New Hope Club
{{Short description|British pop band}}
{{About|the band|their self-titled debut album|New Hope Club (album)}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = New Hope Club
| image = New Hope Club on W!ZARD Radio Media.jpg
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| caption = New Hope Club in 2018. Left to right: George Smith, Blake Richardson, Reece Bibby.
| alias = NHC
| origin = Manchester and London, England
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|pop rock}}
| years_active = 2015–2024
| label = {{hlist|Steady|Hollywood}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|The Vamps|The Tide|Sabrina Carpenter|Tini Stoessel|Danna Paola|R3hab}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.newhopeclub.com}}
| past_members = {{Plainlist|
- Reece Bibby
- Blake Richardson
- George Smith
}}
}}
New Hope Club were a British pop trio formed in 2015, consisting of Reece Bibby, Blake Richardson, and George Smith. Their debut EP, Welcome to the Club, was released through Steady Records/Hollywood Records on 5 May 2017; the band released their self-titled debut album in February 2020, which peaked at number five on the UK Album Charts. On 4 February 2025, the band announced they would be going on a hiatus.https://x.com/NewHopeClub/status/1886791687193711070https://www.instagram.com/p/DFp7VA-pLdj/
History
George Smith and Blake Richardson formed New Hope Club in October 2015.Nicola Craig, [http://celebmix.com/artist-101-new-hope-club/ "Artist 101: New Hope Club"], Celebmix, February 2017. As a member of the boy band Stereo Kicks,Lewis Corner, [http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a776609/the-vamps-have-signed-new-band-new-hope-club-to-their-record-label/ "The Vamps have signed new band New Hope Club to their record label"], Digital Spy, 8 December 2015. Reece Bibby appeared on the eleventh season of The X Factor in the UK in 2014, finishing fifth.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} Stereo Kicks broke up in July 2015 after failing to land a record deal;{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/StereoKicksOfficial/posts/776683005782203|title=Stereo Kicks|website=facebook.com|access-date=6 November 2017}}{{Primary source inline|date=February 2018}} in November 2015, Bibby joined New Hope Club.Kristine Hope Kowlaski, [https://web.archive.org/web/20151117231441/http://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/reece-bibby-starts-a-new-band-after-stereo-kicks-breakup-77367 "Take a Listen: Reece Bibby Starts a New Band After Stereo Kicks' Breakup"], Twist, 13 November 2015.Brie Hiramine, [http://www.j-14.com/posts/stereo-kicks-reece-bibby-starts-new-hope-club-band-77410 "'X Factor' Boy Band Member Starts Another Group After Leaving His Old Band"], J-14, 13 November 2015. Bibby, Smith, and Richardson are all originally from Northern England."Meet Hollywood Record's British Band New Hope Club", Just Jared Jr., 7 May 2017.Shawna Hudson, [https://www.sweetyhigh.com/read/new-hope-club-mcm-050817 "Find Out All About British Boy Band New Hope Club"], Sweety High, 8 May 2017. New Hope Club's first recording was a cover of "Wake Up" by The Vamps in October 2015.[http://essentiallypop.com/epop/2017/04/six-quick-questions-for-new-hope-club/ "Six Quick Questions For New Hope Club"], essentiallypop.com, 25 April 2017. In December 2015, The Vamps signed the band to their label Steady Records, a subsidiary of Virgin EMI Records. They were the second band signed to the label, after The Tide.
The band have supported The Vamps on three of their UK/Europe tours (2017, 2018, 2019) and performed a song each night ('Cecilia') on the Wake Up Tour (2016). They also accompanied The Vamps on their 2018 USA tour
New Hope Club's debut 4-song EP Welcome to the Club was released on Hollywood Records via Steady Records on 5 May 2017.[https://jammerzine.com/new-hope-club-announce-debut-ep/ "New Hope Club Announce Debut EP"], Jammerzine, 3 May 2017. The video for "Perfume" was released in January 2017, and the video for "Fixed" was released with their EP. The band spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Next Big Sound chart, peaking at number 5 on 16 September 2017.[http://www.billboard.com/artist/7786268/new-hope-club/chart New Hope Club Chart History], Billboard. Retrieved 8 June 2017. At the 2017 Teen Choice Awards, they were nominated for Choice Next Big Thing.[http://perezhilton.com/2017-08-14-teen-choice-awards-2017-the-complete-winners-list "Teen Choice Awards 2017: The Complete Winners List!"] perezhilton.com, 14 August 2017.
The band released the fourth and final music video of their EP, for the song "Water", on 6 October 2017.
A Christmas song called "Whoever He Is" was released along with a video on 1 December 2017.
The band played their first ever headlining shows{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/NewHopeClub/status/1003315008288317441|title=New Hope Club on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-06-11|language=en}} at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, in London, on the 1st and 2 June 2018. These shows were sold out and supported by acts such as Max & Harvey and RoadTrip.
In early 2018, they released the music video for their single "Start Over Again" and two songs from the “Early Man” movie soundtrack ("Good Day" and "Tiger Feet”). In the summer of the same year, they also released the music video for their song, "Medicine." This was their fastest music video to reach 1 million views on YouTube. In October 2018, they released their second EP Welcome to the Club Pt. 2.
They released the single "Permission" on 1 February 2019,{{cite web |last1=Stivale |first1=Shelby |title=NEW HOPE CLUB TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'PERMISSION' THIS FRIDAY |url=http://tigerbeat.com/2019/01/nhc-permission/ |website=TigerBeat.com |date=28 January 2019 |access-date=17 May 2019}} and the single "Love Again" on 3 May 2019.{{cite web |last1=Stivale |first1=Shelby |title=NEW HOPE CLUB TO RELEASE LATEST AND GREATEST SINGLE 'LOVE AGAIN' |url=http://tigerbeat.com/2019/04/nhc-love-again/ |website=TigerBeat.com |date=17 April 2019 |access-date=17 May 2019}}
In June 2022, they released the "Getting Better" and "Girl Who Does Both" multi-track single.{{cite web |title=New Hope Club Are 'Getting Better' At Finding 'A Girl Who Does Both' |url=https://thehoneypop.com/2022/06/22/new-hope-club-are-getting-better-at-finding-a-girl-that-can-do-both/ |website=Honey Pop |date=22 June 2022 |access-date=12 July 2022}}
Blake Richardson made his onscreen debut as Paul McCartney in Midas Man, a feature film about The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein.{{cite web |last1=Slimane |first1=Hedi |title=The Next Act |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/the-next-act-by-hedi-slimane/ |website=V |date=11 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Midas Man, Opening Night Film, Canadian Premier |url=https://tjff.com/films/midas-man/ |website=Toronto Jewish Film Foundation |language=en-US |accessdate=1 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524073351/https://tjff.com/films/midas-man/ |archive-date=24 May 2024}}
On 4 February 2025, the band announced they would be going on a hiatus.https://x.com/NewHopeClub/status/1886791687193711070https://www.instagram.com/p/DFp7VA-pLdj/
Touring
New Hope Club opened for The Vamps on their 2016 UK tour, and for their tour of the UK and Ireland in the spring of 2017.Hayley Smith, [http://www.unitedbypop.com/interviews/new-hope-club-uk-ireland-tour/ "Interview: New Hope Club Hit The Road With The Vamps For UK Arena Tour"], United By Pop, 27 April 2017. They regularly performed "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" with The Vamps during that tour. They also opened for Tini Stoessel on her 2017 Got Me Started Tour in Germany.[http://www.juiceorcider.com/2017/03/17/new-hope-club-tour-in-germany-for-the-first-time/ "New Hope Club to Tour in Germany for the First Time"], Juice or Cider, 17 March 2017. They have also opened for Sabrina Carpenter on her North American summer 2017 De-Tour,[http://www.juiceorcider.com/2017/04/27/new-hope-club-will-tour-america-with-sabrina-carpenter-this-summer/ "New Hope Club Will Tour America With Sabrina Carpenter This Summer"], Juice or Cider, 27 April 2017. and opened yet again for The Vamps on their autumn 2017 tour in Australia.[http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2017/06/02/the-vamps-are-bringing-their-huge-world-tour-to-aus-this-year/ "The Vamps Are Bringing Their Huge World Tour To Aus This Year"], themusic.com.au, 2 June 2017. In August 2017, they performed at Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.Rachael Ellenbogen, [http://www.ibtimes.com/new-hope-club-dishes-new-music-songwriting-process-dream-collaborations-2584241 "New Hope Club Dishes On New Music, Songwriting Process And Dream Collaborations"], International Business Times, 1 September 2017. In the beginning of 2019 they did a special mini tour in Europe, doing shows in Paris, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Cologne. They embarked on their first ever world tour, the Love Again Tour, on 8 June 2019 in Manila, Philippines at the New Frontier Theater, continuing to Bangkok, Thailand and Seoul, South Korea. In the summer of 2019 they did shows in the US, and the tour visited a few countries in Europe as well. In the autumn of 2019 the tour visited the UK and Ireland. In 2022, they embarked on their Getting Better Tour, beginning on 29 May with acoustic dates in the U.K., and then fully electric dates in the U.S. beginning on 12 July. They will also play dates in Europe, Southeast Asia and Latin America.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/New-Hope-Club-Announces-First-Leg-of-Their-2022-Getting-Better-World-Tour-20220510|title=New Hope Club Announces First Leg of Their 2022 'Getting Better' World Tour|last=Major|first=Michael|website=Broadway World|access-date=12 July 2022|date=10 May 2022}}
Members
- Reece Bibby, born on {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|08|13}} – vocals, bass, drum, cajon, guitar. He was a member of the X Factor group, Stereo Kicks.
- George Smith, born on {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|03|09}} – vocals, guitar, piano.
- Blake Richardson, born on {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|10|02}} – lead vocals, guitar, piano.
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Sales |
| scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| UK {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/51529/new-hope-club/|title=New Hope Club {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=22 February 2020}} ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| IRE ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| KOR {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=7&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart - 2020 Week 7|date=February 9–15, 2020}} |
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| scope="row" |New Hope Club
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| 5 || 7 || 43 | |
| scope="row" |Getting Betterhttps://music.apple.com/us/album/getting-better/1754038594https://open.spotify.com/album/2LhksaeF9Evy2BDgFW4p7i
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=Extended plays=
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! scope="col" style="width:14em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Notes |
| scope="row"| Welcome to the Club
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| scope="row"| Welcome to the Club Pt. 2
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| scope="row"| Summer Showers with Reece
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| scope="row"| Get Ready For Tour With Blake
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| scope="row"| Cooking Up Some Tunes with George
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Perfume"
| rowspan="6"| 2017 | Welcome to the Club EP |
| scope="row"| "Make Up"
| {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Fixed"
| rowspan="2"| Welcome to the Club EP |
| scope="row"| "Water" |
| scope="row"| "Fixed" (Brad Simpson Remix)
| rowspan="2"| Welcome to the Club EP (Asia Special Edition) |
| scope="row"| "Whoever He Is" |
| scope="row"| "Good Day"{{cite web|url=https://www.vevo.com/watch/new-hope-club/good-day/GBUV71800022|title=Good Day - New Hope Club|publisher=Vevo|access-date=27 January 2018}}
| rowspan="5"| 2018 | rowspan="2"| Early Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| scope="row"| "Tiger Feet"{{cite web|url=https://www.vevo.com/watch/new-hope-club/tiger-feet-official-video-(starring-lisa-and-lena)/GBUV71800141|title=Tiger Feet - New Hope Club|publisher=Vevo|access-date=28 February 2018}} |
| scope="row"| "Start Over Again"
| rowspan="1" {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Medicine"
| rowspan="6" |New Hope Club |
| scope="row"| "Crazy" |
| scope="row"| "Karma"
| rowspan="2" | 2018 |
| scope="row"| "Let Me Down Slow - Live at the O2" |
| scope="row"| "Permission"
| rowspan="5"| 2019 |
| scope="row"| "Love Again" |
| scope="row"| "Somebody That You Loved"
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Paycheck" |
| scope="row"| "Know Me Too Well" {{small|(with Danna Paola)}} | rowspan="2" |New Hope Club |
| scope="row"| "Let Me Down Slow"{{Cite web |url=https://celebmix.com/new-hope-club-team-up-with-dj-r3hab-for-new-single-let-me-down-slow/ |title=New Hope Club team up with DJ R3hab for new single 'Let Me Down Slow' |last=Rees |first=Katrina |date=19 January 2020 |website=CelebMix |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204105329/https://celebmix.com/new-hope-club-team-up-with-dj-r3hab-for-new-single-let-me-down-slow/ |archive-date=4 February 2020 |access-date=4 February 2020}} {{small|(with R3hab)}} | rowspan="2"| 2020 |
| scope="row"| "Worse"
| rowspan="1" {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Getting Better"
| rowspan="5" |2022 | rowspan="8"| Getting Better |
| scope="row"| "Call Me A Quitter" |
| scope="row"| "Whatever" |
| scope="row"| "L.U.S.H." |
| scope="row"| "Walk It Out" |
| scope="row"| "Don't Go Wasting Time"
| rowspan="2" |2023 |
| scope="row"| "Just Don't Know It Yet" |
| scope="row"| "Girl Who Does Both"
| rowspan="5" |2024 |
| scope="row"| "Can't Lose This Fight"
| rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Trouble In Paradise" |
| scope="row"| "Swimming with Sharks" |
| scope="row"| "Stars" |
=Music videos=
References
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