Their sound is influenced by several genres, including post-rock, gypsy jazz, flamenco, and indie rock.
Formed on the Upper East Side of New York City in 2011, City of the Sun initially consisted of guitarist John Pita and vocalist Troubadour Adam Road,[1] who left the group in 2014.
In 2015, the band was signed to Chesky Records[3] and released their full-length debut, to the sun and all the cities in between, in March 2016.
[5] After completing a European tour in 2017, the band released their Untitled EP, with the track "Firefly" premiering on Billboard.
[7] Current according to their website, the trio has now become a duo, consisting of guitarist John Pita and percussionist Zach Para.