New politics closed their Lost In Translation Tour in Toronto on April 1st. Though the show fell on Easter Sunday, the crowd was passionate enjoying the spectacle that all bands put on. The Danish duo, David Boyd and Søren Hansen and New York native drummer Louis Vecchio formed in 2009 and exploded into the music scene with their hit Harlem. Lost in Translation is the band's fourth studio album and the album's lead single, “One Of Us,” reached #10 on the Alternative Radio chart and has accrued millions of streams! The show began with The Wrecks, putting on a show that was full on energy and even resulted in a ripped blazer. The Wrecks are Nick Anderson (Vocals/Guitar), Aaron Kelley (Bass), Nick Schmidt (Guitar), Westen Weiss (Guitar), and Billy Nally (Drums). They have just only released one three-song EP, We Are Wrecks (listen HERE), which features "Favorite Liar." song and was top #5 on the Alt-18 countdown for almost 12 weeks. It was top 40 at Alternative Radio and currently has almost 6.5 Million streams on Spotify; live video has garnered over 470,000 views on YouTube. Ending the set with a little cherry pie in the face of frontman Nick Anderson, it set the tone for the night full of games and celebration for the end of tour. The Wrecks Next on the line up were Dreamers, an American rock trio hailing from New York City composing of Nick Wold (Vocals/Guitar), Marc Nelson (Bass), and Jacob Lee Wick (Drums). Performing songs off of their latest EP "This Album Does Not Exist", the band were accompanied on stage by some whip cream and a full fledged beer pong tournament featuring crew and members of The Wrecks and New Politics. DreamersAs New Politics took the stage you couldn't help but be captivated by the flashing lights and energy exuding from David Boyd. Featuring an attempt at a handstand and a lot of crowd interaction, it goes to show that with ten years of performing under their belt, New Politics know how to put on a show down to a science. As the night concluded the end of a thirty-two date tour across North America, the band can be seen live next at the Bottlerock Festival on May 27th in Napa, California. New Politics
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