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.
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.
On 2 August 2017, New Politics announced that their fourth studio album Lost in Translation would be released on 6 October 2017, and released the single “CIA” the day after. They posted on Facebook that the album would focus on life after touring and growing more successful, as well as…
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In April 2015, the band recorded their hit “Everywhere I Go” in Simlish , a made-up language, for the game The Sims 4 , hoping to reach a different demographic. In May 2015, the band released “West End Kids” as the second single from Vikings and announced that the album…
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In early 2014, New Politics kicked off their U.S. tour with openers Magic Man and Sleeper Agent . The tour spanned the first few months of 2014 and was their first headlining tour. They opened for Fall Out Boy along with The Pretty Reckless for the European leg of the…
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From 18 January–15 May 2013, the trio toured along with Twenty One Pilots during the winter and spring portions of their Trips for Concerts 2013 tour. They also opened for pop-punk band Fall Out Boy during their Save Rock and Roll Spring Tour from 28 May–26 June 2013. On 21…
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On 26 November 2012, their song ” Harlem ” 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 into U.S. alternative radio , and briefly impacted contemporary hit radio in the…
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The band performed at the South by Southwest festival in March 2010. On 13 July 2010, they released their first album, the self-titled New Politics . It featured ten tracks, including the hit single ” Yeah Yeah Yeah “. An official video was filmed in New York City for this…
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In November 2009, New Politics signed with RCA . After a brief UK tour, the trio went on a nationwide US tour. Because of the group’s new record deal with RCA, they moved to the United States. They currently reside in a loft apartment in Williamsburg , Brooklyn , New…
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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 entered with two of their songs, “Stress” and “Money”, in the Danish National Radio P3’s Karriere Kanonen (“Career Cannon”) competition. Of…
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