City Calm Down is a live electronic four piece from Melbourne, Australia. With varying degrees of influence stemming from post-punk, disco, jazz, and techno they're making an interesting brand of electronic dance pop. Their live show involves extensive use of samplers, synthesizers, sequencers and drum modules as well as the use of more traditional instruments such as bass guitar, saxophone, voice and kit

Next act to wander into this noisy forest was electro-synth quartet City Calm Down. Slickly dressed in new romantic & punk sheik, the four-piece all came across like doubles for Crispin Glover¹s George McFly. With dumb ostensible comparisons to the likes the Presets and Midnight Juggernauts flying in, City Calm Down almost immediately achieved a splendid point a difference with its main synth player doubling as a saxophonist. When utilising this aforementioned woodwind instrument and in combination with their European electro sound ­ Digitalism, Justice, Soulwax (they even managed a Nite Versions cover) ­ City Calm Down started to show flecks of 90¹s dance wonder Guru Josh and further cement in this reviewers mind that acid house is on it¹s way back.
DAN WATT - BEAT MAGAZINE

Behind the trendy haircuts and skinny-leg jeans were some talented musicians playing some killer dance songs. One number, ‘You Can Have It So Much Better' featured a little saxophone, sounding like ‘Baker Street' on ecstasy. Like some sort of Depeche Mode/New Order/Pet Shop Boys mash up, it was an exciting performance to watch, everyone was moving, on the stage and the crowd.
The AU Review - www.theaureview.com

City Calm Down reminds me of the new wave acts of the 80's - Depeche Mode, New Order even a hint of INXS. With a little more time in the studio and on the live circuit these guys could very well be the band to dance to in 2009.
Adrian Karvinen, A&R, Universal Music