The New Cities

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The New Cities
Sony Music Canada
MembersDavid Brown
Christian Bergeron
Nicolas Denis
Francis Fugere
Philippe Lachance
Julien Martre
Websitethenewcities.com

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

Sony Music Canada
in October 2008.

Lost In City Lights

The New Cities headlining at the Festi-Voix on June 29th 2010, Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

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 "

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

Gossip Girl
.

In support of

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,

The Matrix
, has been released on June 16, 2011.

Following the release of their new album, the band joined

SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, and the Bamboozle festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey
.

Members

Current members

Discography

Albums

Album Date of Release Label
The New Cities EP March, 2006 Independently released
Lost in City Lights May 5, 2009
Sony Music Canada
Kill the Lights September 27, 2011
Sony Music Canada

Singles

Year Title Chart
Positions 		Album Certification
(CRIA)
CAN
2009
 "Dead End Countdown" 16[2] Lost in City Lights Gold[3]
"Leaders of the Misled" 99[2]
2010
 "Hypertronic Superstar" 58[2]
2011
 "Heatwave" 38[2] Kill the Lights
"The Hype" 55[2]
2012
 "Mugshot"
2013
 "The New Rule"

Compilation appearances

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

Music videos

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

The music video for "Dead End Countdown" was released in the UK and Ireland in March 2010. It has been added to

The Box
playlists.

Appearances in other media

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 "Heatwave"
MuchMusic Video Awards

"Post-Production of the Year"		 Nominated[citation needed]
2010 "Dead End Countdown"
SOCAN

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

"Post-Production of the Year"		 Nominated[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "YouTube - thenewcities's channel". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Canadian Hot 100 Billboard". αCharts. Retrieved 2011-11-10. Songs by The New Cities Peak position
  3. ^ "Gold Certification: August 2009". CRIA. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  4. ^ "The New Cities - Dead End Countdown". YouTube. 2011-03-22. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  5. ^ "The New Cities - Leaders Of The Misled". YouTube. 2011-03-24. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  6. ^ "The New Cities - Hypertronic Superstar". YouTube. 2011-03-24. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  7. ^ "The New Cities - Looks Minus Substance". YouTube. 2011-06-09. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  8. ^ "The New Cities - Heatwave". YouTube. 2011-07-26. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  9. ^ "The New Cities - The Hype". YouTube. 2011-10-11. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  10. ^ "The New Cities - Mugshot". YouTube. 2012-03-20. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  11. ^ "The New Cities - The New Rule". YouTube. 2013-02-19. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  12. ^ "Gossip Girl TV Show on the CW - Gossip Girl Music". Archived from the original on August 14, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  13. ^ "21st Annual SOCAN Awards Toronto 2010 - Winners List". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-11-24. POP/ROCK winner list
  14. ^ "ADISQ 2010 - Winners and Nominees List". Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-11-25.

External links

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