TheCityIsOurs have unveiled their new single, ‘Hot Mess’. Building on the band’s knack for blending raw emotion with energetic soundscapes, ‘Hot Mess’ sets the stage for their upcoming album, Will You Still Love Me?, slated for release on 31st January 2025 via Arising Empire.
Vocalist Oli Duncanson commented: “‘Hot Mess’ is an open, honest address to living closeted. The denial of lying to myself that I would be able to live the rest of my life hiding my true self and running from a small part of my life that I cannot change. But as time goes on, I felt my world starting to crash around me, the crushing realisation that if I tell my family about my sexuality I may hurt them but if I don’t, I also realise that’ll I’ll never be happy and eventually die alone.
“The track was a way of trying to exorcise the burden of feeling unable to really connect with anybody, in a relationship and even friendship, as I’ll always have a wall up unless I give every single aspect of my whole being to everyone I want to stay in my life.”
TheCityIsOurs are a five-piece metal band from London who have quickly garnered attention and growing support from peers, industry and fans alike, with their high-octane live show and the success of their second album. Coma (2021) smashed into the Top 5 iTunes Metal Charts with several singles appearing in editorial playlists with the likes of Amazon Music, Deezer and Spotify (including two covers on New Core and Metal UK) supporting the band.
TheCityIsOurs have become a upcoming staple on UK and EU festival line-ups, with appearances at Camden Rocks, Macmillan Fest, Burn It Down, Holloween, a fly in appearance at High 5 Festival in Sweden, and a headline set in the Doghouse Tent at the revered Download Festival to a 4000+ audience of festival-goers. After a sold-out album release show at The Underworld in London, 2022 saw TheCityIsOurs break out into the European scene, with a full-length tour across the mainland. Most recently, the band toured across the UK supporting Heart Of A Coward.
Catch TheCityIsOurs live on the following dates with Self Deception and Eyes Wide Open:
15.12.24 Czech Republic Prague @ Rock Café
16.12.24 Poland Warsaw @ Voodoo Club
17.12.24 Hungary Budapest @ Durer Kert
18.11.24 Austria Vienna @ Chelsea
02.02.25 Germany Augsburg @ Kantine
04.02.25 Germany Leipzig @ Neues Schauspiel
05.02.25 Germany Hannover @ Béi Chéz Heinz
09.02.25 Italy Milan @ Legend Club
05.03.25 UK Manchester @ Academy 3
06.03.25 UK Bristol @ The Exchange
07.03.25 UK London @ The Underworld
08.03.25 UK Birmingham @ Asylum
09.03.25 UK Glasgow @ Garage 2
