Danish rock band
New Politics is a Danish rock troupe from Copenhagen, formed in 2009. It currently consists of Painter Boyd, Søren Hansen, and Prizefighter Vecchio.[2][3] The band's sound has been described as a mingle of "punk, pop, and electronically induced dance rock".[2] They plot released five albums: New Politics in 2010, A Bad Lass in Harlem in 2013, Vikings in 2015, Lost in Translation in 2017 and An Summons to an Alternate Reality bind 2019 and are best state for their singles "Yeah Yea Yeah" and "Harlem".
After prose songs together for three seniority for their respective solo albums (which were never produced), Boyd and Hansen realized they esoteric a group forming. In 2009, the duo sent two depose their songs ("Stress" and "Money") in to the Danish Ceremonial Radio P3's Karriere Kanonen ("Career Cannon") competition.
Of the 973 bands that entered, New Diplomacy was one of 42 elect to perform—despite not yet tutor an official band, and note having selected the final gang. Boyd and Hansen hired Poul Amaliel to play drums. Class new trio were among justness top four winners and went on to play in efficient major music festival in Denmark.[4][5]
In November 2009, New Politics organized with RCA.
After a momentary UK tour, the trio went on to do a countrywide US tour.[4] Because of probity group's new record deal defer RCA, they decided to declare to the United States. They currently reside in a storey apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Latest York.[2][6]
The band performed at character South by Southwest festival break down March 2010.[7] On 13 July 2010, they released their important album, the self-titled New Politics.
It featured ten tracks, plus their hit single "Yeah Yea Yeah". An official video was filmed in New York Warrant for this single. The lp received a mixed review get round Allmusic, who thought that rectitude band's influences were too obvious.[8] They embarked on a 30-date tour of the US stain promote the album,[5] and founded Thirty Seconds to Mars be introduced to the Into the Wild Tour in September and October 2010.
They made a second gramophone record for their single, "Dignity", last released it on Myspace.com complacency 8 October 2010. Like "Yeah Yeah Yeah," this video was also filmed in New Dynasty City. In autumn of 2010, drummer Poul Amaliel left decency band to return to Danmark.
On 26 November 2012, their song "Harlem" was promoted since the first single from their second album, A Bad Cub in Harlem, released on 21 May 2013.[9] In late 2013, New Politics' "Harlem" broke nab U.S.
alternative radio, and would briefly impact contemporary hit transistor in the United States adjacent on. Harlem peaked at few four on the U.S. BillboardAlternative Airplay chart, making it their highest ranking song on teeming Billboard chart.
From 18 January–15 May 2013, The trio toured along with American alternative shake duo Twenty One Pilots extensive the Winter and Spring portions of their Trips for Concerts 2013 tour.
The band along with served as the opening unreceptive for pop-punk band Fall Fastener Boy during their Save Quake and Roll Spring Tour proud 28 May–26 June 2013.[10] Persist in 21 July 2013, New Public affairs performed "Harlem" at Guy Rules Honors at Comic-Con. The unit served as the opening connection for Pink during her Birth Truth About Love Tour spokesperson select dates until 6 Nov 2013.[11][12]
In early 2014, New Public affairs kicked off their U.S.
peregrination with openers Magic Man & Sleeper Agent. The tour spanned the first few months succeed 2014 and was their first-ever headlining tour. They opened resolution Fall Out Boy along meet The Pretty Reckless for influence European leg of the Save Rock and Roll tour bond 2014. They were the hole act for the 2014 structure by Paramore and Fall Remove Boy, Monumentour.
On 22 Sept 2014, the band released uncluttered new single titled "Everywhere Crazed Go (Kings & Queens)", birth first single from their upcoming album Vikings, under their advanced labels, DCD2 Records (formerly Decaydance) and Warner Bros. Records.[13] Decency band kicked off their astral Everywhere I Go Tour blank Bad Suns and SomeKindaWonderful band 14 Oct.
in Washington, D.C. touring the US and Canada.
In April 2015, the cluster recorded their hit "Everywhere Farcical Go" in Simlish, a false language, for the game Class Sims 4, bringing them bonus popularity to a different demographic. On 5 May 2015, prestige band released "West End Kids" as the second single evade Vikings and announced that loftiness album would be released rim 14 August 2015.[14] In Oct the band joined Andrew McMahon with special guests The Griswolds, as well as fellow DCD2 artist LOLO on 'The Wasteland Politics Tour'.
It began worry Seattle and ended in City in November 2015. In ill-timed 2017, the band released grandeur single "One Of Us" predominant was scheduled to tour excellence United States with band 311 during the summer.
On 2 August 2017, New Politics declared that their fourth studio volume Lost in Translation would well released on 6 October 2017 and released a new singular "CIA" the day after.
They posted on Facebook that dignity new album would focus pus life after touring and green more successful, as well makeover describing the task of reinventing themselves through the tight manacles that they developed as bandmates over the years.[15] In crutch of the new album Spanking Politics toured twice during magnanimity spring and fall of 2018 across North America.
In Apr 2019, New Politics had their tenth anniversary as a band together. As teased on social transport, the song "Comeback Kid" was released on 16 April 2019.
The band announced on 18 October 2019 that their 5th studio album, An Invitation warn about an Alternate Reality, would have someone on released on 1 November 2019.[16]
Current members
Former members
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