City Calm Down
City Calm Down | |
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 City Calm Down at Shimmerlands, February 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
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| Years active | 2008–2019 (hiatus) |
| Labels | I Oh You |
| Members | Jack Bourke Sam Mullaly Jeremy Sonnenberg Lee Armstrong |
| Website | www |
City Calm Down are a four-piece band from Melbourne, Australia. The band's four members are Jack Bourke (vocals), Sam Mullaly (synths/keys), Jeremy Sonnenberg (bass), and Lee Armstrong (drums/percussion). Their debut album In a Restless House debuted at number 25 on the ARIA Charts,[1] and the single "Rabbit Run" from the album came in 137th place on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2015.[2] They are signed with the Melbourne-based record label, I Oh You.[3]
The band have played multiple sold-out tours and major festivals including Splendour in the Grass, Laneway, Falls, and The Great Escape. City Calm Down have also performed with Alt-J,[4] Chvrches,[5] and Bombay Bicycle Club.[6] City Calm Down's song "Your Fix" appears in the 2017 game AFL: Evolution.
The band's second full-length album Echoes in Blue was released on 6 April 2018. Featuring the singles "In this Modern Land", "Joan, I'm Disappearing" and "Pride", the album debuted at number 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart[7] and was given a 9/10 score by Beat Magazine.[8]
Following the release of their third album Television in 2019, City Calm Down announced that the band was "going on indefinite hiatus".[9]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS [10] | ||
| In a Restless House |
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25 |
| Echoes in Blue[11] |
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20 |
| Television |
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63 |
Extended plays
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| Movements |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Album |
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| "Speak to No End" | 2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Pavement" | 2014 | |
| "Rabbit Run" | 2015 | In a Restless House |
| "Son" | ||
| "Your Fix" | 2016 | |
| "Border On Control" | ||
| "Blood"[12] | 2017 | Echoes in Blue |
| "Blame"[12] | ||
| "In This Modern Land"[12] | ||
| "Joan, I'm Disappearing"[13] | 2018 | |
| "Television" | 2019 | Television |
| "Stuck (On the Eastern)" | ||
| "Flight"[14] | ||
| "Mother" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Aria Charts Issue 1342" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "2015 Hottest 101-200". Triple J. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "City Calm Down - I OH YOU". I OH YOU. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Live Review: Alt-J + City Calm Down - Metro Theatre (06.02.13) | the AU review". the AU review. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Live Review: CHVRCHES + City Calm Down - Oxford Art Factory (02.08.13) | the AU review". the AU review. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Live Review: Bombay Bicycle Club + City Calm Down + East - Metro Theatre Sydney (28.09.14) | the AU review". the AU review. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "ARIA Charts: Kylie at #1 leads stampede of new artists into the album chart - Mediaweek". mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "City Calm Down : Echoes in Blue". Beat Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "City Calm Down: "To our fans, family, friends..."". Facebook. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Discography City Calm Down". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- Television: "ARIA Chart Watch #540". auspOp. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Echoes In Blue by City Calm Down". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "City Calm Down - 'In This Modern Land'". Mushroom. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "CITY CALM DOWN on Instagram: "Excited to present our new single 'Joan, I'm Disappearing' (@rileyblakeway) AND announce that our new album 'Echoes In Blue' will be..."". Instagram. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "City Calm Down / Flight Single". Rock 'N' Load. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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