ONR.
Robert David Shields, known professionally as ONR.,[1] is a Scottish singer and songwriter currently signed to Capitol Records. He has released four singles on Capitol Records, "Jericho," "5 Years Time," "American Gods," and "Love in Suburbia".
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Birth name | Robert David Shields |
Origin | Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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Labels | Warner Records, Capitol Records (former) |
Website | Official website |
Early life and career
ONR. is originally from Renfrewshire, but has spent most of his life living in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. As a teenager in 2005, he signed a publishing deal in Los Angeles, set up his own record label, and released an album. He appeared at South by Southwest in 2007. He would later form a band called Finding Albert, and he also composed music for various film and television projects including Sky Sports. In mid-2016, he began releasing music under the ONR. moniker through the Los Angeles indie label, Leftwing. Soon after, he signed a record deal with Capitol Records.[2]
Early on, he received support from LA radio stations, KCRW and KCSN.[3] He released his first major label single, "Jericho," in August 2017 and played the main stage at the Electric Fields Festival soon after.[1][4] A video for the song directed by Omar Al-Zidjali was released in October 2017.[5] He also played the main stage at the Loopallu Festival and at the Tartan Heart Festival.[6]
He released his second single on Capitol Records, "5 Years Time," in November 2017.[6][7] He followed that with the release of "AMERICAN GODS" in February 2018.[8] Later his fourth single "Love in Suburbia" was released in June 2018.
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Jericho" | 2017 | — |
"5 Years Time" | ||
"American Gods" | 2018 | |
"Love In Suburbia" | ||
"Sober"
(featuring Carina Jade) |
2020 | Must Stop EP |
"Human Enough" |
References
- Furniss, Olaf; MacKinnon, Derick (August 30, 2017). "Under the Radar: ONR". The Scotsman. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- Mckinney, Kelsey (February 27, 2018). "Scotland's Newest Export, ONR., Is Pop Music With a Purpose". Village Voice. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- Frometa, RJ (August 14, 2017). "Scottish artist ONR debut single 'Jericho' out now on Capitol Records US". Vents. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- Murray, Robin (August 11, 2017). "Premiere: ONR - 'Jericho'". Clash. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- Mosk, Mitch (October 26, 2017). "Video Premiere: The Restless Fury of Onr.'s Epic Debut "Jericho"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- Radic, Randy (November 29, 2017). "Music Review: "5 Years Time" – ONR Delivers Towering Alternative Music". HuffPost. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- Funk, Joel (December 7, 2017). "PREMIERE: Onr's lyric video for "Five Years Time" shows they're on the pulse of something huge". Substream Magazine. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- Spruch, Kirsten (February 15, 2018). "BAEBLE FIRST PLAY: 'AMERICAN GODS' by ONR". Baeble. Retrieved March 3, 2018.