Come Now Sleep (CD - 2007)

As Cities Burn: Christopher Lott (guitar); Colin Kimble (bass guitar); Aaron Lunsfrod (drums); Cody Bonnette.

Personnel: Cody Bonnette (vocals, guitar); Eskil Lovstrom (acoustic guitar, keyboards); Troy Stains (lap steel guitar); Pelle Henricsson (keyboards, percussion); Matt Goldman (keyboards); Nick Marion Taylor (bass guitar); Aaron Lunsford (drums).

Additional personnel: Nick Taylor (bass guitar); Eskil Lovstrom, Matt Goldman, Pelle Henricsson, Troy Stains.

Audio Mixers: Eskil Lovstrom; Pelle Henricsson.

Recording information: First Street Studio.

Photographer: Joey Lawrence.

Baton Rouge's As Cities Burn existed for several years just on the outskirts of screamo, but with the departure of their lead screamer TJ Bonette, the band moved on to new territory. On this 2007 release, the Cities are just as intense as before, but have slowed down the pace to include dark, leafy ballads and autumnal, mid-tempo screeds that make the most of guitarist Cody Bonnette's appealingly ragged vocals. A contemplative Christian thread runs through the lyrics, but the band (and their fans) are clearly not interested in sunny facades and easy answers. minimize