City Calm Down

City Calm Down
City Calm Down at Shimmerlands, February 2017
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Australia
Genres
  • Alternative
  • pop
  • electronic
Years active2008–2019 (hiatus)
LabelsI Oh You
MembersJack Bourke
Sam Mullaly
Jeremy Sonnenberg
Lee Armstrong
Websitewww.citycalmdown.com

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

Title Details Peak 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

Extended plays

Title Details
Movements
  • Released: 4 November 2012
  • Label: I Oh You
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

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

References

  1. ^ "Aria Charts Issue 1342" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. ^ "2015 Hottest 101-200". Triple J. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. ^ "City Calm Down - I OH YOU". I OH YOU. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. ^ "Live Review: Alt-J + City Calm Down - Metro Theatre (06.02.13) | the AU review". the AU review. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  5. ^ "Live Review: CHVRCHES + City Calm Down - Oxford Art Factory (02.08.13) | the AU review". the AU review. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  6. ^ "Live Review: Bombay Bicycle Club + City Calm Down + East - Metro Theatre Sydney (28.09.14) | the AU review". the AU review. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts: Kylie at #1 leads stampede of new artists into the album chart - Mediaweek". mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  8. ^ "City Calm Down : Echoes in Blue". Beat Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  9. ^ "City Calm Down: "To our fans, family, friends..."". Facebook. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Discography City Calm Down". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Echoes In Blue by City Calm Down". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  12. ^ a b c "City Calm Down - 'In This Modern Land'". Mushroom. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  13. ^ "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..."". Instagram. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  14. ^ "City Calm Down / Flight Single". Rock 'N' Load. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.