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Dallas Green

City and Colour is an acoustic side-project fronted by Dallas Green, rhythm guitarist and singer for the Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. The current line-up also consists of Spencer Burton, Daniel Tavis Romano and Matt Sullivan.

History

The name City and Colour comes from his own name: Dallas and Green. His reasoning for the name was that he felt uneasy "putting the album out under the name Dallas Green".[1]

Green said that he had been writing material since he was around the age of 14 .[1] Regarding the songs released on his first album, Sometimes, Green said that he had been writing material for it throughout the course of his life, and finished writing songs for it in 2005.[1]

Sometimes (2005)

Green began releasing City and Colour songs on the internet for fans to download. Eventually, he compiled and rewrote several of these songs to make his first album, Sometimes. The full length debut was released on November 1, 2005 to a good reception, described by one reviewer as "dynamically gentle and vulnerable".[2] The cover art was designed Scott McEwan, in a tattoo-esque style; Green "still may decide to have some of them inked at a later point in time".[3]

Green indicated that his view that the "best music for [him] is sad music", influenced the type of songs he created. He also said that he "love[s] music to sort of escape to" and the idea of sad music that people could identify with. Green said of the album that, "a lot of those songs are written on some of the experiences I've been through and stuff and that’s just how I deal with it. I just write songs when I’m bummed out and I feel happier."[3]

Bring Me Your Love (2008)

Bring Me Your Love is Dallas' second full-length album. It was released on February 12 2008 and features a wide array of instruments not used on his previous recordings (such as harmonica, banjo, drums and lap steel) giving it a more folk-influenced sound. The album also features collaborations with other musicians, such as legendary Canadian musician Gordon Downie of Tragically Hip on the track "Sleeping Sickness", and additional instrumentals done by Matt Sullivan and the members of Attack in Black. The lead single, "Waiting...", was released on Green's official MySpace page for the first time featuring a "making of" video. The album has also been compared with musical legend Neil Young's album, Harvest as it draws considerable influences from such artists.

The album is named after a novel by Charles Bukowski. It is also a line sung in the closing track, "As Much As I Ever Could." Green has stated in interviews that he has troubles writing a lot of his lyrics and he saw Charles Bukowski's book in a book store while on tour with Alexisonfire and adopted the title for his new album.

On September 26, 2008, City and Colour embarked on a their first American tour, in support of Bring Me Your Love.[4]

Band members

  • Dallas Green – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica, banjo.

Other members

The following musicians have appeared as recording artists on the album Bring Me Your Love and have also toured with Dallas Green as backing musicians.

  • Spencer Burton - bass, backing vocals, mandolin.
  • Daniel Tavis Romano - lap steel, organ, drums, backing vocals.
  • Matthew Sullivan - guitar, backing vocals.
  • Casey Baker - guitar
  • Nicholas Osczypko - Keyboards, percussion

Discography

Studio albums and EPs

Date of
Release 		Title Label
2004 The Death of Me (EP) Dine Alone Records
2005 Missing EP Dine Alone Records
2005 Sometimes Dine Alone Records
2008 Bring Me Your Love Vagrant Records/Dine Alone Records
2008 The MySpace Transmissions (EP) Vagrant Records/Dine Alone Records/MySpace Records
2008 The iTunes Sessions (EP) iTunes Exclusive
2008 - November 25 Bring Me Your Love Special Limited Edition

Live albums

Date of
Release 		Title Label
2007 Live Dine Alone Records

Singles

Year Song Chart
pos. [5] 		Album
CAN
2005 "Save Your Scissors" - Sometimes
2006 "Comin' Home" -
2007 "Like Knives" (live) - Live
2008 "Waiting..." 32 Bring Me Your Love
"Sleeping Sickness " 60

Awards and nominations

2006 MuchMusic Video Awards

2007 MuchMusic Video Awards

  • Nominated for Best Pop Video for "Comin' Home"
  • Nominated for Peoples Choice: Favourite Artist for "Comin' Home"

2008 MuchMusic Video Awards

  • Nominated for Peoples Choice: Favourite Artist for "Waiting..."

Chart magazine

  • 2006 artist of the year

2007 Juno Awards

  • Won: Alternative Album of the Year (for Sometimes)

Trivia

  • The song "Missing" was written about Green's religion teacher, Ralph Serravalle, who passed away. One track CDs of this song were sold at his early shows and all proceeds went to the Denis Morris High School Starvathon that Serravalle had started, and continuously supported. Serravalle played a large part in teaching Green to believe in himself as a musician. [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dallas Green mellows out with City and Colour
  2. ^ City and Colour - Sometimes
  3. ^ a b Dallas Green: An Introspective Look
  4. ^ City and Colour Set Out On First U.S. Tour
  5. ^ City and Colour Chart Positions and Trajectories
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