New West (band)

New West is a Canadian musical group from Toronto, Ontario. ^[1] They are most noted as the winners of the Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024. ^[2]

The group, who consider themselves a musical collective rather than a band in the traditional sense, consists of multi-instrumentalists Kala Wita, Vella, Ben Key and Noel West. Their music blends rhythm and blues and indie rock influences. ^[1] They released a number of singles, including "Cold Tea" and "Those Eyes", before releasing their full-length debut album Based on a True Story in fall 2023. ^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

• Singles 2020 - 2021 (January 14, 2022) ^[4]
• Based On A True Story... (October 20, 2023) ^[5]

EP's

• Call Me When You Hear This Song (June 7, 2019) ^[6]
• In Good Time (April 8, 2022) ^[7]
• Cotswold (May 3, 2024) ^[8]
• Stevie Nicks (June 21, 2024) ^[9]
• New West (EP) (November 15, 2024) ^[10]

Singles

• Those Eyes (May 10, 2019) ^[11]
• Call Me When You Hear This Song (May 24, 2019) ^[12]
• Hate That I Love You (November 15, 2019) ^[13]
• Next To You (January 10, 2020) ^[14]
• This Little Story (February 7, 2020) ^[15]
• This Little Story (Acoustic) (2020) ^[16]
• Years Ago (March 13, 2020) ^[17]
• Wrote This For You (April 10, 2020) ^[18]
• Paris (May 15, 2020) ^[19]
• Balenciaga (June 26, 2020) ^[20]
• Five Miles High (August 21, 2020) ^[21]
• Lovely (October 23, 2020) ^[22]
• Some Might Say (2020/2021) ^[23]
• God Only Knows (January 15, 2021) ^[24]
• The Wait (February 19, 2021) ^[25]
• We've Been Fighting For Miles (April 9, 2021) ^[26]
• Summer B-Sides (June 25, 2021) ^[27]
• 27 (August 13, 2021) ^[28]
• You Got The Part (September 24, 2021) ^[29]
• Kids Who Stole The World (October 29, 2021) ^[30]
• Year In Review (December 10, 2021) ^[31]
• Panick Attack (February 4, 2022) ^[32]
• Those Eyes (Alternate Versions) (July 20, 2022) ^[33]
• Apple Music Home Sessions: New West - Single (March 24, 2023) ^[34]
• homecoming / in my city (April 21, 2023) ^[35]
• IYKYK (August 18, 2023) ^[36]
• Cold Tea (September 22, 2023) ^[37]
• Spotify Singles (October 4, 2023) ^[38]
• Those Eyes (January 5, 2024) ^[39]
• Credits (March 29, 2024) ^[40]
• HAPPIER! (September 6, 2024) ^[41]

References

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3. Will Schube, "Toronto Collective New West Shares ‘Cold Tea,’ Announces ‘Based On A True Story’". UDiscover Music, September 22, 2023.
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