Search the City explained

Search the City
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genre:	Alternative rock,^[1] emo, pop punk^[2]
Years Active:	2004–2009, 2011–2014
Label:	Tooth & Nail

Search the City was an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan^[3] who released two EPs and two studio albums.

History

The band was founded by Alex Sheldon (guitar) and Adam McMillion (drums) in 2004. McMillion, who had recently graduated from Churchill High School in Michigan, met together in college and started playing together. The group added members Josh Frost (vocals), Jim Czech (guitar), and Eli Clark (bass) and began performing and recording as a quintet.^[3]

In 2006, their debut EP Ghosts was released. The band toured behind the EP, appearing on the Vans Warped Tour and opening for groups such as The Audition and Spitalfield.^[3] They were signed to Tooth & Nail Records and released their new debut album A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It on April 1, 2008. A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It charted at No. 46 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.^[4] The album was produced by James Paul Wisner.^[5] Allmusic^[6] and Jesus Freak Hideout^[7] compared the band's sound to Jimmy Eat World, as did IndieVisionMusic, who likened the album to Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American.^[8]

In 2011, Adam McMillion left the group and began drumming for the band Fireflight.^[9]

In June 2012, the group announced new material, with lead singer Josh Frost having been replaced by new vocalist Travis Bobier.^[10] This lineup released the group's second and final full-length album, Flight, in 2013.

Past members

• Josh Frost - vocals
• James “Jimmy Fullblast” Czech - Guitar
• Alex Sheldon - Guitar
• Andy Paonessa - Guitar, backing vocals
• Adam Mcmillion - Drums, backing vocals
• Jim Baird - Bass guitar
• Brandon James Ellis - Bass guitar, backing vocals
• Travis Bobier - Vocals
• Eli Clark - Bass guitar
• Chris Jenkins - Drums
• Joe Marks - Bass

Discography

• Ghosts — 2006 EP
• A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It — 2008
• Demos — 2012 EP
• Flight — 2013

Albums

Ghosts EP

• This Is Your Captain Speaking
• Mays Funeral
• We Get Along Like A House On Fire
• The Holiday Song
• Streetlight Diaries
• Clocks and Timepieces

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A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It

• Son of a Gun
• To The Moon For All I Care
• Detroit Was Built on Secrets
• Ambulance Chaser
• Talk Is Cheap and I've Got Expensive Taste
• The Rescue
• Bigger Scars Make Better Stories
• The Streetlight Diaries
• In This Scene You're Just an Extra
• Clocks and Timepieces

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Flight

• My Secrets Have Secrets Too
• Syndicated Reality
• Heartstrings
• Whispers and Memories
• The Runaways
• Young Hearts
• Light the Fire
• A Beautiful Mess
• Rewrite the Ending
• One Last Lullaby
• Get A Grip
• Watch the Stars Fall

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Singles

Year	Title	Album
2008	"Bigger Scars Make Better Stories"	A Fire So Big The Heavens Can See It
	"Son of a Gun"
	"Ambulance Chaser"
	"Clocks and Timepieces"
2009	"The Rescue"
	"Detroit Was Built on Secrets"
	"The Streetlight Diaries"
2013	"Light the Fire"	Flight
	"The Runaways"
	"Young Hearts"
	"Watch the Stars Fall"
2014	"Get a Grip"
	"Whispers & Memories"
	"Heartstrings"
	"Rewrite the Ending"
	"One Last Lullaby"

References

Footnotes

Additional sources

• Bear Frazer, Review of A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It, HM, July 2008. https://cmnexus.org/profiles/Search_The_City
• Andrew Schwab, "New Noise: Search the City". CCM, February 2008. https://cmnexus.org/profiles/Search_The_City

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home . Kaffeinebuzz.com . 2020-02-25 . 2020-03-16 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193211/http://www.kaffeinebuzz.com/bandOne.php?band_ID=1245 . dead .
2. Web site: Band Members . 2008-02-02 . 2008-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080415205953/http://searchthecity.camera-kid.com/band.php . dead .
3. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/search-the-city-mn0000670351/biography Search the City biography
4. Chart Positions
5. https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/Progressive_Rock/30667/p1/ Search The City from Detroit debut on Tooth & Nail Records
6. https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-fire-so-big-the-heavens-can-see-it-mw0000752322 Review of A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It
7. https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/AFireSoBigTheHeavensCanSeeIt.asp Review of A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It
8. https://www.indievisionmusic.com/reviews/search-the-city-a-fire-so-big-the-heavens-can-see-it/ Review of A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It
9. https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/New_Ministry/42941/p1/ Drummer Adam McMillion replaces Phee Shorb in Fireflight
10. https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/Cherish_The_Architecture_/48882/p1/ Detroit's Search The City return with new lead singer
11. Web site: Search The City . Searchthecityband.bandcamp.com . 2020-03-16.
12. Web site: Tooth & Nail | Search the City | A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It . 2017-04-28 . 2015-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150927213804/http://www.toothandnail.com/releases/52/A_Fire_So_Big_The_Heavens_Can_See_It/track_list/ . dead .
13. Web site: Flight | Search The City . Searchthecityband.bandcamp.com . 2020-03-16.