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Dappled Cities
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresIndie rock, art rock, indie pop, dream pop
Years active1997–present
MembersDave Rennick
Tim Derricourt
Ned Cooke
Allan Kumpulainen
Mark Harding
Past membersHugh Boyce
Mark Bradshaw
Alex Moore
Websitewww.dappledcities.com

Dappled Cities (formerly "Dappled Cities Fly") are an indie rock band from Sydney, Australia.

History

The band first came together as teenagers in the northern suburbs of Sydney in 1997. Dave Rennick and original drummer Hugh Boyce were joined by Alex Moore on bass and Tim Derricourt on guitar. Keyboards were added occasionally by Mark Bradshaw, and after 2006 more regularly by Ned Cooke.

The band started out playing at all-ages shows and charity benefits before they reached legal age to play in the licensed venues in the Sydney CBD. The performed at the Hopetoun Hotel (now defunct), the Excelsior and The Bat and Ball. The band members moved to the inner suburbs of Sydney and after various name changes settled on Dappled Cities Fly.

The band made several tours of Australia and also toured New Zealand in 2004. In 2006 Dappled Cities Fly performed in London, England and at shows in the United States, including South by Southwest, where they played again in 2009 and 2010. From 2006–2009, the band did a number of tours of America and Canada, including performances at the Crocodile Club in Seattle, Mercury Lounge in New York and the Troubadour in Los Angeles.

A Smile

Dappled Cities Fly's early single and EP releases were critically well received and played Australia-wide on various radio stations.[citation needed] Their first album, A Smile, several years in the making, was released in late 2004[1] and was featured as album of the week on radio stations FBi and Triple J. and reviewed favourably in The Sydney Morning Herald.[2]

Granddance

In 2006 their second album, Granddance, recorded at Sunset Sounds and Senora Studios in Los Angeles, was released.[1] The album's cover artwork has the band's name as Dappled Cities, without the word "Fly"; while this was done for artistic reasons at the time, by 2009 the band were calling themselves simply Dappled Cities. In 2007 the band toured with Sydney band Red Riders, and later recorded and released a cover version of "November Rain" with them. In February 2008 Boyce left the band, and was replaced later that year by drummer Allan Kumpulainen.

Zounds

Dappled Cities' third album, Zounds, was released in Australia in 2009 and in the United States in early 2010.[3] The album received many positive reviews.[citation needed] Pitchfork gave the band 7.8 and noted that "Dappled Cities haven't quite acquired a big reputation outside their homeland yet, but it seems likely they will". The band toured during this period in New York and London while also doing a number of tours around Australia to positive reviews.[4]

Lake Air

The band recorded their fourth album, Lake Air, throughout September 2011 at Megaphon Studios in St Peters, following recording sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The recording was done with the assistance of Jarrad Kritzstein and the album released in July 2012.[5]

In 2013, the band collaborated with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra for "The Future is Baroque", a Sydney Festival exclusive event pairing Dappled Cities' music with Baroque instrumentation. The band played as the supporting act at Death Cab for Cutie's "Codes and Keys" tour at the Palace Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.

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The band returned from hibernation to play a sold-out show at Sydney's Newtown Social Club on 5 February 2016. The show featured a number of new songs from the band's upcoming fifth album, ||||| (pronounced "five"). In May that year they released a new single, "That Sound". In early 2017 the second single, "Stone Men" was released along with an accompanying music video. ||||| itself was released on 5 May 2017, the date intentionally mirroring the album title. The title was chosen to reflect the fact that the band had made five albums, had five members and had not put out an album in five years.

||||| was properly launched with a show at the City Recital Hall in Sydney. At the show, it was announced that bassist Alex Moore would be leaving the band. He was later replaced by Mark Harding.

Members

Current members
  • Dave Rennick – guitar, vocals (1997–present)
  • Tim Derricourt – guitar, vocals (1997–present)
  • Ned Cooke – keyboards, sampler, backing vocals (2006–present)
  • Allan Kumpulainen – drums (2008–present)
  • Mark Harding - bass (2017–present)
Current touring members
  • Marc Harding - keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals (2017–present)
Past members
  • Hugh Boyce – drums (1997-2008)
  • Alex Moore – bass (1997-2017)
  • Mark Bradshaw – keyboards (2004-2006)

Discography

Studio albums

  • A Smile, released 18 October 2004
  • Granddance, released 11 November 2006
  • Zounds (#48 Australia), released 15 August 2009
  • Lake Air (#41 Australia), released 21 July 2012
  • ||||| (Five), released 5 May 2017

Compilation albums

  • Many Roads, released 17 January 2014

EPs and singles

  • "Be Engine/Sputnik" (2002) - double A-side
  • "Chameleon Girl" (2003) - with 6 B-sides
  • "Dead Bodies Where Their Mouths Were" (2003) - live studio recording EP with handmade covers
  • "Peach" (2004) - 200 copies only with pencil coloured covers
  • "Wimbo Park" (2004) - New Zealand EP release with selected tracks from earlier releases
  • "Cream" (2004)
  • "Die in Your Eyes" (2005) - Very limited split EP with the Tucker B's
  • "A Crooked Smile" (2006) - EP of remixes by guest "friends and countrymen" of songs from the album "A Smile"
  • "Fire Fire Fire" (2006)
  • "Vision Bell" (2007)
  • "Work It Out" (2007)
  • "The Price" (2009)
  • "Run with the Wind" (2012)
  • "Born at the Right Time" (2013)
  • "Lake Air" (2013)
  • "Many Roads" (2015)
  • "That Sound" (2016)
  • "Stone Men" (2017)

Awards

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
AIR Awards of 2009[6][7] Zounds Best Independent Album Nominated
themselves Independent Artist of the Year Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b Rebecca Raber (May 2007). Dappled Cities. CMJ Network, Inc. pp. 18–. ISSN 1074-6978. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Zuel, Bernard (22 December 2004). Fly boys. Sydney Morning Herald (Metro supplement), p. 15
  3. ^ "Dappled Cities". Sydney Morning Herald, Bronwyn Thompson, 21 August 2009
  4. ^ "Live Review: Dappled Cities + Glass Towers + Panama - Oxford Art Factory (31.05.12)". The AU Review, 2 June 2012 Natalie Salvo
  5. ^ "Dappled Cities launch ‘Lake Air’ – with a little help from their friends. Vox Magazine, 29 June 2012
  6. ^ "AIR Nominees". 19 October 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. ^ "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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