Nice Horse Explained

Nice Horse
Landscape:Yes
Origin:Alberta, Canada
Genre:Country
Years Active:2015–present
Label:
  • Coalition Music Records
  • Sakamoto Music
Current Members:

Nice Horse is a Canadian female country duo consisting of Brandi Sidoryk and Katie Rox. Accolades garnered in their 6 years together include five CCMA nominations, 4 YYC Music Awards, 5 Country Music Alberta Awards and the 2021 Western Canadian Music Award for Country Artist of the Year.

The band has released one studio album entitled "There Goes the Neighbourhood" (2017)[1] and one EP called "A Little Unstable" (2017).[2]

Career

Nice Horse started in Hawaii with what was initially a girls trip to hang out and write songs.[3] In the summer of 2016 they opened for The Kentucky Headhunters in Lloydminster and played Big Valley Jamboree.[4] In the fall of 2016 they signed with Coalition Music Management.[5] In early 2017, they toured with Tom Cochrane on the Mad Mad World 25th anniversary tour. The band provided opening support sets on various dates across western Canada and joined Tom's band for three songs in Edmonton, Toronto, and Oshawa.[6]

The band released their first EP entitled "A Little Unstable", produced by Jeff Dalziel and Bob Rock, on February 24, 2017.[7] On September 8, 2017, Nice Horse released their debut album entitled "There Goes the Neighbourhood", also produced by Jeff Dalziel and Bob Rock, which featured singles "Mansplainin'" and "Pony Up". They have shared the stage with Jess Moskaluke, Gord Bamford, Aaron Goodvin, and Washboard Union. They have played festivals such as The Calgary Stampede, Boots & Hearts, Dauphin Countryfest, Big Valley Jamboree, Rockin' River Music Fest, and the Red Truck Concert Series.

Nice Horse placed second in the 2017 Project Wild competition hosted by Calgary radio station Wild 95.3.[8] Nice Horse teamed up with Can Praxis with Horses 4 Heroes. This foundation uses horses in order to help veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The band has done concerts in order to raise money and awareness for this foundation. They also released a standalone single entitled "O Holy Night" in 2017 with all proceeds going towards this foundation.[9]

On July 4, 2017, Nice Horse released their debut single "Pony Up" from their debut EP entitled "A Little Unstable". The music video for this song debuted alongside the announcement that they were named CMT Fresh Face Feature Artist[10] The music video for "Mansplainin'" premiered on March 8, 2018, for International Women's Day. The video shows the experiences that the band has with men and shows the band pushing for progress. They also premiered a live version of the song on Facebook Live at Facebook headquarters in Toronto, Ontario.[11] The single "Hot Mess" was released on March 5, 2020. The official music video for Hot Mess premiered on YouTube on May 18, 2020. The video was directed by Lisa Mann and stars Toronto-based drag queen Jezebel Bardot and has a special cameo from RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars winner Trixie Mattel.

The single "Cowgirl" was released on June 19, 2020. The single "High School" was released on January 22, 2021. The single "Good At Missing You" was released on June 4, 2021. In November 2023, they released the single "Things I Wish I Didn't Know".[12]

Band members

Current members

Former members

Awards and recognition

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN Country
[22]
2017"Pony Up"—There Goes the Neighbourhood
2018"Mansplainin'"—
2020"Cowgirl"31align="left" rowspan="3"
2021"High School"—
"Good at Missing You"—
2023"Things I Wish I Didn't Know"44Nice Horse
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Christmas singles

YearSingle
2018"O Holy Night"
2020"Ugly Christmas Sweater"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: thereviewsarein.com. There Goes The Neighbourhood: Nice Horse Album Review. Joshua . Murray. September 9, 2017.
  2. Web site: canadianbeats.ca. Review – Nice Horse. Orest . Dorosh . September 8, 2017.
  3. News: Red Deer Express. The Nice Horse gals bringing their fun to Westerner Days . Black Press Group Ltd. . Mark . Webber . July 12, 2017.
  4. Web site: thereviewsarein.com. 2018 Big Valley Jamboree Full Lineup Announcement. Joshua. Murray. March 14, 2018 .
  5. Web site: About Nice Horse.
  6. Web site: Music Life Magazine. Tom Cochrane and Red Rider with Nice Horse live at Centre In the Square – Kitchener, Ontario – March 28, 2017. Paul. Barrie. March 31, 2017 .
  7. FYI Music News . Five Questions With… Nice Horse. Nice Horse . Jason Schneider . August 18, 2017.
  8. Web site: FYI Music News . Brad Saunders Wins Project WILD And $100K. November 27, 2017.
  9. Web site: The YY Scene. Calgary country act Nice Horse put their hearts in Horses For Heroes fundraiser for Can Praxis program. October 13, 2017.
  10. Web site: Country Music Television Facebook Page. CMT July Fresh Face Feature Artist: Nice Horse. July 6, 2017.
  11. News: Calgary Herald. Taking the reins: Calgary country band Nice Horse takes on sexism and mansplaining with first album. Eric. Volmers. Postmedia Network Inc.. June 24, 2018.
  12. Web site: Nice Horse & The Release Of Their New Single "Things I Wish I Didn’t Know". Jenna. Weishar. November 1, 2023. Front Porch Music. March 19, 2024.
  13. Web site: Canadian Country Music Association® | 2024 CCMA Awards presented by TD. 15 May 2024.
  14. Web site: Red Deer Advocate. WATCH: 7th annual Alberta Country Music Awards celebrated in Red Deer. Mamta. Lulla. January 28, 2018.
  15. Web site: Canadian Beats. 12 Emerging Canadian Artists to Watch for in 2018 . Nicole . Wolfe . January 1, 2018.
  16. Web site: Music Row. Jess Moskaluke, Brett Kissel Lead CCMA Nominations. Jessica . Nicholson. July 11, 2018.
  17. Web site: Calgary's YYC Music Awards Announce 2018 Nominees. July 27, 2018.
  18. Web site: Katie. Colley. The Reklaws Lead CCMA Awards Nominations With Six: See The Full List. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923090024/https://etcanada.com/news/821320/the-reklaws-lead-ccma-nominations-with-six/. dead. September 23, 2021. ET Canada. September 21, 2021.
  19. Web site: Nominees . 2022-04-08 . Country Music Alberta . en-US.
  20. Web site: 2022-03-28 . The Winners of The 4th Annual Canadian Independent Music Video Awards Have Been Announced! . 2022-04-08 . Dropout Entertainment . en-CA.
  21. CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION REVEALS FIRST ROUND OF 2022 AWARD WINNERS AT THE CCMA MUSIC INDUSTRY GALA DINNER & AWARDS. September 12, 2022. Canadian Country Music Association. Global News Wire. https://web.archive.org/web/20220912231442/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/11/2513579/0/en/CANADIAN-COUNTRY-MUSIC-ASSOCIATION-REVEALS-FIRST-ROUND-OF-2022-AWARD-WINNERS-AT-THE-CCMA-MUSIC-INDUSTRY-GALA-DINNER-AWARDS.html. September 12, 2022. September 12, 2022.
  22. References for Canada Country:

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