City Calm Down

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City Calm Down
City Calm Down, Shimmerlands, Feb 2017.jpg
City Calm Down at Shimmerlands, February 2017
Background information
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genres
  • Alternative
  • pop
  • electronic
Years active2008–2019 (hiatus)
LabelsI Oh You
MembersJack Bourke
Sam Mullaly
Jeremy Sonnenberg
Lee Armstrong
Website www.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]

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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

TitleDetailsPeak 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

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

Singles

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

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