The New Cities
| The New Cities | |
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 The New Cities |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Electronica , synthpop , pop-rock |
| founding | 2005 |
| Website | www.thenewcities.com |
| Founding members | |
| Christian Bergeron | |
| David Brown | |
| Nicolas Denis | |
| Francis Fugère | |
| Philippe Lachance | |
| Julien Martre | |
The New Cities is a Canadian electronica / synthpop / rock band from Montréal, founded in 2005 .
Band history
The New Cities was founded in 2005 around singer David Brown. The remaining members are Christian Bergeron ( electric guitar ), Julien Martre ( bass , backing vocals), Nicolas Denis ( synthesizer ), Philippe Lachance (synthesizer), and Francis Fugère ( drums ). After a self-produced Extended Play in 2007, the band signed a contract with Sony Music . In 2009 the band released their debut album Lost in the City Lights with the singles Dead End Countdown and Leaders of the Misled . The album was produced by Greig Nori ( Sum 41 ) and Aex McMahon . In 2011 Kill the Lights followed , which was produced by the band and Blake Healy (ex- Metro Station ).
Music genre
The New Cities is an electropunk band with clear influences from pop music . The music is comparable to Metro Station and Forever the Sickest Kids .
Discography
Albums
- 2007: The New Cities EP (in-house production)
- 2009: Lost in the City Lights (Sony Music)
- 2011: Kill the Lights (Sony Music)
Singles
| year | single | Charts | album | Awards (Music Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | ||||
| 2009 | Dead end countdown | 16 | Lost in City Lights | gold |
| Leaders of the Misled | 99 | |||
| 2010 | Hypertronic superstar | 58 | ||
| 2011 | Heat wave | 38 | Kill the lights | |
| The hype | 55 | |||
| 2012 | Mugshot | |||
| 2013 | The New Rule |
Music videos
| year | title | Director (s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dead end, countdown | Jonathan Desbiens |
| 2009 | Leaders of the Misled | Jonathan Desbiens |
| 2010 | Hypertronic superstar | Frank Borin |
| 2010 | Looks minus substance | Jonathan Desbiens and David Brown |
| 2011 | Heat wave | John Poliquin |
| 2011 | The hype | John Poliquin |
| 2012 | Mugshot | Colin Minihan |
| 2013 | The New Rule | MatCyr |
Awards and nominations
SOCAN
- 2010: in the “POP / Rock” category (won).
ADISQ
- 2010: in the category "English Album of the Year" (nominations).
Juno Awards
- 2010: in the category “New Band of the Year” (nominations).
MuchMusic Video Awards
- 2012: in the “Post-Production of the Year” category (nominations).
- 2009: in the “Post-Production of the Year” category (nominations).
Canadian Radio Music Awards
- 2010: in the category “Best New Group or Solo Artist of the Year (HOT AC)” (nominations).
- 2010: in the category “Best New Group or Solo Artist of the Year (CHR)” (nominations).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography at Allmusic (English). Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ↑ Lost in the City Lights on Allmusic (English). Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ↑ a b c d e Canadian Hot 100 Billboard . Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ Music Canada . Retrieved October 24, 2010: "Gold Certification: August 2009"
- ↑ 21st SOCAN Awards Winner List ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ADISQ 2010 - Winners and Nomenees List ( Memento of the original from November 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Juno Awards 2010 - Winners and Nomenees List in the English language Wikipedia
- ↑ MMVAs 2012 - Nominees in the English language Wikipedia
- ↑ MMVAs 2009 - Winners and Nominees List in the English language Wikipedia
Web links
- The New Cities website (English)
- The New Cities on facebook.com
- The New Cities on twitter.com
- The New Cities on youtube.com
- The New Cities on myspace.com