City and Colour
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| City and Colour | |
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| Origin | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Acoustic Folk |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Label(s) | Dine Alone, Vagrant |
| Associated acts | Alexisonfire Attack in Black |
| Website | www.cityandcolour.ca |
| Members | |
| Dallas Green Spencer Burton Daniel Tavis Romano |
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City and Colour is an acoustic side-project fronted by Dallas Green, rhythm guitarist and singer for the Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire.
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[edit] History
The name City and Colour comes from his own name: Dallas and Green. His reasoning for the name was that he felt uneasy "putting the album out under the name Dallas Green".[1]
Green said that he had been writing material since he was around the age of 14.[1] Regarding the songs released on his first album, Sometimes, Green said that he had been writing material for it throughout the course of his life, and finished writing songs for it in 2005.[1]
[edit] Sometimes
Green began releasing City and Colour songs on the internet for fans to download. Eventually, he compiled and rewrote several of these songs to make the CD Sometimes. The full length debut was released on November 1, 2005 to a good reception, described by one reviewer as "dynamically gentle and vulnerable".[2] The cover art was designed Scott McEwan, in a tattoo-esque style; Green "still may decide to have some of them inked at a later point in time".[3]
Green indicated that his view that the "best music for [him] is sad music", influenced the type of songs he created. He also said that he "love[s] music to sort of escape to" and the idea of sad music that people could identify with. Green said of the album that, "a lot of those songs are written on some of the experiences I've been through and stuff and that’s just how I deal with it. I just write songs when I’m bummed out and I feel happier."[3]
[edit] Bring Me Your Love
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Bring Me Your Love is Dallas' second full-length album. It was released in February of 2008 and features a wide array of new instruments and as well a heavily folk-influenced sound. The album also features collaborations with other musicians, such as legendary Canadian musician Gordon Downie of Tragically Hip, and additional instrumentals done by the members of Attack in Black. The lead single was 'Waiting...' which Dallas released a short making of video via myspace featuring the song for the first time. The album has also been compared with musical legend Neil Young's album, Harvest.
The Album features the musician Matt Sullivan throughout most of the album. He was brought in for the writing process and to record with the fulltime band and nothing more.
[edit] Band members
- Dallas Green – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, banjo
- Spencer Burton - bass, backing vocals, mandolin
- Daniel Tavis Romano - drums, backing vocals, lap steel, organ
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums and EPs
| Date of Release |
Title | Label |
| 2004 | The Death of Me (EP) | Dine Alone Records |
| 2005 | Missing EP | Dine Alone Records |
| 2005 | Sometimes | Dine Alone Records |
| 2008 | Bring Me Your Love | Vagrant Records/Dine Alone Records |
[edit] Live albums
| Date of Release |
Title | Label |
| 2007 | Live | Dine Alone Records |
[edit] Awards and Nominations
[edit] 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards
- Nominated for Best Pop Video for "Save Your Scissors"
- Nominated for Best Independent Video for "Save Your Scissors"
- Won Peoples Choice: Favourite Artist for "Save Your Scissors"
[edit] 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards
- Nominated for Best Pop Video for "Comin' Home"
- Nominated for Peoples Choice: Favourite Artist for "Comin' Home"
[edit] 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards
- Nominated for Peoples Choice: Favourite Artist for "Waiting..."
[edit] Chart magazine
- 2006 artist of the year
[edit] 2007 Juno Awards
- Won: Alternative Album of the Year (for Sometimes)
[edit] Trivia
- The song "Missing" was written about Green's religion teacher, Ralph Serravalle, who passed away. One track CDs of this song were sold at his early shows and all proceeds went to the Denis Morris High School Starvathon that Serravalle had started, and continuously supported. Serravalle played a large part in teaching Green to believe in himself as a musician.[citation needed]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- City and Colour official website
- City and Colour at MySpace
- Dallas Green at All Music Guide
- City and Colour at Vagrant Records
- City and Colour Fan Community
