Causes (band)

Causes was a four-piece indie pop band who were based in the Netherlands.

History
Causes during a 2015 concert

The band is composed of British singer/songwriter Rupert Blackman (vocals), Jan Schröder (guitar), Simon Boeing-Messing (drums) and Robert Pronk (bass).[1] Blackman moved to Amsterdam from the UK[2] and started busking on the street.[3][4][5] He regularly sold out of homemade CD’s and interest quickly garnered. He signed a record deal in Benelux with Play It Again Sam. Soon after he met guitarist Jan Schroder and Causes was swiftly formed.[6][7]

The band’s debut single "Teach Me How To Dance With You" was released in late 2014 in Benelux and proved an immediate success;[8][9][10] first being playlisted on Radio 538,[11] with all other major radio stations soon following suit. It quickly gained Platinum status[12][13] and was followed up by a second, also very successful single "Walk on Water"[14] which was premiered with a performance on 3FM[15] June 4 alongside another RTL Late Night TV performance.[16][17][18] Causes were invited back to RTL Late Night the following week to close the season finale.[19][20] The band went on to sign a deal with Year One / RCA records [21] in July 2015 and "To The River" was released on 9 October, their first release outside Benelux.

2015 held a busy summer of live shows and festivals including Pinkpop[22][23] and Appelpop[24] as well as a headline show at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.[25][26][27] Causes' debut album was produced by Ian Grimble (Bears Den, Daughter)[28][29] and was released in 2016 through RCA/PIAS.[30][31] The band played the Eurosonic and Noorderslag festivals in January 2017.[32]

On 5 April 2019, the band announced that they were stopping as a band.[33]

Discography

Albums
  • Under Bridges That You Built for Me (5 February 2016)[34]
  • Wake Me Up So I Can Dream (26 October 2018)

References
  1. "New Music: Causes". Candidmagazine.com.
  2. "538: De Coen En Sander Show - Gemist - Rupert Van Causes: 'I Like Vaasjes And Fluitjes'". 538.nl.
  3. "Rupert Blackman". Umusicpub.co.uk.
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  5. "Causes". Billboard.com.
  6. "CAUSES - Paard van Troje". Paard.nl.
  7. "TRACK OF THE DAY: CAUSES - 'TO THE RIVER' - British singer/songwriter Rupert Blackman moved to Amsterdam in search of love and instead found his voice. His band Causes write smart, soaring indie/pop". Xsnoize.com.
  8. "Omroep Brabant". Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "538: Muziek - Causes - Teach Me How To Dance With You". 538.nl.
  12. =CAUSES= [@Causesmusic] (9 June 2015). "Thanks @538 @eversstaatop for presenting us with a Platinum disc today for "Teach Me How To Dance With You" #538" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2016 – via Twitter.
  13. "Communion – Causes announce first London show". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  14. Rob. "Causes releases "Walk on Water" ahead of debut album". Eurofied.
  15. "WALK ON WATER - Causes - Muziek - NPO 3FM - Serious Radio". 3fm.nl.
  16. "Causes – Walk on Water - RTL LATE NIGHT". YouTube. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  17. "Ultimate Music - Causes "To the River" (RTL Late Night Performance)". Ultimate Music.
  18. "Causes kondigt album en twee concerten aan". Artiesten Nieuws.
  19. Causes – Teach me how to Dance - RTL LATE NIGHT. YouTube. 11 June 2015.
  20. "=CAUSES= on Twitter". Twitter.
  21. RCA Label Group UK [@RCALabelGroupUK] (17 July 2015). "Another exciting NEW SIGNING this week! Welcome to the growing RCA family @Causesmusic" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. "Appelpop 2016". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  25. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  27. Amsterdaily. "Music Tip: Check Out Rupert Blackman (Causes) in Paradiso for just 10 euro". AmsterDaily. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  28. Fluor. "Causes". Fluor.
  29. "Haagse Popserver". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
  30. "Causes reveal 'To The River' EP". Music-News.com.
  31. "UITVERKOCHT - Causes - Album Release Show - Melkweg, Amst..." Eventhint.com.
  32. "Fresku, Douwe Bob, Causes en meer op Eurosonic Noorderslag". Festivalinfo.nl.
  33. "Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  34. "Under Bridges That You Built for Me - Causes | Release Info | AllMusic". all music.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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