City Calm Down Explained

City Calm Down
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Origin:Melbourne, Australia
Years Active:2008–2019 (hiatus)
Label:I Oh You
Current Members:Jack Bourke
Sam Mullaly
Jeremy Sonnenberg
Lee Armstrong

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

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[10]
In a Restless House
  • Released: 6 November 2015
  • Label: I Oh You
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
25
Echoes in Blue[11]
  • Released: 6 April 2018
  • Label: I Oh You
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
20
Television
  • Released: 23 August 2019
  • Label: I Oh You
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
63

Singles

YearTitleAlbum
"Speak to No End"2013rowspan="2"
"Pavement"2014
"Rabbit Run"2015In a Restless House
"Son"
"Your Fix"2016
"Border On Control"
"Blood"[12] 2017Echoes in Blue
"Blame"
"In This Modern Land"
"Joan, I'm Disappearing"[13] 2018
"Television"2019Television
"Stuck (On the Eastern)"
"Flight"[14]
"Mother"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aria Charts Issue 1342. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20151117130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20151118-0000/Issue1342.pdf. dead. 2015-11-17. Australian Web Archive. 26 June 2018.
  2. Web site: 2015 Hottest 101-200. Triple J. 25 March 2017.
  3. News: City Calm Down - I OH YOU. I OH YOU. 2018-06-26.
  4. Web site: Live Review: Alt-J + City Calm Down - Metro Theatre (06.02.13) the AU review. the AU review. 2018-06-26.
  5. Web site: Live Review: CHVRCHES + City Calm Down - Oxford Art Factory (02.08.13) the AU review. the AU review. 2018-06-26.
  6. Web site: Live Review: Bombay Bicycle Club + City Calm Down + East - Metro Theatre Sydney (28.09.14) the AU review. the AU review. 2018-06-26.
  7. Web site: ARIA Charts: Kylie at #1 leads stampede of new artists into the album chart - Mediaweek. mediaweek.com.au. 2018-06-26.
  8. News: City Calm Down : Echoes in Blue. Beat Magazine. 2018-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180626111243/http://www.beat.com.au/music/city-calm-down-echoes-blue. 2018-06-26. dead.
  9. Web site: City Calm Down: "To our fans, family, friends...". Facebook. 7 October 2019.
  10. Web site: Discography City Calm Down . australian-charts.com . 7 June 2019 .
    • Television: Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #540. auspOp. 31 August 2019. 31 August 2019. 31 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831072845/https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/08/aria-chart-watch-540/. dead.
  11. Web site: Echoes In Blue by City Calm Down. iTunes Store (AU). 6 April 2018.
  12. Web site: City Calm Down - 'In This Modern Land'. Mushroom. 14 January 2018.
  13. Web site: 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...". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Be2THj_ARzP . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram. 8 February 2018. 6 February 2018.
  14. Web site: City Calm Down / Flight Single. Rock 'N' Load. 8 August 2019. 11 July 2019.