Artist of the Week: New Politics

Sean Miehl, Staff Writer

March 27, 2014

Musicians hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark have come together to form one of the fastest rising acts in alternative rock. New Politics is the creation of singer David Boyd and guitarist Soren Hansen. The band is gaining massive popularity throughout North America and Europe.

The band illustrates an energetic musical style. The combination of various genres including alternative rock, pop punk, dance rock, and indie rock creates a sound that makes one dance around.

The band gained their initial popularity boost by submitting two songs “Stress” and “Money” to a Danish National Radio airplay competition.

In 2009, the band signed with major music label RCA.

In 2010, New Politics released their first studio album titled New Politics. Single from the album “Yeah Yeah Yeah” gained popularity in the American alternative music scene. The single would go on to be featured in commercials for Dell and video game Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

Their sophomore release from the band came in 2013, titled A Bad Girl in Harlem. The first single and stand out track from the album “Harlem” garnered much attention. The song’s high energy dance rock and punk rock combination is completely infectious. It would eventually go on to be featured in video game NHL 2014, and in a trailer for 2013 Disney movie Frozen.

Another single from A Bad Girl in Harlem is “Tonight You’re Perfect” is a great alternative rock song. The band would perform the song on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

New Politics opened for Fall Out Boy on their spring 2013 Save Rock and Roll tour. They are also opening for Fall Out Boy on the upcoming summer 2014 tour titled “Monumentour”. The band also opened for pop artist Pink on select dates during her The Truth About Love tour. They have also played at South by Southwest and the San Diego Comic Con, and were a part of the Dew Tour.

New Politics has hit the ground running, and will be running for a long while.

About the Contributor

Sean Miehl, Staff Writer

Walking through the halls of Bethel Park High School, one will catch a glimpse of an energetic guy shaking the hands of all his peers. Sean Miehl's charismatic enigma is prevalent at the high school. Sean joined Hawk Eye and the journalism class to sharpen his writing skills, hoping that it'll give him an edge in college. Sean's main aspiration is to major in journalism at a four year college. "I joined Hawk Eye to improve my writing skills and to also gain some experience in the writing field," Sean said. "I'm thinking about going into journalism later on in life." Post high school Sean is looking into majoring in journalism or political science preferably at Ohio University. Sean is a diverse character. He admires music and going to concerts as well as playing inline hockey for Bethel Park. Miehl said, "I enjoy music and going to concerts. Music is apart of my life." In addition, Sean loves longboarding after school. A longboard is a skateboard of bigger size that allows the rider to make sharper turns and easier cuts. Sean said, "Aside from working at Ace Hardware and playing inline hockey for Bethel Park, I enjoy riding my longboard around Bethel Park." Sean's goals for Hawk Eye this year go above and beyond. His vision is to upload articles and videos quicker and on a larger scale. Sean said, "I want to see a successful, fresh, constant stream of articles. Also, more features that blend well with the student body. I want to make Hawk Eye apart of every student's experience here at Bethel Park High School." Expanding Hawk Eye means a lot to Sean. This past year, Hawk Eye, as a publication, won "silver" from the Pennsylvania School Press Association, a scholastic press association that represents PA. "I want to see Hawk Eye win gold next year. It's all about improvement," Miehl said. Sean's unique character will add a special flare to Hawk Eye. Sean said, "I think my enthusiasm will bring something special to the table." Sean's energetic character will add freshness to Hawk Eye. With Sean aboard, Hawk Eye can fully spearhead any task or obstacle in its path. Written by: Adam Larson, Editor-in-Chief