Kill the Lights (The New Cities album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Kill the Lights
| type = studio
| artist = The New Cities
| cover = Kill The Lights 1000x1000.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 27, 2011
| recorded = With Blake Healy from Metro Station, The New Cities
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Synthpop, synthrock, rock
| length =
| label = Sony Music Canada
| producer = Blake Healy
The New Cities
| prev_title = Lost in City Lights
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Kill the Lights
| type = Studio
| single1 = Heatwave
| single1date = June 16, 2011
| single2 = The Hype
| single2date = October 10, 2011
| single3 = Mugshot
| single3date = February 13, 2012
| single4 = The New Rule
| single4date = February 19, 2013
}}
}}
Kill the Lights is the second and final full-length album by the synthpop rock band The New Cities. Released on September 27, 2011, it includes the single, "Heatwave", that was released to radio on June 16, 2011. Written by The New Cities and The Matrix, "Heatwave" has reached No. 38 on the Canadian Hot 100.{{cite web| title = Canadian Hot 100 Billboard| website = αCharts | url = http://acharts.us/performer/new_cities | accessdate = 2011-11-10 | quote=Songs by The New Cities Peak position}}
The album debuted at #52 in Canada.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20041226005640/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html ]}}
Track listing
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!align="center"|Title !width="40" align="center"|Time |
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align="right"|1
|"The New Rule" |align="center"|3:04 |
align="right"|2
|"The Hype" |align="center"|3:43 |
align="right"|3
|"Heatwave" |align="center"|3:14 |
align="right"|4
|"Mugshot" |align="center"|3:26 |
align="right"|5
|"Murder Me" |align="center"|3:20 |
align="right"|6
|"Get Connected" |align="center"|3:56 |
align="right"|7
|"Love Me Deadly" |align="center"|3:42 |
align="right"|8
|"C.L.O.N.E." |align="center"|3:20 |
align="right"|9
|"Pretty Little Mess" |align="center"|3:05 |
align="right"|10
|"Sorry But I'm Single" |align="center"|3:29 |
align="right"|11
|"In Your Eyes" |align="center"|3:13 |
align="right"|12
|"Sleep" |align="center"|4:00 |
Singles
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! rowspan="2"| Year ! width="155" rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="1"| Chart |
width="26"| CAN |
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rowspan="2"| {{center|2011}}
| "Heatwave" |
"The Hype" |
rowspan="1"| {{center|2012}}
| "Mugshot" |align="center"| |
rowspan="1"| {{center|2013}}
| "The New Rule" |align="center"| |
Personnel
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;The New Cities
- David Brown - Lead vocals
- Julien Martre - Backing vocals, Bassist
- Christian Bergeron - Guitarist
- Francis Fugere - Drums
- Nicolas Denis - Synth
- Philippe Lachance - Synth
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;Engineer
- Blake Healy
- Christian Bergeron
- Martin Brunet
- Marc-Andre Roy
- Pierre Remillard
;Mixer
- Joe Zook
- Dave Ogilvie
;Mastering
- Pierre Remillard
- Brian Gardner
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;Photographer
- Raphael Ouellet
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References
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Category:The New Cities albums
Category:Sony Music Canada albums
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