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Member Since6/22/2005
Band Websitewww.strickencity.com
Band MembersRebekah Raa//Voice//Korg
Iain Pettifer//Guitar
Mike Hyland//Bass
Kit Godfrey//Drums

We're pretty lousy at keeping up with messages on here, if you need to contact us please email :::

Band //
strickencity@hotmail.co.uk
Management //
david@adventuresclosetohome.com
Live //
ed.thompson@13artists.com
Press //
amanda@freemanpr.net/sam@freemanpr.net
Online //
leanne@bangonpr.com
Radio & TV //
ewan@peergroupmusic.com



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InfluencesBardou,A Catcher in the Rye,Harmony Korine, the Velvet Underground,Tom Tom Club,First Love,Spiral Scratch EP, Bow Wow Wow, Talking Heads, The Paranoids in the Crying of Lot 49, Richard Hell, Test Match Special,the Libertines,Ari Up, photos of the Beatles in Hamburg,Colosal Youth LP,Godard movies, Life Without Buildings, White Mice and Groucho Marx
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Sounds LikeLost Art // Directed by Sam Crack




Tak o Tak // Directed by Sam Crack





"There's not too much to get excited about in London of late (as if Londoners would ever allow themselves to do such a thing) but beaming through are the immaculate conception known as Stricken City. Full of wonderful - if odd - influences, like Life Without Buildings, The Sugarcubes and Bow Wow Wow, they shuffle timidly onstage and become complete, effortless pop stars. Led by a striking apparition known as Rebekah Raa, they make you feel a little bit sorry for every other band trying to get somewhere" NME

"Loose limbed guitar-pop magic... manna to the ears and a ctrl-alt-delete on the musical torpor that is always so close at hand. Stricken City have a floppy, just-short-of-fully-formed form that is beyond endearing and reaks of tiny record labels, the Festive Fifty and musty record shops down back alleys. Tak O Tak effortlessly unfolds as a gorgeous three minutes of lens-flare pop, made all the more palatable by Raa’s voice, which achieves the perfect balance of being exemplary without drowning in its own excellence. Restore your faith in indie with this fab, slightly ramshackle four-piece. More please." The Times

"In those innocent days before Pro Tools, click tracks and laptop recordings, the eighties produced a generation of studenty bands with a simple DIY ethic and only rudimentary musical skills who strummed away on effect-free jangly guitars and a simple hi-hat and snare rhythm. Stricken City are a splendid throwback to more innocent times where enthusiasm and the joy of being in a band counted for everything. Thankfully they also have some jolly tunes to back it up. Formed in the Midlands and now based in London, the quartet is fronted by the jittery, just-got-out-of-bed-haired goddess Rebekah Raa. Tak O Tak combines the yearning simplicity of The Sundays and touches of the Sugarcubes with Raa’s Bjorkish hiccups and the band’s C86-friendly indie guitar pop is tickled with vintage synth. Other tracks reveal some slowburn dynamics and Postcard-style pop nuggets." Q

"We stumbled across London's Stricken City while doing our regular check up on Adventures Close To Home and had a hard time initially deciding whether we were going to get into them or not. Ultimately, lead singer/Korg-er Rebecca Raa's awkward dancing and rad voice led us to do believe that, yes, we will get into it." The Fader

"Stricken City are the kind of band we'd forgotten could exist. Seemingly free from immediate influences, the songs tumble then soar kite-like from Rebekah Raa, with melodies moving - as she does - awkwardly but never uglily, against some of the most thrilling re-appraisals of Rhythm guitar (with a capital R) since Johnny Marr. (We really didn't mean that to rhyme.) If Stricken City aren't universally loved by the end of the year we'll eat all your stupid hats."CHANNEL4.COM Photobucket Photobucket
Record LabelAdventures Close to Home / Blue Flowers
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 17 2009 8:00P
The Scala - Scandalism launch party w/ Telepathe and Wolf Gang and ACTH DJs London, London and South East
Aug 9 2009 9:45P
The Legion - Day In The Dark w/ The Woe Betides and The House of Strange London, London and South East
Aug 13 2009 10:00P
Ginglik - A Tribe Called West London, London and South East

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Our new 8 song EP will be released on 14th September on Puregroove Records, a gatefold CD/DVD package in very limited physical quantities. Pre-order your copy now here

A U.S. vinyl release will follow in October!





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This was Mike's first gig with the SC filmed in August.







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{Stricken City}'s Friends Comments
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Paul Song Lyricist - Better Believe it Babe!





Jul 7 2009 4:59 PM

Cheers for the add - I like your sounds, hope you like mine too:)!
Good luck & all the best from Paul:)!

Songs in the Dark





Jul 7 2009 4:41 PM

Tickets available HERE


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BoogieDown.





Jul 6 2009 9:38 AM

You Were Amazing In Bristol With Maximo Park Really Want To See You Live Again :) xxx
Megan





Jun 25 2009 8:31 PM

I saw your song on Black cab Sessions, you were amazing ♥ dig the tunes!
Scandalism





Jun 24 2009 5:13 PM

SCANDALISM LAUNCH PARTY
FRIDAY 17TH JULY
9PM-4AM.
TICKETS £10.00 IN ADVANCE.
SCALA
275 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London, N1 9NL
020 7833 2022

ROOM 1:
THE MACCABEES DJ Set
TOMMY SPARKS Live
MARINA & THE DIAMONDS Live
YES GIANTESS Live
BLACK CHERRY Live
QUEENS OF NOIZE SMASH & GRAB SET
NEVERLAND DJS


ROOM 2:
TELEPATHE Live
PLUGS Live
WOLF GANG Live
STRICKEN CITY Live
MAGISTRATES DJ Set
ADVENTURES CLOSE TO HOME
PEOPLE ARE GERMS

ROOM 3:
HOSTED BY SNAP, CRACKLE & POP

Loud And Quiet





Jun 23 2009 3:39 PM


Buy £5 tickets from HERE

Megan





Jun 22 2009 12:31 AM

Saw you guys on black cab sessions.... dig your tunes !
Sarah Rachel





Jun 8 2009 7:13 PM

Alright! Thanks.
Sarah Rachel





Jun 8 2009 9:47 AM

Nevermind. I figured it out. It's called Killing Time. Love that one by the way.
Sarah Rachel





Jun 8 2009 9:44 AM

You use to have a song up, long time ago, that started with one of the guys asking, "Do you I have a cigarette?" I can't remember the name of the song.
RED DRAPES





Jun 3 2009 12:03 PM

Hey

saw you guys last night really enjoyed it!

Adam & Tom

Red Drapes

x
Innovator





Jun 1 2009 2:45 PM

hey,
can't waaaaait for your mini album!!
please put it out on vinyl!

and come to germany!
Eve





May 27 2009 3:09 PM

Hola desde España!!!
Os conocí en Liverpool en el concierto de Mäximo Park y me encantasteis!!!
Suerte!!!
:)
The Kabeedies





May 25 2009 3:01 PM

so so good to see you last night guys, thankdee kindly for sharing =D

hope the trip home was ok and tonight and next 2 nights are amazing.

We love you very very much
see you soon
Love, The Kabeedies xxx
Jack





May 25 2009 1:50 AM

hey...thought u were awesome supporting maximo park in manchester! hope to see much more of u in the future! x
Richard Burr





May 24 2009 8:26 PM

Thanks for stopping by and for the friendship
Becca





May 21 2009 9:08 PM

well chuffed to see you last night in nottingham cause didnt know u was gonna be there!
really enjoyed it thankyou :)
x
Megannnn(:





May 19 2009 4:25 PM

Heyy,,
how are youu??
you guys were awesome last nightt
i was right at the front getting crushed against the barrier :L :D
got loads of photos and vids of you guyss :)
ly xxx
Daiya





May 18 2009 8:13 PM

stricken city were awesome last Thursday

music is awesome

i had an awesome night

i will certainly be coming to see you guys soon!

x
the bridport dagger





May 14 2009 2:22 PM

Hey Guys,
Really nice meeting you on tuesday night, and best of luck with the tour.
Lawrence. x
waltz0324





May 8 2009 3:14 AM

thanx for your friendship!
RED DRAPES





May 7 2009 3:05 PM

Really love the songs!

x
The Kabeedies





May 6 2009 9:37 PM

ahhh the UEA! you cheeky little blighters it'll be amazing =D
it's got to be done, there's plenty to be done around our fine town we'll see whats happening

Looking forward to it, where are you guys staying?

Love, The Kabeedies xxxx
The Kabeedies





May 5 2009 1:33 PM

Hey guys =D
long time no see, hope you're all marvellous

nice one on maximo park tour, looks amazing! it seems an awful long time ago since we stuck bruce willis's head to your door in paris that night...
Hope we get to do it again soon
Love, The Kabeedies xxxxxx
We Don't Understand You NEXT SHOW COMING SOON!





May 4 2009 8:56 PM

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