City of Sound’s ‘The Madhouse’ Is Glitzy Alt-Rock in the Vein of U2

<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5580" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;rockthepigeon&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;11-12-18-city-of-sound&period;png&quest;w&equals;842" alt&equals;"11 12 18 City of Sound&period;png" width&equals;"421" height&equals;"421" &sol;>City of Sound&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;The Madhouse&&num;8217&semi; is crisp&comma; clean alternative rock with a shiny&comma; bombastic pop sensibility&period; This North Hollywood group of three is &&num;8220&semi;gearing up to release their debut full-length album&comma; <em>Silent Empire<&sol;em>&period;&&num;8221&semi; This piece&comma; the album&&num;8217&semi;s opening track&comma; &&num;8220&semi;boasts the band&&num;8217&semi;s trademark anthemic sound built on earworm melodies&comma; arrangements and hooks&period;&&num;8221&semi; The band describes it as&comma; &&num;8220&semi;crafted with that theme of reflection in mind and written around a central character&comma; Empire&comma; and her journey to become something greater&period;&&num;8221&semi; These guys definitely take a lot from U2&period; The cinematic&comma; almost orchestral approach they take to songwriting is deeply reminiscent off all of the Irish band&&num;8217&semi;s work&period; This is broadly accessible&comma; but at the same time the brings an intensity to the table that really sets them apart&period; This is a great track from a solid band&period; Check out &&num;8216&semi;The Madhouse&&num;8217&semi; below&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"embed-youtube" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi; display&colon; block&semi;"><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"0LI5Qz7T9lA" data-param-rel&equals;"1" data-param-showsearch&equals;"0" data-param-showinfo&equals;"1" data-param-iv&lowbar;load&lowbar;policy&equals;"1" data-param-fs&equals;"1" data-param-hl&equals;"en-US" data-param-autohide&equals;"2" data-param-wmode&equals;"transparent" width&equals;"730" height&equals;"411" layout&equals;"responsive"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;0LI5Qz7T9lA" placeholder><amp-img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;0LI5Qz7T9lA&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover"><noscript><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;0LI5Qz7T9lA&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" loading&equals;"lazy" decoding&equals;"async" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster"><&sol;noscript><&sol;amp-img><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;cityofsoundmusic&sol;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>http&colon;&sol;&sol;cityofsoundmusic&period;com&sol;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1">Noah Zucker &sol;&sol; IG &&num;8211&semi; &commat;zucker&period;n &sol;&sol; Twitter &&num;8211&semi; &commat;zuckern13<&sol;p>&NewLine;