The New Cities
The New Cities | |
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 The members of The New Cities. Left to right: Philippe Lachance, David Brown, Nicolas Denis, Christian Bergeron, Francis Fugere, Julien Martre. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Rock, Synth-pop, Dance rock, Electro, Pop punk, Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 2005[1] – present |
| Labels | Sony Music Canada Red Ink[2] |
| Members | David Brown Christian Bergeron Nicolas Denis Francis Fugere Philippe Lachance Julien Martre |
| Website | http://www.thenewcities.com/ |
The New Cities is a Juno Award and ADISQ Award nominated band originating from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada and currently based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The current members of The New Cities are David Brown, Christian Bergeron, Nicolas Denis, Francis Fugere, Philippe Lachance, and Julien Martre.
The band has released three singles from their debut album Lost in City Lights; "Dead End Countdown", "Leaders of the Misled" and "Hypertronic Superstar". The three singles have been followed by the release of a fourth official video in December 2010 for "Looks Minus Substance".
The second full length album is being announced as Kill the Lights and is currently being mixed. Release is expected on September 27th, 2011. The first single called "Heatwave", co-written by the band and The Matrix, has been released on June 16, 2011. It features a melody from the song Tarzan Boy, popularized in 1985 by Baltimora.
Early Years
The band recorded their first EP album with producer Steve Nadeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in early 2006. They independently released it under the name "The New Cities EP" a few months later and started touring Canada. The band met producer Greig Nori in the spring of 2006 and started working with him on new material which led to signing a record deal with Sony Music Canada.
Lost In City Lights
Following their signing with Sony Music Canada, the band released their first full length album Lost in City Lights in May 2009.
Their debut single Dead End Countdown peaked at #16 on the Canadian Hot 100, won the 2010 SOCAN Pop/Rock Music Award and was nominated in 2 categories at the Canadian Radio Music Awards. The music video for Dead End Countdown was nominated at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards.
The New Cities' second single "Leaders Of The Misled" was featured in the TV movie Degrassi Takes Manhattan, part of Season 9 of the tv series Degrassi: The Next Generation. The track "Lost in City Lights" was featured in the third season of Gossip Girl.
TNC has toured with acts such as Simple Plan, Hedley, Marianas Trench, ILL Scarlett, Mobile, Faber Drive and Ten Second Epic. They have opened for major acts such as The Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, NIN, Sum 41 and Metric. They have also toured the UK twice and France in the winter of 2009-2010.
Members
Current members
- David Brown - Lead vocals (2005–present)
- Julien Martre - Backing vocals, Bassist (2008–present)
- Christian Bergeron - Guitarist (2005–present)
- Francis Fugere - Drums (2007–present)
- Nicolas Denis - Synth (2005–present)
- Philippe Lachance - Synth (2005–present)
Discography
Albums
| Album | Date of Release | Label |
| The New Cities EP | March, 2006 | Independently released |
| Lost in City Lights | May 5, 2009 | Sony Music Canada Red Ink |
| Kill the Lights | September 27, 2011 | Sony Music Canada |
The album Lost in City Lights has also been released on iTunes UK and US.
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions |
Album | Certification (CRIA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | ||||
| "Dead End Countdown" | 16[3] | Lost in City Lights | Gold[4] | |
| "Leaders of the Misled" | 99[5] | |||
| "Hypertronic Superstar" | 58[6] | |||
| "Heatwave" | 41 | Kill the Lights |
Compilation Appearances
| Album | Date of Release | Label | Song(s) | Notes |
| Juno Awards 2010 | Mar 30, 2010 | Sony Music Canada | "Dead End Countdown" | |
| NRJ Hit Liste 2010 | Apr 6, 2010 | Sony Music Canada | "Leaders of the Misled" | |
| 10 Dollar DJ - Canada Day* | Nov 02, 2010 | Sony Music Canada | "Dead End Countdown" | iTunes Canada exclusive. |
Music videos
| Title | Album | Date of Release | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Dead End Countdown" [1] | Lost in City Lights | Apr 17, 2009 | Jodeb |
| "Leaders of the Misled" [2] | Aug 18, 2009 | Jodeb | |
| "Hypertronic Superstar" [3] | Feb 01, 2010 | Frank Borin | |
| "Looks Minus Substance" [4] | Dec 13, 2010 | Jodeb, David Brown | |
| "Heatwave" [5] | Kill the Lights | Jul 26, 2011 | John Poliquin |
The music video for Dead End Countdown has also been released in the UK and Ireland in March 2010. It has been added to Kerrang! TV, Scuzz TV, NME TV, Chart Show TV and The Box playlists.
Appearances in other media
- 2009. Their song "Lost in City Lights" was used in Season 3 of Gossip Girl.[7]
- 2009. Their song "Dead End Countdown" was used in Season 2, Episode 4 of So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
- 2010. Their song "Hypertronic Superstar" was used in Season 3, Episode 5 of So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
- 2010. Their song "Leaders of the Misled" was used in the film Degrassi Takes Manhattan.
Awards & Nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Dead End Countdown" | SOCAN "POP/ROCK music award" |
Won[8] |
| 2010 | "The New Cities" | JUNO Canada's Music Awards "New Group of the Year" |
Nominated[9] |
| 2010 | "Lost in City Lights" | ADISQ "Album Anglophone de l'année" |
Nominated[10] |
| 2010 | "The New Cities" | Canadian Radio Music Awards "Best New group or solo artist of the year (HOT AC)" |
Nominated |
| 2010 | "The New Cities" | Canadian Radio Music Awards "Best New group or solo artist of the year (CHR)" |
Nominated |
| 2009 | "Dead End Countdown" | MuchMusic Video Awards "Post-Production of the Year" |
Nominated[11] |
References
- ^ "YouTube - thenewcities's channel". Retrieved 2009-06-25.
Formation Date: November 15, 2005
- ^ "THE NEW CITIES - Lost in City Lights". Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Billboard". Retrieved 2010-12-05.
Dead End Countdown Peak position: 16, July 4, 2009
- ^ "CRIA". Retrieved 2010-10-24.
Gold Certification: August 2009
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Billboard". Retrieved 2010-12-05.
Leaders of the Misled Peak position: 99, October 24, 2009
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Billboard". Retrieved 2010-12-05.
Hypertronic Superstar Peak position: 58, April 3, 2010
- ^ http://gossipgirl.tv/gossip-girl-music.html
- ^ "21st Annual SOCAN Awards Toronto 2010 - Winners List". Retrieved 2010-11-24.
POP/ROCK winner list
- ^ "Juno Awards 2010 - Winners and Nominees List". Retrieved 2010-11-25.
Juno Awards 2010 - Winners and Nomenees List
- ^ "ADISQ 2010 - Winners and Nominees List". Retrieved 2010-11-25.
ADISQ 2010 - Winners and Nomenees List
- ^ "2009 Much Music Video Awards". Retrieved 2010-11-25.
MMVAs 2009 - Winners and Nominees List