Golden City - Golden City
Golden City
Christie Front Drive remain one of the most underrated bands of the mid-'90s emo explosion, never capturing the same audience as peers the Get Up Kids and Braid, but doubtlessly influencing as many aspiring near-punks before their implosion in the late '90s. CFD braintrust Eric Richter briefly ventured into atmospheric post-rock with Antarctica, but Golden City are his full-fledged return to '90s-emo form. From the gently building guitar that signals album opener "Gray" to the early-R.E.M.-style closer "Hit The Ground," Golden City is a testament to the power of a lost era of American independent music, staking its sonic claim in a time when there wasn't a difference between the kids who liked Sunny Day Real Estate and the kids who liked Superchunk.
