New City (band)

New City (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian electropop duo based in Toronto, Ontario – consisting of Jed Webster (guitar, programming) and Nathan Brown (drums, programming). The band previously included Adrian Mitchell (vocals) before he left the group at an unknown time in 2019.

New City
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active2017–present
Labels
Websitenewcityofficial.ca
Members
  • Jed Webster – guitar, programming
  • Nathan Brown - drums, programming
Past members
  • Adrian Mitchell - lead vocals

In 2017, the band released their first-ever song, "Coachella," a summertime anthem about the Indio, California music festival. The track has since amassed almost two million streams, including almost 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 party atmosphere of the desert festival – despite never having been.

The follow-up, the Deep House-inflected "Dirty Secrets," was the #1 Most Added CANCON single at Canadian Pop Radio on week of release. The track entered the Canadian radio chart at number 22, jumping seven spots in just 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

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 took a big leap and moved to Toronto when they met R&B fan Mitchell, who was born in Oro-Medonte in central Ontario and was trying to make it as a solo artist, at a hotel party and quickly joined forces.

As of 2019, Mitchell was released from the band with reasons unannounced, the band parted ways with their Canadian label Universal Music Canada shortly after.

Musical style

New City's music style has been described as electropop, pop, synth-pop.

Discography

EPs
  • For My Eyes Only (2018)

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[5]
"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. "New City Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
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