Avalanche City | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Dave Baxter |
Born | Auckland, New Zealand |
Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
Genres | Indie folk |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 2009–present |
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Website | avalanchecity |
Avalanche City is the stage name of indie folk musician Dave Baxter from Auckland, New Zealand. He is best known for his 2011 New Zealand No. 1 single "Love, Love, Love" and his 2015 single Inside Out, which also charted at No. 1. In 2011, Dave Baxter was awarded the APRA Silver Scroll and nominated for three New Zealand Music Awards, including Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year.
Baxter began playing guitar at age nine and during his teens he performed in the bands One Must Fall and The Chase. He studied at Waikato Institute of Technology in Hamilton, graduating in 2005 with a Bachelor of Media Arts (Commercial Music).[ citation needed ]
In late 2009 Baxter left his job as a music writer and began recording bands in his own studio. He also began to write songs, practice singing, and create his own melodies. After performing his songs for friends, Baxter started Avalanche City and began touring with other musicians. He eventually decided to record the album Our New Life Above the Ground at Kourawhero Hall and offered it as a free download from Avalanche City's official website. Initial response to the album was extremely positive and the song "Love, Love, Love" was picked up by the local New Zealand TV station TV2 TV2 for their station promos. After this point the song placed on the New Zealand singles chart.[ citation needed ]
The album Our New Life Above the Ground was then re-released and sold well, placing number 4 on the official national albums chart and achieving gold status.
After 4 years since the release of the Baxter's record breaking debut single Love Love Love, he released his highly anticipated new album, We are for the Wild Places in July 2015. The album's first single Inside Out was very popular and quickly reached number one on the Official New Zealand Music Chart [1] and was certified Platinum. [2] The album itself was placed no 3 on the Official Top 40 Albums Chart. The second official single from the album, Keep Finding A Way has been released to radio late August. [3]
Avalanche City discography | |
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Studio albums | 3 |
Music videos | 9 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 8 |
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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NZ [4] | AUS [5] | |||||||||||
Our New Life Above the Ground |
| 4 | 97 |
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We are for the Wild Places |
| 3 | — | |||||||||
My Babylon |
| 27 [6] | — | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that were not released or did not chart in that region. |
Title | Album details |
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Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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NZ [7] | AUS [8] | |||||||||||
"Love Love Love" | 2011 | 1 | 49 |
| Our New Life Above the Ground | |||||||
"Ends in the Ocean" | — | — | ||||||||||
"You and I" | — | — | ||||||||||
"Sunset" | 2012 | — | — | |||||||||
"Inside Out" | 2015 | 1 | — |
| We Are for the Wild Places | |||||||
"Keep Finding a Way" | — | — | ||||||||||
"Prayed for Love" | 2018 | — [upper-alpha 1] | — | My Babylon | ||||||||
"My Babylon" | 2019 | — | — | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that were not released or did not chart in that region. |
Notes
Title | Director(s) | Year | Ref. |
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"Love Love Love" | Josh Smith | 2011 | [12] |
"Ends in the Ocean" | Jefferton James | 2011 | [13] |
"You and I" | Jefferton James | 2011 | [14] |
"Sunset" | Kyle Eaton | 2012 | [15] |
"Inside Out" | Chris Lane | 2015 | [16] |
"Keep Finding a Way" | Josh Smith | 2015 | [17] |
"Little Fire" | Chris Lane | 2016 | [18] |
"Prayed for Love" | Mark Fruish | 2018 | [19] |
"My Babylon" | Mark Fruish | 2019 | [20] |
Year | Organisation | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
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2011 | APRA Silver Scroll Awards | "Love, Love, Love" | Silver Scroll Award | Won |
New Zealand Music Awards | "Love, Love, Love" | Single of the Year | Nominated | |
Our New Life Above Ground | Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
Avalanche City | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
2012 | APRA Silver Scroll Awards | "Love, Love, Love" | Most Performed Work in New Zealand | Won |
2015 | New Zealand Music Awards | "Inside Out" | Single of the Year | Nominated |
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