound to Jimmy Eat World, as did IndieVisionMusic, who likened the album to Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American.
In 2011, Adam McMillion left the group and began drumming for the band Fireflight.
In June 2012, the group announced new material, with lead singer Josh Frost having been replaced by new vocalist Travis Bobier. This lineup released the group’s second and final full-length album, Flight, in 2013.
Past members
- Josh Frost – vocals
- James “Jimmy Fullblast” Czech – Guitar
- Alex Sheldon – Guitar
- Andy Paonessa – Guitar, backing vocals
- Adam Mcmillion – Drums, backing vocals
- Jim Baird – Bass guitar
- Brandon James Ellis – Bass guitar, backing vocals
- Travis Bobier – Vocals
- Justin Unruh – Drums, studio musician
- Eli Clark – Bass guitar
- Chris Jenkins – Drums
- Joe Marks – Bass
Singles
“Bigger Scars Make Better Stories”
“Son of a Gun”
“Ambulance Chaser”
“Clocks and Timepieces”
“The Rescue”
“Detroit Was Built on Secrets”
“The Streetlight Diaries”
“Light the Fire”
“The Runaways”
“Young Hearts”
“Watch the Stars Fall”
“Get a Grip”
“Whispers & Memories”
“Heartstrings”
“Rewrite the Ending”
“One Last Lullaby”
Latest
One Last Lullaby
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November 5, 2020
Syndicated Reality
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November 5, 2020
Whispers and Memories
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November 5, 2020
Discography
Albums
Ghosts
A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It
Demos
Flight
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References
- Footnotes
- ^ a b “Home”. Kaffeinebuzz.com. February 25, 2020. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ “Band Members”. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
- ^ a b c Search the City biography, Allmusic
- ^ Chart Positions, Allmusic
- ^ Search The City from Detroit debut on Tooth & Nail Records. Cross Rhythms, February 19, 2008.
- ^ Review of A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It, Allmusic
- ^ Review of A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It, Jesus Freak Hideout
- ^ Review of A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It, IndieVisionMusic
- ^ Drummer Adam McMillion replaces Phee Shorb in Fireflight. Cross Rhythms, February 28, 2011.
- ^ Detroit’s Search The City return with new lead singer. Cross Rhythms, June 27, 2012.
- ^ “Search The City”. Searchthecityband.bandcamp.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ “Tooth & Nail | Search the City | A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It”. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ “Flight | Search The City”. Searchthecityband.bandcamp.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- Additional sources
- Bear Frazer, Review of A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It, HM, July 2008.
- Andrew Schwab, “New Noise: Search the City”. CCM, February 2008.
Source: Wikipedia