New City (band)

NEW CITY (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian pop rock and electronic trio based in Toronto, Ontario – consisting of Chase Ellestad (vocals, piano, production), Jed Webster (guitar, production) and Nathan Brown (drums, production). The band previously included Adrian Mitchell (vocals), who left the group in 2019.

NEW CITY
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active2017–present
Labels
MembersChase Ellestad – vocals, piano, production
Jed Webster – guitar, vocals, production
Nathan Brown – drums, production
Past membersAdrian Mitchell – lead vocals
Websitenewcity.band

In 2017, NEW CITY released their first song, "Coachella", an homage to the music festival of the same name. The track has since amassed almost two million streams, including nearly 1.5 million streams on Spotify,[1] with Clash magazine declaring it a "perfect pop confection."[2] New City released a music video for the track,[3] with the band channeling the party atmosphere of the desert festival – despite never having been.

The follow-up, the deep house-inflected "Dirty Secrets," was the most added CanCon single at Canadian pop radio on the week of release. The track entered the Canadian radio chart at number 22, jumping seven spots in two weeks and clearing four million streams. "With the irresistible pop sensibilities of New City," wrote Billboard,[4] "they are a secret you'll want to share."

History

They were formed in 2017 out of two separate projects. Webster and Brown are lifelong friends who grew up together in the small farming community of Sussex, New Brunswick; Webster's influences included blues guitar heroes (Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Muddy Waters), while Brown was more focused on rock groups before discovering electronic music in high school. The pair moved to Toronto when they met R&B fan Mitchell, born in Oro-Medonte in central Ontario who was trying to make it as a solo artist, at a hotel party and quickly joined forces.

In 2019, Mitchell was released from the band for unknown reasons. The band parted ways with their Canadian label Universal Music Canada soon after.

Musical style

NEW CITY's music style has been described as electropop, pop, and synth-pop.[5][6]

Discography

EPs
  • For My Eyes Only (2018)

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[7]
"Coachella" 2017 — non-album singles
"Dirty Secrets" —
"Getting Closer" 2018 73
"For My Eyes Only" — For My Eyes Only
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released

References
  1. NEW CITY - Coachella (Spotify Stream). Spotify. 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. Murray, Robin (June 4, 2017). "NEW CITY Channel Summer Vibes On 'Coachella'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  3. NEW CITY - Coachella (Official Video). YouTube. April 6, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  4. Kress, Bryan (April 6, 2017). "Pop Trio NEW CITY Gets Steamy in 'Dirty Secrets' Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  5. Melanson, Jenna. "NEW CITY release video for "Getting Closer"". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  6. Kress, Bryan (August 2, 2017). "Pop Trio New City Gets Steamy in 'Dirty Secrets' Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  7. "New City Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
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