Flyte release new songs "Moon Unit" and "Victory Girls" - US Tour with SXSW Dates
Last
week, Flyte performed to a packed Heath Street Baptist Church, using
string quartet accompaniment to reimagine their critically acclaimed
debut
album ‘The Loved Ones’. Reminiscent of an MTV unplugged session, the
night further established their reputation as a remarkable live
experience. Having reached the end of seven months of touring, the band
took a break on the Isle of Wight, to write and produce
two completely new songs. The result was ‘Moon Unit’ - a nod to Frank
Zappa’s daughter and an ode to the songs their parents would listen to
on cassette during long drives- and ‘Victory Girls’ - a simple, melodic
piece, which crosses history both lyrically
and stylistically. The two tracks are produced and mixed by longtime
friend and collaborator, Burke Reid (Courtney Barnett).
Flyte
began to form when Will Taylor (vocals, guitar) and Jon Supran (drums,
vocals) started playing together age 11 at their local comprehensive
school.
Later Nick Hill (bass, vocals) joined and finally Sam Berridge (keys,
vocals) who they discovered singing down in the London Underground.
Will’s parents were both English teachers and unavoidably, many a
literary influence can be found in the music with the
band taking its name from Sebastian Flyte of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead
Revisited. After a video of Will and Sam covering Joni Mitchell's took
in millions of views and following the band's highly successful monthly
night at the Moth Club in Hackney, the band
signed a deal with Island Records.
In Autumn 2017, the band released their debut album
The Loved Ones to acclaim. They have since been touring the UK
and Europe extensively, with a headline sold-out show at Scala, and tour
supports with the likes of The Lemon Twigs and Lord Huron. Now Flyte
travel to America for the first time, taking
their road-trip-worthy catalogue to SXSW, New York and LA.
US TOUR DATES:
Killing Moon & Reverb Nation w/ Metro UK SXSW 13 March
Central Presbyterian Church SXSW 14 March
British Music SXSW 16 March
"Best Lil’ Big Fest” SXSW 17 March
School Night @ Bardot LA 19 March
Mercury Lounge NY 21 March
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