Robert David Shields, known professionally as ONR,[1] is a Scottish singer and songwriter currently signed to Warner Records.
ONR | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert David Shields |
| Origin | Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Genres | |
| Labels | Warner Records, Capitol Records (former) |
| Website | Official website |
Early life and career
editONR. 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 would later form a band called Finding Albert, and 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]
Influences on ONR. include Echo & the Bunnymen, Arcade Fire, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Simple Minds and Interpol.[3] Early on, he received support from LA radio stations, KCRW and KCSN.[citation needed] 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]
He released his second single "5 Years Time" in November 2017.[5][6] He followed that with the release of "American Gods" in February 2018.[7]
He signed to Warner Records in 2019. In August 2020, ONR released "Kill TV" on Warner Records which featured legendary guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers. The two struck up a friendship after meeting at Abbey Road Studios. Rodgers said of working with ONR "it was almost like Daft Punk, I played one song and after they were like, 'well, here's another one and here's another one'... after 'Kill TV' I said, 'Wow, this guy has really got something.'"[8]
ONR has toured across Europe with artists including Bastille, Jake Bugg, Lewis Capaldi and Mondo Cozmo.
Discography
editEPs
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Live in Scotland |
Singles
edit| Single | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt. [10] |
US Rock [11] | |||
| "Jericho" | 2017 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "5 Years Time" | — | — | ||
| "American Gods" | 2018 | — | — | |
| "Love in Suburbia" | — | — | ||
| "Sober" (featuring Carina Jade) |
2020 | — | — | |
| "Human Enough" | — | — | ||
| "Crash Landing" | — | — | ||
| "Kill TV" (featuring Nile Rodgers) |
— | — | ||
| "Must Stop (Falling in Love)" (featuring Sarah Barthel) |
23 | 39 | ||
| "Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy" | — | — | ||
| "It Gets to a Point" | 2021 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
As featured artist
edit| Single | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Temper Temper" (with Sander van Doorn) |
2020 | Non-album single |
References
edit- ^ a b Furniss, Olaf; MacKinnon, Derick (30 August 2017). "Under the Radar: ONR". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Mckinney, Kelsey (27 February 2018). "Scotland's Newest Export, ONR., Is Pop Music With a Purpose". Village Voice. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "ONR at The Arch Inn, Ullapool on 02 Dec 2017". Music Glue. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Murray, Robin (11 August 2017). "Premiere: ONR - 'Jericho'". Clash. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Radic, Randy (29 November 2017). "Music Review: "5 Years Time" – ONR Delivers Towering Alternative Music". HuffPost. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Funk, Joel (7 December 2017). "PREMIERE: Onr's lyric video for "Five Years Time" shows they're on the pulse of something huge". Substream Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Spruch, Kirsten (15 February 2018). "BAEBLE FIRST PLAY: 'AMERICAN GODS' by ONR". Baeble. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Behind the ONR and Nile Rodgers Teaming on Infectious 'Kill Tv' Single". Forbes.
- ^ "Live in Scotland by ONR". Amazon. Canada. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Alternative Airplay Chart - November 28, 2020". Billboard.
- ^ "Rock & Alternative Airplay Chart – November 28, 2020". Billboard.