New York, NY (Top40 Charts) After huge success and critcial acclaim for previous singles 'All Out' and 'Big Blue River', Stage Republic's return with their storming new single 'I Got Your Back' has been followed up with news of nominations in four categories in America's Independent
Music & Entertainment Association Awards, the third consecutive year that Stage Republic has received nominations. This year's winners will be announced on October 9th in Nashville.
Alternative Song of the Year: 'I Got Your Back'
Pop Song of the Year: 'The Dream'
Pop Artist of the Year
Songwriter of the Year: Corjan de Raaf�
The band's eighties inspired Pop music comes with a contemporary edge that sets Stage Republic apart from other artists within the genre. New single 'I Got Your Back' boasts perfectly pitched vocal harmonies, a hugely infectious chorus and that element of feel good that fans have come to associate with the band's releases. The single would fit perfectly on a
Tom Petty album although Raven's distinctive vocals ensure the Stage Republic's sound is unmistakably their own.
'I Got Your Back' has already been picked up to feature in the soundtrack of an upcoming Hollywood film, but this isn't the first time Stage republic have found fans in Hollywood. Author
Patrice Chaplin, daughter-in-law of Charlie, was instrumental in the planning of a music video featuring
Ellen Barkin for Raven's single 'City of Secrets', inspired by Chaplin's book of the same name.
In addition to working closely with America's film industry, a quote from Raven was included on the cover of 'The Cynical Idealist', the
John Lennon biography presented by Yoko Ono at the 30th anniversary of Lennon's death in December 2010. In the same year, the British horror movie 'The Stone', in which Raven made his acting debut won Best Foreign Film at California's Mountain Film Festival.
'I Got Your Back' is currently #9 in the Dutch Indie chart.
"Hooks Around every corner... Anthemic" - Skope Magazine, US
"A retro chic, rhythm heavy pop treat" - Top40-Charts.com, US
"A brilliant summer soundtrack" - House in the Sand, Germany
"Raven has a distinct vocal approach, melodically sound and easier coasting through tone and textures to fit each individual mood. There is a theme of hyperspeed relationships that seems to proliferate across Firstage, a fitting approach to a sound that (mostly) keeps a similar pace.� - MusicEmissions.com, US
�Enough familiar sounds to make it accessible, plenty of authenticity and uniqueness to not call it a copycat. Stage Republic delivers a very strong debut album.� - West-point.nl, Netherlands
Awards:
2014 double US IMEA Award nomination:
- Best Alternative Group
- Best Alternative Album
2015 double US IMEA Award nomination:
- Best Pop Song 'Big Blue River'
- Best Pop Artist
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