Years active 2008 – present Website www.cityreign.net | Labels Car Boot Records Record label Car Boot Records | |
Members Chris Bull
Michael Grice
Duncan Bolton
Ryan Ashton Past members Michael Glaze
Sam Jones Origin Manchester, United Kingdom (2008) Albums Another Step, Dasein, Numbers for Street Names (EP) Genres Alternative rock, Indie rock Profiles | ||
City Reign are an indie rock band from Manchester, England. Originally from London, the band moved to Manchester to focus on a music career. The band created their own record label Car Boot Records in 2010.
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Biography
The songwriting pair Chris Bull and Michael Grice first met at a Ryan Adams concert at the Manchester Academy in 2006. Having spent some years writing and playing in bands together, they formed City Reign in late 2008 playing on the name of the Adams' song, City Rain, City Streets.
The band recorded their first recording daybreak e.p with Grammy winner Dan Parry in 2009 at Metropolis Studios, London. The band set up their own label Car Boot Records in 2010 and released a demo single Making Plans. The single was played by Steve Lamacq, who then included them on the list of his favourite new bands during the 2010s in the City Festival. Follow up releases Out in the Cold and Daybreak gained favourable reviews from The Independent and Manchester Evening News.
Original band members Sam Jones and Michael Glaze left the band in 2011 and were replaced by Duncan Bolton and former touring member Ryan Ashton. The band recorded their debut album Another Step at Salford Trinity Church in 2012 and undertook a UK and European tour to promote single Ahead of Ideas. Another Step was released on 25 February 2013.
The band premiered two follow up singles When You Got It All and Disappear on Steve Lamacq's 6 Music show before they recorded their second album.
Albums
Singles
Extended plays
Songs
Making PlansAnother Step · 2013
See What It's WorthAnother Step · 2013
When You Got It AllDasein · 2016