New Years Resolution was active from January of 2003 to August of 2006. Our CD, "Bullets of Love" is still available if you send us a message here. It is also available on CD Baby.
We originally came together, resolving, among other things, to do our dishes, stop jaywalking, and make beautiful music together. Having been active members of the Vancouver music scene in several other bands (Trail vs Russia, down the lees, Skinjobs, The Stunts, Queazy), the smart and savvy three of us were looking for an outlet to satisfy our quirky pop music appetites.
Adrian Mack of the Georgia Straight once called us "completely superb."
With influences ranging from The Cure, Death Cab for Cutie and Yo la Tengo, to Blonde Redhead and Shellac, we produced a versatile and original sound. Songs range from pretty and melodic pop, to edgy post-punk or just purely danceable. Handclaps were a reliable staple of every live performance.
Our 2005, independently released, full-length CD, Bullets of Love, made the top 10 of Vancouver college radio charts within the first month of release and received airplay on CBC's On The Coast program. Terminal City Weekly writer Jeff Lee said "...songs on Bullets are catchy and often quite pretty...NYR's sound has more edge, and substantially more depth, than what you might hear on the Top Six at Six."
In 2005 we attended a Live at the Hive session (a compilation of live recordings commemorating the 10th anniversary The Hive) and the track "Universal Song" (above) is taken from that session.
Check out our video for the song "Slumlord", which was put together in June 2006 by our friend Aaron, viewable on YouTube (see blog post).
During our active years, we had the pleasure of opening for touring acts such as Xiu Xiu, The Organ, The Nein, and Minus the Bear as well as headlining our own successful live shows.
Thanks for the friend request and for sharing your music. Feel free to stop by and have a listen to some of the tracks off my new album. Acoustic pop with jazz and soul influences. Hope you enjoy them. Comments are always appreciated.
THE ORCHID HIGHWAY album is now onsale on Myspace and at www.orchidhighway.com!!! Surf our profile to hear tracks from the new release & let us know what you think! We're very proud of this record, and it's been a long time coming. if you like the tunes - Please help us get the word out. Let's get these songs heard!!!
Maximum Luv Vibes & Loud Guitars to all our friends and fans! - The Orchids.
