New Politics (band)
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Origin | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Website | newpoliticsmusic |
New Politics is a Danish
History
After writing songs together for three years for their respective solo albums (which were never produced), Boyd and Hansen realized they had a group forming. In 2009, the duo sent two of their songs ("Stress" and "Money") in to the Danish National Radio P3's Karriere Kanonen ("Career Cannon") competition. Of the 973 bands that entered, New Politics was one of 42 selected to perform—despite not yet being an official band, and not having selected the final line-up. Boyd and Hansen hired Poul Amaliel to play drums. The new trio were among the top four winners and went on to play in a major music festival in Denmark.[4][5]
In November 2009, New Politics signed with RCA. After a brief UK tour, the trio went on to do a nationwide US tour.[4] Because of the group's new record deal with RCA, they decided to move to the United States. They currently reside in a loft apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.[2][6]
The band performed at the
On 26 November 2012, a song titled "
From 18 January – 15 May 2013, The trio toured along with American alternative rock duo
In early 2014, New Politics kicked off their U.S. tour with openers
In April 2015, the band recorded their hit "Everywhere I Go" in a made-up language, Simlish, for the popular game 'The Sims 4', bringing them more popularity to a different demographic. On 5 May 2015, the band released "West End Kids" as the second single from Vikings and announced that the album would be released on 14 August 2015.[14] In October the band joined Andrew McMahon with special guests The Griswolds, as well as fellow DCD2 artist LOLO on 'The Wilderness Politics Tour'. It began in Seattle and ended in Philadelphia in November 2015. In early 2017, the band released the single "One Of Us" and is scheduled to tour the United States with band 311 during the summer.
On 2 August 2017, New Politics announced that their fourth studio album Lost in Translation would be released on 6 October 2017 and released a new single "CIA" the day after. They posted on Facebook that the new album would focus on life after touring and growing more successful, as well as describing the task of reinventing themselves through the tight bonds that they developed as bandmates over the years.[15] In support of the new album New Politics toured twice during the spring and fall of 2018 across North America.
In April 2019, New Politics had their tenth anniversary as a band. As teased on social media, the song "Comeback Kid" was released on 16 April 2019.
The band announced on 18 October 2019, that their fifth studio album,
Band members
Current members
- David Boyd– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming (2009–present)
- Søren Hansen – bass guitar, guitar, vocals, keyboards, programming (2009–present)
- Louis Vecchio – drums, percussion, programming, backing vocals (2010–present)
Former members
- Poul Amaliel – drums, percussion, bass guitar, backing vocals (2009–2010)
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album | Label | Chart peaks | ||||
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US[17] | US Heat[18]
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US Rock[19]
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2010 | New Politics
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RCA Records | — | 9 | — | ||
2013 | A Bad Girl in Harlem
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129 | 1 | 34 | |||
2015 | Vikings
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Warner Bros. Records[20]
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129 | — | — | ||
2017 | Lost In Translation
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Warner Bros. Records
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2019 | An Invitation to an Alternate Reality
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Big Noise Music Group | — | — | — |
Extended plays
- Escape to Paradise (2020)
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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US Alt.
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US Rock
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US Adult [24] |
US Pop
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"Yeah Yeah Yeah" | 2010 | — | 16 | 45 | — | — | New Politics |
"Dignity" | — | 29 | — | — | — | ||
"Harlem" | 2013 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 39 | 34 | A Bad Girl in Harlem |
" Tonight You're Perfect "
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— | 16 | 23 | 19 | — | ||
"Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)" | 2014 | — | 19 | 28 | — | — | Vikings[26] |
"West End Kids" | 2015 | — | 25 | — | — | — | |
"Girl Crush" | — | 31 | — | — | — | ||
"One of Us" | 2017 | — | 10 | 40 | — | — | Lost in Translation |
"CIA" | — | 30 | — | — | — | ||
"Comeback Kid" | 2019 | — | 39 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Ozone" | — | — | — | — | — | An Invitation to an Alternate Reality | |
"Unstoppable" | 2020 | — | 40 | — | — | — | |
"Therapy" | — | 30 | — | — | — | ||
"Holy Grail" | — | — | — | — | — | Escape to Paradise | |
"Money Makes the World Go Round" (with Jaxson Gamble) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ "New Politics - New Politics | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Allmusic, retrieved 8 September 2010
- ^ Ryan, Chris (2011) "New Politics Get A New Drummer", MTV Buzzworthy Blog, 21 January 2011, retrieved 23 January 2011
- ^ a b "Getting to Know: New Politics". Blast: Boston's Online Magazine. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ a b Glenesk, Matthew (2010) "New Politics' buzz just keeps building", ESPN, 14 July 2010, retrieved 8 September 2010
- ^ "New Politics Biography". The Official New Politics Site. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ Jackson, Jill (2010) "New Politics Interview: SXSW 2010", Spinner, 23 February 2010, retrieved 8 September 2010
- Allmusic, retrieved 8 September 2010
- ^ Brodsky, Rachel (20 May 2013). "Album Premiere: New Politics, 'A Bad Girl In Harlem'". MTV Buzzworthy. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ Whitt, Cassie (3 May 2013). "NK, New Politics opening on Fall Out Boy's 'Save Rock And Roll' tour". Alternative Press. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "New Politics - Thinking about changing our band name - what to do ..." The Official New Politics Site. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "P!nk". Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Montgomery, James (12 June 2014). "Pete Wentz Relaunches Decaydance Records". Rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ Payne, Chris (29 July 2015). "New Politics Battle Fall Out Boy & Brendon Urie in 'Mortal Kombat'-Style 'West End Kids' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "New Politics". Facebook.com.
- ^ a b Staff (18 October 2019). "New Politics Announce New Album "An Invitation to an Alternate Reality", Share New Single "Ozone"". Aesthetic Magazine. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "New Politics Album & Song Chart History". Billboard 200 for New Politics.
- ^ "New Politics Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Heatseekers for New Politics.
- ^ "New Politics Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Top Rock Albums for New Politics.
- ^ Kuchik, Natalie (15 October 2014). "New Politics announce a new album 'Vikings'". AXS. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "New Politics: Harlem – Chart Performance: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "New Politics Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "New Politics Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Hot Rock Songs for New Politics.
- ^ "New Politics Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Adult Pop Songs for New Politics.
- ^ "New Politics Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Pop Songs for New Politics.
- ^ "The Alt In Our Stars Podcast: New Politics Preview New Album 'Vikings'". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2015.