Calling All Cars
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Victoria
GenresAlternative rock
Years active2005–present
LabelsCooking Vinyl Australia
MembersHaydn Ing
James Ing
Adam Montgomery
Past membersMatt Lonergan
Websitehttp://www.facebook.com/callingallcarsmusic

Calling All Cars is an Australian Alternative rock band from Melbourne, Victoria and consists of brothers Haydn and James Ing, along with Adam Montgomery. The band have been heavily touring for the past 10 years, released 3 acclaimed albums and have received considerable rotation on Australian radio, including 'album of the week' on Triple J.

The band was named after The Sopranos episode, 'Calling All Cars'

History

2005–2009: Beginnings

Calling All Cars formed in 2005 with brothers Haydn and James Ing and friend Matt Lonergan, who was eventually replaced with Adam Montgomery. Haydn and James grew up in Narooma, New South Wales before moving permanently to Melbourne.[1]

The band gradually progressed through live performances with acts like Cog and The Butterfly Effect on national tours.[2][3] Their first big stadium show was supporting Green Day in Auckland, New Zealand. They have also played many Australian music festivals including the Melbourne Big Day Out in Jan 2010 and were selected to open 11 shows alongside Wolfmother for AC/DC on the Australian leg of their Black Ice World Tour in Feb-March 2010.[4]

2009–2010:Hold, Hold, Fire

The band recorded their first album with producer Tom Larkin, the drummer from Shihad. They recorded in his Melbourne studio throughout 2009 and early 2010.[1] The debut album, titled Hold, Hold, Fire, was released on 12 March 2010. They released the single "Hold, Hold, Fire", the title track from the album, in 2009 along with undertaking their own Go Hunting Tour.[5]

Prior to the release, Calling All Cars had three singles from the album in high-rotation on Triple J. Sept-Dec 2010 saw Calling All Cars tour Hold, Hold, Fire nationally as well as support Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro[6]

2011–2012: Dancing with a Dead Man

In March 2011 Calling All Cars supported Queens of the Stone Age on their brief Australian Tour. In April 2011 the band entered the studio with producer Tom Larkin to record their second album. On 1 May 2011 the band released "Reptile" the first single of Dancing with a Dead Man. On 14 June 2011 the band released a statement saying their new album will be titled 'Dancing with a Dead Man'

On 5 August Calling All Cars released Dancing with a Dead Man the album debuted on the national album ARIA Charts at no. 20. This is the band's highest debut to date. The album was also awarded feature album on Triple J

In November 2011, Calling All Cars supported Foo Fighters on their 'Wasting Light' tour, where they made a short promo video with actor Jack Black (Tenacious D) and various members of Foo Fighters and Fucked Up

In January 2012, Calling All Cars joined the Big Day Out tour, playing all dates on the east coast. However, during the bands Sydney BDO set, lead singer Haydn Ing was knocked to the ground by a rowdy fan involved in the crowd. The blow left him unconscious and as a result, the band could not finish their set. It was later reported that Ing regained consciousness in the ambulance and was pleading for the driver to turn around so he could finish the show.

On 21 February Calling All Cars announced a national tour in support of their new single "She's Delirious". The tour saw the band play their biggest headlines shows to date. Support bands were Strangers from Sydney and Arts Martial from Perth opened all shows.

The band last show in for 2012 was in July. As of October 2012, no one had heard from the band for some time. There had been some speculation that they may have relocated to London to write and record their 3rd album.

2013–present: Raise the People

The band spent most of 2013 working on their 3rd studio album. On 21 August 2013, the band released the song "Raise The People"[7] on their official YouTube page and on 2 September, they released their first official single "Werewolves",[8] The band toured with Kingswood on the "Life's a Beach" tour, from December 2013 through to January 2014.

In January 2014, the band released their second single "Standing in the Ocean" from the album Raise the People' which was released 7 March 2014. In May 2014, the band released their third single "Good God!"

The band relocated to London, UK, where they spent the rest of the year touring the world, including playing shows at The Great Escape (Brighton, UK), Camden Rocks (London, UK), CMJ Festival (NYC, USA), Sonisphere Festival (UK), Nouvelle Prague Festival (Prague, Czech Republic), Nightmare Festival (London, UK) and touring Nationally with Biffy Clyro (Australia).

On 26 September 2014, the band released their fourth single "Every Day Is The Same", which included live tracks from their triple j Live at the Wireless performance.

It is said that the band have now relocated back to Australia, where they are working on their fourth studio album.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[9][10]
Hold, Hold, Fire
  • Released: 12 March 2010
  • Label: Shock (GAD001)
 72
Dancing with a Dead Man
  • Released: 5 August 2011
  • Label: Shock (DEAD001)
 20
Raise the People
  • Released: 7 March 2014
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl Australia (CVLP007)
 26

Extended plays

List of Extended Plays
Title Details
Calling All Cars
  • Released: 3 November 2007[11]
  • Label: Calling All Cars
  • Format: CD, DD
Animal
  • Released: August 2008
  • Label: Universal (1780559)
  • Format: CD, DD

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
AIR Awards of 2010[12][13] Hold, Hold, Fire Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Album Nominated
AIR Awards of 2012[14] Dancing with a Dead Man Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album Nominated

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.[15]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2012 "Reptile" (Writers: Haydn Ing / James Ing / Adam Montgomery / Tom Larkin) Song of the Year Shortlisted [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Calling All Cars to open for AC/DC". Narooma News Online. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Our 5 Best Things to Do This Week". Northern Star. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Butterfly Effect Vocalist at Kallangur Tavern". Pine Rivers Press. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Calling All Cars join AC/DC tour". Fasterlouder. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Michelle O' Rance (26 March 2010). "Fasterlouder: Reviews". Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mover of the Week 24 March 2010". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  7. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Calling All Cars - Raise The People (Official Stream). YouTube.
  8. ↑ YouTube, a Google company. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Calling All Cars at Australian Charts". Australian Charts. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  10. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 48.
  11. ↑ "Calling All Cars". Apple Music. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Nominations Announced!". 1 September 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "NOMINATIONS: 2012 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "APRA Announce Star-Studded Song of the Year Top 30". Noise11. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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