- Flyte (band)( Flyte )【 2 albums 14 lyrics 】
- Flyte are an English alternative-pop band from London, consisting of Will Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Sam Berridge (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Jon Supran (drums, backing vocals) and Nicolas Hill (bass, backing vocals).
Debut Album
In 2017, Flyte flew to Australia to work with Courtney Barnett's producer Burke Reid on their debut album. Focusing on their live performances and the band's four voices around one microphone, they took their production cues from David Bowie, Nick Drake, The Beatles and Lou Reed. The album, The Loved Ones was released on 25 August 2017.
Early Years
The band began to form when Taylor (vocals, guitar) and Supran (drums, vocals) started playing together age 11 at their local comprehensive school. Later Hill (bass, vocals) joined and then Berridge (keys, vocals) who they discovered singing in the London Underground. Taylor's parents were both English teachers and as a result, the music was infused with literature based themes, the band taking it's name from Sebastian Flyte of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited. After a video of Taylor and Berridge covering [[Joni Mitchell] 's 'River' went viral, the band signed a record deal with Island Records.
Flyte's first single 'We Are The Rain' was released on Transgressive Records on 28 April 2014. The single and b-side 'Where Nobody Knows Your Name' were mixed and produced by Dan Grech-Marguerat. and released digitally along with a limited run of 7' vinyl. The video for We Are The Rain was premiered by Michael Cragg on the Guardian's music blog. The single received support from Radio 1, XFM, BBC 6Music, BBC London, & Amazing Radio. It was announced in 2013 that the band had been signed by Island Records
The second single to be released from Flyte 'Light Me Up' was released on Turned Out Nice / Island Records on 17 November 2014. The single was recorded by Hugh Fielding at the band's own recording facility within Goldmine Studios in Bethnal Green and mixed by Mike Crossey.
The band released 2 further singles on Island Records 'Closer Together' and 'Please Eloise'. 'Closer Together' was remixed by Bombay Bicycle Club singer Jack Steadman. - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
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Light Me Up
2014-10
1.Light Me Up -
Miscellaneous
1.Chasing Heaven
2.Please Eloise
3.Closer Together
4.False Alarm
5.We Are the Rain
6.Where Nobody Knows Your Name
7.Woman8.Echoes
9.Cathy Come Home
10.Victoria Falls
11.Faithless
12.Sliding Doors
13.Moon Unit
【Correction of errors in the album information】