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Calling All Cars (band)

Calling All Cars is an Australian rock band from Tilba, New South Wales. The band is now based in Melbourne, Victoria and consists of brothers Haydn and James Ing, along with Adam Montgomery.

Calling All Cars formed in their hometown of Tilba, in Narooma on the New South Wales coast. They began playing small shows at Merimbula's Lakeview Hotel and a gigs in Bermagui. The three attended Narooma High School before moving more permanently to Melbourne to pursue their music careers.

The band gradually progressed through live performances with acts like Cog and The Butterfly Effect on national tours. Their first big stadium show was supporting Green Day in Auckland, New Zealand. They have also played the Trackside music festival in Canberra and were selected to open 11 shows alongside Wolfmother for AC/DC on the Australian leg of their Black Ice World Tour in 2010.

The band recorded their first album with their band manager and producer Tom Larkin, the drummer from Shihad. They recorded in his Melbourne studio in early 2010. The debut album, titled Hold, Hold, Fire, was released on 12 March 2010. They released the single "Hold, Hold, Fire", the title track from the album, in 2009 along with undertaking their own Go Hunting Tour.

Prior to the release, Calling All Cars had three singles from the album in high-rotation on Triple J. Hold, Hold, Fire debuted at number one on the AIR Chart for Independent Label through Independent Distribution and number five for Independent Label through any Distribution. Following the success of the album, the group was labelled the AIR Mover of the Week on 24 March 2010.

Studio albums

 * Hold, Hold, Fire (2010)

Singles

 * "Hold, Hold, Fire" (2010)