Dallas Michael John Albert Green (born September 29, 1980) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who records under the name City and Colour. He is also known for his contributions as a singer, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. In 2005,
he debuted his first full-length album, Sometimes, which achieved platinum certification in 2006. City and Colour began performing in small intimate venues between Alexisonfire tours.The name City and Colour comes from his own name: Dallas, a city, and Green, a colour. His reasoning for the name was that he felt uneasy "putting the album out under the name Dallas Green". Representing the solo work of Canadian musician Dallas Green, City and Colour emerged in the late 2000s, offering an outlet for the singer/songwriter's more introspective, acoustic work.
Already a Juno Award winner for his 2007 City and Colour debut, he threw himself into his solo work
full-time and released a string of chart-topping albums that saw him expand his sonic palette beyond the acoustic nature of his early days. Following 2015's acclaimed If I Should Go Before You, Green did a lengthy bout of touring and released a live album before returning to studio work with 2019's more ethereal Pill for Loneliness. After an Alexisonfire revival in 2022, Green turned back to solo work to help process the death of a friend on 2023's emotional The Love Still Held Me Near.
Appearing in in October 2019, City and Colour's chart-topping sixth studio full-length, Pill for Loneliness, saw him expanding his sound into lusher, more celestial territory. 2019 also saw the return of Alexisonfire
who issued several standalone singles. At the start of the next decade, Green again found himself splitting time between band and solo work. As City and Colour, he offered up Low Songs, a two-song tribute to Minnesota indie stalwarts Low. Meanwhile, Alexisonfire issued the 2022 comeback album, Otherness, their first in 13 years. His next solo outing, 2023's cathartic The Love Still Held Me Near, saw him working through grief and loss following both the death of his best friend and the dissolution of his marriage.
01. CITY AND COLOUR - SOMETIMES 2005
Released in Canada in 2005, SOMETIMES scored a Juno Award in 2007 for Alternative Album of the
Year. Its appealing, whispery acoustic ballads bear scant relation to the scream-heavy post-hardcore played by Alexisonfire, City & Colour leader Dallas Green’s other band. This is no sudden caprice, though; Green has been playing the soft stuff since his early teens. There’s the expected heartbreak and wistfulness here, but also songwriting sophistication and true feeling (minus the vocal onanism of a Dashboard Confessional).
City And Colour – 2005 - Sometimes
Label: Dine Alone Records – DA 002, Bedlam Society – DA 002
Format: CD, Album
Country: Canada
Released: Nov 7, 2005
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Acoustic
TRACKS
01. ....Off By Heart 1:52
02. Like Knives 4:31
03. Hello, I'm In Delaware 5:45
04. Save Your Scissors 4:49
05. In The Water I Am Beautiful 2:47
06. Day Old Hate 6:45
07. Sam Malone 4:51
08. Comin' Home 5:05
09. Casey's Song 3:28
Lyrics By – Casey Baker
10. Sometimes (I Wish) 6:01
Flac Size: 356 MB
02. CITY AND COLOUR - BRING ME YOUR LOVE 2008
Bring Me Your Love, the second album from Dallas Green's solo project City and Colour, shows an artist
settling nicely into his new gig as an acoustic singer/songwriter. It's both warmer and more intimate than its predecessor Sometimes, but the most notable quality of Bring Me Your Love is the confidence it exudes. Green's voice is still ethereal, but it's also stronger and more self-assured throughout the album.
City And Colour – 2008 - Bring Me Your Love
Label: Dine Alone Records – DA019
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Digisleeve
Country: Canada
Released: Dec 2, 2008
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Acoustic
CD1.
01. Forgive Me
02. Confessions
Slide Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Percussion – Daniel Romano
03. The Death Of Me
Drums, Bass Guitar, Mandolin – Daniel Romano
04. Body In A Box
Organ – Daniel Romano
05. Sleeping Sickness
Bass Drum – Zander Lamothe
Electric Guitar – David Romano
Percussion – Daniel Romano
Vocals – Gord Downie
06. What Makes A Man?
Violin – Daniel Romano
07. Waiting...
Drums, Bass, Organ – Daniel Romano
08. Constant Knot
Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar – Daniel Romano
09. Against The Grain
10. The Girl
Vocals – Spencer Burton
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Drums – Daniel Romano
11. Sensible Heart
Drums, Piano – Daniel Romano
12. As Much As I Ever Could
Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Daniel Romano
Vocals – Dan Under
13. Faithless
14. I Don't Need To Know
Flac Size: 319 MB
CD2. (DEMOS)
01. Forgive Me
02. Confessions
03. The Death Of Me
04. Body In A Box
05. Sleeping Sickness
06. What Makes A Man?
07. Waiting...
08. Constant Knot (Quiet)
09. Constant Knot (Horns)
Trumpet – Dan Stoppelman
10. Against The Grain
11. Sensible Heart
12. As Much As I Ever Could
13. Faithless
14. I Don't Need To Know
Flac Size: 308 MB
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Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Harmonica, Banjo, Piano – Dallas Green
Producer, Songwriter, Composed By, Performer – Dallas Green
NOTES
The Special Limited Edition of “Bring Me Your Love” features a second bonus disc of 14 demo versions, two previously unreleased songs from the BMYL studio sessions. Only 5000 copies will be manufactured and available to fans in North America, with an additional 1000 available on Dine Alone/Shock in Australia and its territories.
03. CITY AND COLOUR - LITTLE HELL 2011
On Little Hell, the third outing from City and Colour, Dallas Green laments, pines, and celebrates loves both won and lost, employing a dusky, electrified patina of old and new country with a tinge of soul that's miles (sonically) from his work with the post-hardcore outfit Alexisonfire. Equal parts Whiskeytown, the
Low Anthem, and Jeff Buckley, the album is built on a foundation of melancholy, but never falls into complete despair. Steeped in the abyss of late-night introspection, Green has the voice to carry the weight of his protagonists, whether it's a sibling's descent into darkness ("O' Sister") or the glimmer of hope amongst the ruins of past relationships ("We Found Each Other in the Dark"), and the songs' lush yet deceptively simple arrangements allow his words the room to resonate.
City And Colour – 2011 - Little Hell
Label: Vagrant Records – VR669, Dine Alone Records – VR669
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Jun 7, 2011
Genre: Rock
Style: Acoustic
TRACKS
01. We Found Each Other In The Dark 4:22
02. Natural Disaster 3:49
03. The Grand Optimist 4:03
04. Little Hell 4:42
05. Fragile Bird 4:17
06. Northern Wind 4:15
07. O'Sister 4:14
08. Weightless 3:32
09. Sorrowing Man 4:31
10. Silver And Cold 4:37
11. Hope For Now 4:52
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Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Organ [Wurlitzer], Drums, Bass – Dallas Green
Bass, Harmony Vocals – Scott Remila
Cello – Anna Jarvis (tracks: 6, 10)
Drums – Nick Skalkos (tracks: 5, 8)
Drums, Percussion – Dylan Green
Guitar, Piano, Organ, Bass, Harmony Vocals, Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Daniel Romano
Harmony Vocals – Misha Bower (tracks: 8)
Flac Size: 319 MB
04. CITY AND COLOUR - THE HURRY AND THE HARM 2013
The Hurry and the Harm, the fourth studio outing from Ontario-based singer/songwriter and ex-
Alexisonfire vocalist Dallas Green, looks to the past for inspiration yet keeps its feet planted firmly in the present, retaining its predecessor's penchant for melody and melancholy, while offering up an evocative, 12-song set that skillfully blends pastoral folk, suburban blues, and rusty nail-tattered Americana.
City And Colour – 2013 - The Hurry And The Harm
Label: Dine Alone Records – DA074
Format: CD, Album, Digipak
Country: Canada
Released: Jun 4, 2013
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock
TRACKS
01. The Hurry And The Harm 4:23
02. Harder Than Stone 4:26
03. Of Space And Time 3:33
04. The Lonely Life 4:34
05. Paradise 3:38
06. Commentators 3:35
07. Thirst 3:26
08. Two Coins 5:32
09. Take Care 3:38
10. Ladies And Gentlemen 4:05
11. The Golden State 5:18
12. Death's Song 4:43
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Written-By, Composed By, Vocals, Guitar – Dallas Green
Bass – Jack Lawrence
Cello – Anthony Lamarchina
Drums – James Gadson (tracks: 2, 8), Matt Chamberlain
Keyboards – Bo Koster
Pedal Steel Guitar – Spencer Cullum Jr.
Violin – Karen Winkelmann
Flac Size: 343 MB
05. CITY AND COLOUR - IF I SHOULD GO BEFORE YOU 2015
Canadian singer/songwriter Dallas Green's long-tenured solo project City and Colour finally gels as a band on their strong fifth LP, If I Should Go Before You. What began as an outlet for his quieter, folk-based material eventually took the former Alexisonfire singer away from post-hardcore altogether and
landed him atop the Canadian charts with a string of platinum records. In some ways, If I Should Go Before You is a culmination of the sturdy pop sound he's built up over the years that weaves through territories of dreamy indie folk, pastoral Americana, and soulful alt-rock. But unlike previous releases, which have relied heavily on a revolving door of session musicians, this time Green decided to stick with his touring band, developing these new songs from the ground up with trusted players who already share a bond.
City And Colour – 2015 - If I Should Go Before You
Label: Dine Alone Records – 1826011274
Format: CD, Album, Digipak
Country: US
Released: Oct 9, 2015
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock
TRACKS
01. Woman 9:16
02. Northern Blues 4:50
Congas – Dallas Green
03. Mizzy C 3:59
04. If I Should Go Before You 4:16
Backing Vocals – Alysse Gafkjen
05. Killing Time 4:21
06. Wasted Love 2:58
07. Runaway 4:14
08. Lover Come Back 3:54
09. Map Of The World 2:52
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Erik P. H. Nielsen
Engineer [Assisted at Revolution Recordings Inc.] – Luke Schindl
10. Friends 4:58
11. Blood 5:16
Backing Vocals – Leah Miller Green
Electric Guitar, Keyboards [Keys] – Karl Bareham
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Erik P. H. Nielsen
Violin – Mark Watrous
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Vocals, Guitar – Dallas Green
Written-By, Composed By – Dallas Green
Bass – Jack Lawrence
Drums – Doug MacGregor
Guitar – Dante Schwebel
Pedal Steel Guitar [Pedal Steel], Keyboards [Keys], Trumpet – Matt Kelly
Haha...great job ! Today i listened to THE HURRY & THE HARM, i got yesterday. Great - alone the track the golden state.....
ReplyDeleteListened again to the great (!) PSYCHEDELIC COWBOYS from the West Coast, their first two.
. . .and of course Kostas you go and do it again and introduce me to someone I have never heard of (again!) and this becomes my artist profile of the Month over at the blog that nobody reads . . . . .
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