This City

This City

Jordan Philips, The Kicks, demonstrates an acoustic version of “This City” by the American singer/songwriter and ex-member of the rock band, Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump.

“This City” is a pop song written for Patrick’s first solo album entitled, Soul Punk, that he released in 2011. It peaked its way into the Hot 100 charts for a bit and the latest remix of it features the rapper Lupe Fiasco. The version in this lesson is an acoustic rendition of the song, similar to the way Stump has played it live on radio stations and unplugged sets. 

Jordan plays a Gibson Acoustic Hummingbird in the lesson.

Jordan Phillips was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He picked up a guitar when he was 10 years old. Since then he has been writing, recording, and touring playing rock and roll music. In 2004, he relocated to Nashville, TN where he is now the lead singer and guitar player in the pop/rock band The Kicks. The Kicks have recorded 2 albums (with their 3rd releasing in September 2012) and have spent the past 4 years in North America and Central America, touring and opening for the likes of John Mayer, Los Lonely Boys, Rooney, and Hot Chelle Rae. They also appeared on Austin City Limits in 2011.