Robert David Shields, known professionally as ONR,[1] is a Scottish singer and songwriter currently signed to Warner Records.
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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 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
EPs
Title | Details |
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Live in Scotland |
Singles
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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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
Single | Year | Album |
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"Temper Temper" (with Sander van Doorn) | 2020 | Non-album single |