City Calm Down

City Calm Down
City Calm Down at Shimmerlands, February 2017
City Calm Down at Shimmerlands, February 2017
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Australia
Genres
  • Alternative
  • pop
  • electronic
Years active2008–2019 (hiatus)
LabelI 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, and the single "Rabbit Run" from the album came in 137th place on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2015. They are signed with the Melbourne-based record label, I Oh You.

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, Chvrches, and Bombay Bicycle Club. 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 and was given a 9/10 score by Beat Magazine.

Following the release of their third album Television in 2019, City Calm Down announced that the band was "going on indefinite hiatus".

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
  • 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" 2017 Echoes in Blue
"Blame"
"In This Modern Land"
"Joan, I'm Disappearing" 2018
"Television" 2019 Television
"Stuck (On the Eastern)"
"Flight"
"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. 1 2 3 "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.