Genres Indie folk Website avalanchecity.com Record label Warner Music Australasia | Years active 2009–present Genre Indie folk | |
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Labels Warner Music New Zealand Origin Auckland, New Zealand (2009) Albums We are for the wild places, Our New Life Above The Ground Members Dave Baxter, Strahan Cole, Ben Tolich, Johnny Brock, Romelli Rodriguez Similar Niklas Ibach, Benny Tipene, Six60, Dave Dobbyn, The Paper Kites Profiles | ||
Avalanche city inside out official music video
Avalanche City is the moniker of folk musician Dave Baxter from Auckland, New Zealand. He is best known for his 2011 New Zealand No. 1 single "Love, Love, Love" and his 2015 single Inside Out, which also charted at No. 1. In 2011, Dave Baxter was awarded the APRA Silver Scroll and nominated for three New Zealand Music Awards, including Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year.
Contents
- Avalanche city inside out official music video
- Avalanche city our new life above the ground full album
- Early life
- 2011 2014 Our New Life Above the Ground
- 2015 Present We are for the Wild Places
- Singles
- Songs
- References
Avalanche city our new life above the ground full album
Early life
Baxter began playing guitar at age nine and during his teens he performed in the bands One Must Fall and The Chase. He studied at Waikato Institute of Technology in Hamilton, graduating in 2005 with a Bachelor of Media Arts (Commercial Music).
2011-2014 Our New Life Above the Ground
In late 2009 Baxter left his job as a music writer and began recording bands in his own studio. He also began to write songs, practice singing, and create his own melodies. After performing his songs for friends, Baxter started Avalanche City and began touring with other musicians. He eventually decided to record the album Our New Life Above the Ground at Kourawhero Hall and offered it as a free download from Avalanche City's official website. Initial response to the album was extremely positive and the song "Love, Love, Love" was picked up by the local New Zealand TV station TV2 TV2 for their station promos. After this point the song placed on the New Zealand singles chart.
The album Our New Life Above the Ground was then re-released and sold well, placing number 4 on the official national albums chart and achieving gold status.
2015-Present We are for the Wild Places
After 4 years since the release of the Baxter's record breaking debut single Love Love Love, he released his highly anticipated new album, We are for the Wild Places in July 2015. The album's first single Inside Out was very popular and quickly reached number one on the Official New Zealand Music Chart and was certified Platinum. The album itself was placed no 3 on the Official Top 40 Albums Chart. The second official single from the album, Keep Finding A Way has been released to radio late August.
Singles
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Songs
Love Love LoveOur New Life Above The Ground · 2011
Inside OutWe are for the wild places · 2015
Little FireWe are for the wild places · 2015