Record #429: As Cities Burn – Come Now Sleep (2007)

December 7, 2017 / Nathaniel FitzGerald

The sophomore album is always a challenge. Especially when your debut was an instant classic like Son, I Loved You At Your Darkest.
And especially when the lead singer leaves after the debut.

Most bands would look at all of this and call it quits. And that’s what As Cities Burn did. Until an outpouring of support from fans encouraged them to regroup.

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Record #239: As Cities Burn – Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest (2005)

January 1, 2014February 25, 2020 / Nathaniel FitzGerald

I recently stated that I haven’t cared about hard music in something like eight years. While that’s true, there is one exception.

Even as I dismissed the more fist-in-the-air tastes of my youth in favor of more cerebral tastes like folk, electronica, Krautrock, and the like, As Cities Burn’s debut has always been near the top of my favorite albums.

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A Year of Vinyl

Attacking my collection, one record at a time

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Record #429: As Cities Burn – Come Now Sleep (2007)

Record #239: As Cities Burn – Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest (2005)