Now, Now

Now, Now, formerly known as Now, Now Every Children, is an American indie rock duo formed in Blaine, Minnesota and based in Minneapolis. The band consists of Cacie Dalager (vocals, guitar, keyboard) and Bradley Hale (drums, backing vocals).

History

Formation

The band was formed in 2003. Classmates Cacie Dalager and Bradley Hale met in their high school marching band when they were both sixteen years old. They eventually began writing songs together, starting with an acoustic song dedicated to a college-bound friend. The band's name, according to Dalager, was an in-joke resulting from a typo in an online chat. The duo considered using the name for an EP title, but it stuck as the band name when they officially started the project. Dalager and Hale were joined by Brad's sister Britty on keyboards, and school friend Justin Schweim on bass for the recording of their first EP and their first few shows in the Minneapolis area. Shortly before they began recording their first album, Schweim left their live setup, and Christine Sako stepped in. Jess Abbott joined in 2009.

''Cars'' (2007–2009)

In 2007, Now, Now signed to local Minneapolis-based indie record label Afternoon Records, founded by a friend, Ian Anderson. The band recorded and released two EPs on the label in early 2008, titled ''Not One, But Two'' and ''In the City''. In September 2008, Now, Now opened for Mates of State in Minneapolis. Anderson produced their full-length debut album, ''Cars'', released digitally on February 27, 2009 and on CD on July 9, 2009. The band played the Bamboozle festival on May 3, 2009 and supported Paramore on tour across Europe in December 2009.

Label changes and ''Neighbors'' (2010–2011)

After about three years at Afternoon Records, Now, Now left the label, which they announced on their official blog on April 16, 2010. Since then, the band has shortened their name from Now, Now Every Children to simply Now, Now. Of the name change, Dalager explained to ''SPIN'': "We felt like we needed to disconnect ourselves from any childish image we had. It was a way of starting over and simplifying things for us." Under their new name, the band self-produced an EP titled ''Neighbors'', which was digitally released on September 7, 2010, for 24 hours. There were also 140 physical copies of the EP made, which sold out within eight minutes of going on sale. The album was re-released on December 7 via No Sleep Records. Now, Now performed at the first Popsickle Festival, presented by Motion City Soundtrack, at First Avenue, on December 18, 2010.

The band began 2011 as a support act on all dates of Hellogoodbye's winter tour, along with Jukebox the Ghost, You, Me, and Everyone We Know, and Gold Motel. They were also scheduled to be one of the support acts for Fake Problems on their spring 2011 tour but pulled out to prepare new material for their next full-length record and to "clear heirheads after so many straight months of touring"; they still performed on the Minnesota date. On May 3, 2011, Now, Now released a collection of remixes of ''Neighbors'' tracks, called ''Neighbors: The Remixes''. In the same announcement, it was confirmed that the band would be recording their second full-length album shortly thereafter, produced by Howard Redekopp.

''Threads'' (2012–2013)

On December 8, 2011, Now, Now announced via their Facebook page that they had signed to Chris Walla's Trans Record Label—an imprint of Atlantic Records, and that their second album, '' Threads'', would be released on March 6, 2012.

Afted ''Threads'' came out, Now, Now opened for the Naked and Famous' US tour and joined fun. on their US tour in May 2012. In September 2012, they embarked on a seven-date run of the UK and supported Motion City Soundtrack on most of their UK and US tour dates.

Now, Now made their television debut on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' on November 7, 2012, performing "Thread".

In early 2013, the band joined To Write Love on Her Arms on their Heavy and Light US tour.

Delays and ''Saved'' (2014–present)

In 2014, Now, Now announced that they were in the process of writing a new record.

2015 saw no new touring or new releases, but the band continued to interact with fans through social media, maintaining that the new album was still being written.

On May 8, 2017, Now, Now deleted all previous content from their Twitter and Facebook pages and posted a short teaser video, with no accompanying comments. The following day an eight-date US tour was announced—their first since 2013.

On May 11, 2017, the band released a new single, "SGL". They also announced that Abbott had amicably parted ways with them, with Now, Now continuing as a duo.

Now, Now issued another single, "Yours", on September 15. They had posted a number of teaser videos to their social media accounts in advance of the release, and they premiered the song on September 14 on ''The Fader''.

The band published a third single, "AZ", on March 1, 2018, and announced the title of their new album, '' Saved'', set for a May 18 release date.

On May 2, 2018, they released a fourth and final single, "MJ".

On April 9, 2019, Now, Now issued their first single since ''Saved'', titled "Enda".

Band members

Current
* Acacia "KC" Dalager – vocals, guitars, keyboards (2003–present)
* Bradley Hale – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2003–present)

Past
* Jess Abbott – guitars, backing vocals (2009–2017)

Former live members
* Britty Hale – keyboards (2008–2009)
* Justin Schweim – bass (2008)
* Christine Sako – bass (2008–2011)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

* ''Cars'' (2009)
* '' Threads'' (2012)
* '' Saved'' (2018)

EPs

* ''Not One, But Two'' (2008)
* ''In the City'' (2008)
* ''Neighbors'' (2010)
* ''Dead Oaks'' (2012)

Remix albums

* ''Neighbors: The Remixes'' (2011)
* ''Threads Remixed'' (2014)

Singles

* "Dead Oaks" (2012)
* "SGL" (2017)
* "Yours" (2017)
* "AZ" (2018)
* "MJ" (2018)
* "Enda" (2019)
* "Lonely Christmas' (2019)

Music videos

* "Thread" (2012)
* "SGL" (2017)
* "Yours" (2017)
* "AZ" (2018)
* "MJ" (2018)
* "Enda" (2019)

References

External links

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Indie rock musical groups from Minnesota
Musical groups established in 2003
Musical trios from Minnesota
No Sleep Records artists
LGBTQ-themed musical groups
Tapete Records artists
2003 establishments in Minnesota
Musical groups from the Twin Cities