City Calm Down

City Calm Down
City Calm Down at Shimmerlands, February 2017
Background information
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genres
  • Alternative
  • pop
  • electronic
Years active 2008–present
Labels I Oh You
Website www.citycalmdown.com
Members Jack Bourke
Sam Mullaly
Jeremy Sonnenberg
Lee Armstrong

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]

The band's second full-length album Echoes In Blue was released on Friday 6 April 2018. Featuring singles ‘In The Modern Land’, ‘Joan, I’m Disappearing’ and ‘Pride’, the album debuted at #20 on the ARIA Album Charts[7] and was given a 9/10 score by Beat Magazine.[8]

City Calm Down's song "Your Fix" appears on the 2017 game AFL: Evolution.

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
In a Restless House
  • Released: 6 November 2015
  • Label: I Oh You
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 25
Echoes in Blue[9]
  • Released: 6 April 2018
  • Label: I Oh You
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 20[10]

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"[11] 2017 Echoes in Blue
"Blame"[11]
"In This Modern Land"[11]
"Joan, I'm Disappearing"[12] 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Aria Charts Issue 1342" (PDF). Pandora Archive. 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. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  9. ↑ "Echoes In Blue by City Calm Down". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Albums Chart Week Commencing 16 April, 2018" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "City Calm Down - 'In This Modern Land'". Mushroom. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "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. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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