Kevin Bronson on November 13th, 2014

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The debut EP from L.A. trio Midnight Cities rewinds to gravitas-laden days of post-punk, dark new wave and alt-rock, roaring toward catharsis with pummeling rhythms and atmospheric guitars. The band is fronted by singer-guitarist-keyboardist (and photographer-videographer) Simon Cardoza, joined by bassist Martin Avelar and drummer Nick Roumeliotis. “Ignite” was co-produced by Simon and Sean Tallman; the trio’s Cardoza-directed video for “Slow Down Girl” features actress Megan Duffy; and their big anthem “Soon We’ll All Be Shown” typifies the trio’s approach: go big or go home. “Ignite” is available on a name-your-price basis, and a second EP is forthcoming in January.

||| Download: “Collide” and “Soon We’ll All Be Shown”

Photo by Elton Anderson