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, formed in 2009. It currently consists of David Boyd, Søren Hansen, and Louis Vecchio.Monger, James Christopher " New Politics Biography,

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, retrieved 8 September 2010Ryan, Chris (2011)
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'' in 2015, '' Lost in Translation'' in 2017 and ''An Invitation to an Alternate Reality'' in 2019 and are best known for their singles " Yeah Yeah Yeah" and "

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History

After writing songs together for three years for their respective solo albums (which were never produced), Boyd and Hansen realized they had a group forming. In 2009, the duo sent two of their songs ("Stress" and "Money") in to the Danish National Radio P3's Karriere Kanonen ("Career Cannon") competition. Of the 973 bands that entered, New Politics was one of 42 selected to perform—despite not yet being an official band, and not having selected the final line-up. Boyd and Hansen hired Poul Amaliel to play drums. The new trio were among the top four winners and went on to play in a major music festival in Denmark.Glenesk, Matthew (2010)
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, 14 July 2010, retrieved 8 September 2010 In November 2009, New Politics signed with

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. After a brief UK tour, the trio went on to do a nationwide US tour. Because of the group's new record deal with RCA, they decided to move to the United States. They currently reside in a loft apartment in

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. The band performed at the

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festival in March 2010.Jackson, Jill (2010)
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, Spinner, 23 February 2010, retrieved 8 September 2010 On 13 July 2010, they released their first album, the self-titled '' New Politics''. It featured ten tracks, including their hit single " Yeah Yeah Yeah". An official video was filmed in

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for this single. The album received a mixed review from

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, retrieved 8 September 2010 They embarked on a 30-date tour of the US to promote the album, and supported

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.com on 8 October 2010. Like "Yeah Yeah Yeah," this video was also filmed in New York City. In autumn of 2010, drummer Poul Amaliel left the band to return to Denmark. On 26 November 2012, their song "

" was promoted as the first single from their second album, '' A Bad Girl in Harlem'', released on 21 May 2013. In late 2013, New Politics' "Harlem" broke onto U.S.

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chart, making it their highest ranking song on any Billboard chart. From 18 January–15 May 2013, The trio toured along with American alternative rock duo

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during the Winter and Spring portions of their ''Trips for Concerts 2013'' tour. The band also served as the opening act for pop-punk band

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'' Spring Tour from 28 May–26 June 2013. On 21 July 2013, New Politics performed "Harlem" at Guy Code Honors at

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at select dates until 6 November 2013. In early 2014, New Politics kicked off their U.S. tour with openers

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on 14 Oct. in Washington, D.C. touring the US and Canada. In April 2015, the band recorded their hit "Everywhere I Go" in

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, bringing them more popularity to a different demographic. On 5 May 2015, the band released "West End Kids" as the second single from ''Vikings'' and announced that the album would be released on 14 August 2015. In October the band joined Andrew McMahon with special guests The Griswolds, as well as fellow DCD2 artist LOLO on 'The Wilderness Politics Tour'. It began in

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in November 2015. In early 2017, the band released the single "One Of Us" and was scheduled to tour the United States with band 311 during the summer. On 2 August 2017, New Politics announced that their fourth studio album Lost in Translation would be released on 6 October 2017 and released a new single "CIA" the day after. They posted on Facebook that the new album would focus on life after touring and growing more successful, as well as describing the task of reinventing themselves through the tight bonds that they developed as bandmates over the years. In support of the new album New Politics toured twice during the spring and fall of 2018 across North America. In April 2019, New Politics had their tenth anniversary as a band. As teased on social media, the song "Comeback Kid" was released on 16 April 2019. The band announced on 18 October 2019 that their fifth studio album, '' An Invitation to an Alternate Reality'', would be released on 1 November 2019.

Band members

Current members * David Boyd – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming (2009–present) * Søren Hansen – bass guitar, guitar, vocals, keyboards, programming (2009–present) * Louis Vecchio – drums, percussion, programming, backing vocals (2010–present) Former members * Poul Amaliel – drums, percussion, bass guitar, backing vocals (2009–2010)

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

* ''Escape to Paradise'' (2020)

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control Danish rock music groups Decaydance Records artists Warner Records artists RCA Records artists Musical groups established in 2009 2009 establishments in Denmark Musical groups from Copenhagen