Astronauts | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Indie, folk, alternative, rock |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Lo Recordings |
| Website | https://soundcloud.com/astronauts-new-songs |
Astronauts is the solo musical project of the UK songwriter, Dan Carney. He is signed to London-based imprint Lo Recordings. [1]
Carney initially conceived the project in 2013, following the end of his previous band Dark Captain, and while recuperating from a badly broken leg. [2] After the first Astronauts songs were uploaded to SoundCloud in November 2013, [3] a deal was signed with Lo Recordings.
The debut Astronauts single, "Skydive", was released in June 2014, receiving support from BBC Radio 6 Music's Tom Ravenscroft, [4] Gideon Coe, [5] Cerys Matthews, [6] and Steve Lamacq, [7] as well as BBC Radio Scotland's Roddy Hart, [8] and Huey Morgan on BBC Radio 2, [9] earning Carney comparisons with Elliott Smith, [10] Broken Bells, and The Shins, [11] and making the Hype Machine charts. [12] The video for the song was devised and directed by London-based Irish artist Michelle Deignan. [13]
The debut album, Hollow Ponds, named after an area of Epping Forest near where Carney lives, and was hospitalised following his leg fracture, [14] was released in July 2014. [15] The collection featured musical contributions from Firestations' Michael Cranny (who co-authored a number of tracks), [16] London alt-folk singer Jess Bryant [17] and cellist Nicole Robson (Bat For Lashes, Stats), [18] with Sputnik Music describing the sound as "often bleak and highly contemplative indie-folk". [19]
The second album 'End Codes' was released in May 2016. [20]
Carney appears on There Are No Goodbyes, the 2009 album from Robin Proper-Sheppard's Sophia, playing guitar and providing vocal harmonies on the song "Storm Clouds". [21] The album was released by the City Slang label. [22]
He also has a PhD in developmental psychology, [23] and has authored a number of research papers examining cognitive processing and memory in a number of developmental disorders. [24] Using developmental trajectories to examine verbal and visuospatial short-term memory development in children and adolescents with Williams and Down syndromes, [25] and executive function in Williams and Down syndromes. [26]
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