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Self Against City is an indie rock rock band|band from Sacramento, California. They formed in 2004 and were the first band to sign to Rushmore Records. The five-piece has an EP out (2005's ''Take It How You Want It''), as well as the recently released full-length album ''Telling Secrets to Strangers'' (2007).
History
Self Against City formed in April 2004 in Sacramento, California, when singer|vocalist Jonathan Michael, guitarists Jack Matranga and Jeff LaTour, bassist Patrick O'Connor and drummer Chris Trombley emerged from various local bands such as Amden and Age of Assassins. They immediately realized that the five of them had a great chemistry, so they began writing songs and touring the California area. Their band name originated from Michael hearing radio DJ Marco Collins use the phrase. In restrospect, he is not completely sure whether Marco said "self against city" or "Suffragette City", a song by David Bowie from his album ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.selfagainstcity.com/bio.html|title=Official Self Against City biography|accessmonthday=January 3|accessyear=2007</ref>
The quintet pooled their cash and recorded three songs at Fat Cat Studios in Sacramento, California. The songs were uploaded to their PureVolume profile, a link to which was forwarded to Drive-... read all
