The New Cities Explained

The New Cities
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Genre:Rock, synthpop, dance-rock, electro, pop punk, alternative rock
Years Active:2005[1]  - 2013
Label:Sony Music Canada
Current Members:David Brown
Christian Bergeron
Nicolas Denis
Francis Fugere
Philippe Lachance
Julien Martre

The New Cities is a Canadian Juno Award and ADISQ Award nominated band originating from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, and currently based in Montreal, Quebec. The current members of The New Cities are David Brown, Christian Bergeron, Nicolas Denis, Francis Fugere, Philippe Lachance, and Julien Martre.

Early years

The band recorded their first EP album with producer Steve Nadeau in Montreal, Quebec, in early 2006. They independently released it under the name "The New Cities EP" a few months later and started touring Canada. The band met producer Greig Nori in the spring of 2006 and started working with him on new material which led to signing a record deal with Sony Music Canada in October 2008.

Lost In City Lights

Following their signing with Sony Music Canada, the band released their first full-length album Lost in City Lights in May 2009.

Their debut single "Dead End Countdown" peaked at No. 16 on the Canadian Hot 100, won the 2010 SOCAN Pop/Rock Music Award and was nominated in 2 categories at the Canadian Radio Music Awards. The music video for "Dead End Countdown" was nominated at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards.

The New Cities' second single "Leaders Of The Misled" was featured in the TV movie Degrassi Takes Manhattan, part of Season 9 of the TV series . The track "Lost in City Lights" was featured in the third season of Gossip Girl.

In support of Lost in City Lights, TNC toured with acts such as Simple Plan, Hedley, Marianas Trench, Carly Rae Jepsen, ILL Scarlett, Mobile, Faber Drive and Ten Second Epic. They have opened for major acts such as The Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, NIN, Sum 41 and Metric. They also toured the UK twice and France in the winter of 2009–2010.

Kill the Lights

The band's second album, Kill the Lights was released on September 27, 2011. The first single called "Heatwave", co-written by the band and The Matrix, has been released on June 16, 2011.

Following the release of their new album, the band joined Avril Lavigne in Canada to support her 2011 Black Star Tour in October. Notable performances in 2012 include the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, and the Bamboozle festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

Members

Current members

Discography

Albums

AlbumDate of ReleaseLabel
The New Cities EPMarch, 2006Independently released
Lost in City LightsMay 5, 2009Sony Music Canada
Kill the LightsSeptember 27, 2011Sony Music Canada

Singles

YearTitleChart
Positions
AlbumCertification
(CRIA)
CAN
"Dead End Countdown"16[2] Lost in City LightsGold[3]
"Leaders of the Misled"99
"Hypertronic Superstar"58
"Heatwave"38Kill the Lights
"The Hype"55
"Mugshot"
"The New Rule"

Compilation appearances

AlbumDate of ReleaseLabelSong(s)Notes
Juno Awards 2010Mar 30, 2010Sony Music Canada"Dead End Countdown"
NRJ Hit Liste 2010Apr 6, 2010Sony Music Canada"Leaders of the Misled"
10 Dollar DJ - Canada Day*Nov 2, 2010Sony Music Canada"Dead End Countdown"iTunes Canada exclusive.

Music videos

TitleAlbumDate of ReleaseDirector(s)
"Dead End Countdown"[4] Lost in City LightsApr 17, 2009Jodeb
"Leaders of the Misled"[5] Aug 18, 2009Jodeb
"Hypertronic Superstar"[6] Feb 01, 2010Frank Borin
"Looks Minus Substance"[7] Dec 13, 2010Jodeb, David Brown
"Heatwave"[8] Kill the LightsJul 26, 2011John Poliquin
"The Hype"[9] Oct 11, 2011John Poliquin
"Mugshot"[10] Mar 19, 2012Colin Minihan
"The New Rule"[11] Feb 19, 2013MatCyr

The music video for "Dead End Countdown" was released in the UK and Ireland in March 2010. It has been added to Kerrang! TV, Scuzz TV, NME TV, Chart Show TV and The Box playlists.

Appearances in other media

Awards and nominations

|-| 2012 || "Heatwave" || MuchMusic Video Awards
"Post-Production of the Year"|| |-| 2010 || "Dead End Countdown" || SOCAN
"POP/ROCK music award" || [13] |-| || "The New Cities" || JUNO Canada's Music Awards
"New Group of the Year" || |-| 2010 || "Lost in City Lights" || ADISQ
"Album Anglophone de l'année"|| [14] |-| 2010 || "The New Cities" || Canadian Radio Music Awards
"Best New group or solo artist of the year (HOT AC)" || |-| 2010 || "The New Cities" || Canadian Radio Music Awards
"Best New group or solo artist of the year (CHR)" || |-| 2009 || "Dead End Countdown" || MuchMusic Video Awards
"Post-Production of the Year"|| |-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: YouTube - thenewcities's channel . . 2009-06-25 .
  2. Web site: Canadian Hot 100 Billboard. αCharts . 2011-11-10 . Songs by The New Cities Peak position.
  3. Web site: CRIA . Gold Certification: August 2009 . 2010-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101019181033/http://cria.ca/gold/0809_g.php . 2010-10-19 .
  4. Web site: The New Cities - Dead End Countdown . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/4k5HzOe4PsM . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2011-03-22 . 2015-11-20.
  5. Web site: The New Cities - Leaders Of The Misled . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/3NeanPNeOnE . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2011-03-24 . 2015-11-20.
  6. Web site: The New Cities - Hypertronic Superstar . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VWePlnZa_wc . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2011-03-24 . 2015-11-20.
  7. Web site: The New Cities - Looks Minus Substance . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/-2wRG2SC7EA . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2011-06-09 . 2015-11-20.
  8. Web site: The New Cities - Heatwave . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/hpe5X2iCMAw . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2011-07-26 . 2015-11-20.
  9. Web site: The New Cities - The Hype . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/hqYbEMHqN9k . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2011-10-11 . 2015-11-20.
  10. Web site: The New Cities - Mugshot . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/yqWEyLYeZTE . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2012-03-20 . 2015-11-20.
  11. Web site: The New Cities - The New Rule . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/_QjrWPvN1FA . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2013-02-19 . 2015-11-20.
  12. Web site: Gossip Girl TV Show on the CW - Gossip Girl Music . October 21, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100814132327/http://www.gossipgirl.tv/gossip-girl-music.html . August 14, 2010 .
  13. Web site: 21st Annual SOCAN Awards Toronto 2010 - Winners List . 2010-11-24 . POP/ROCK winner list . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927060129/http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/pub/about_socan/TO_21stSOCANAwards_WinList_000.jsp#s5 . 2011-09-27 .
  14. Web site: ADISQ 2010 - Winners and Nominees List . 2010-11-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101119085110/http://adisq.com/even-gala/2010/nomin-artis-anglophone.html . 2010-11-19 .