Charlie Barnes (musician)

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Charlie Barnes
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Charlie Barnes performing with Bastille at Stavernfestivalen 2019
Background information
Born (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 34)
Lichfield, England
Origin Leeds, England
Genres
Years active2007–present
Labels Superball
Website www.charliebarnesmusic.co.uk

Charlie Barnes (born 31 May 1989) is an English singer and songwriter. He is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist performing under his own name, and currently as a touring musician with indie rock band Bastille. He has released three albums; the latest, Last Night's Glitter, was released in July 2020.

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Career

Born in Lichfield, Barnes developed an interest in music at an early age and studied at the University of Huddersfield. [1] During his studies he began to play solo shows using electronics. In 2010, when completing his final year of study, he self-released the album Geekk., [2] as part of his final project. [3] [4] In 2009, he befriended the band Amplifier and performed support slots for them. [5] After moving to Leeds, he joined the band as a touring musician. [5] In 2015, he signed to Superball Music and released his debut album More Stately Mansions on 11 May 2015. [6] The album was produced by Steve Durose of Oceansize, [1] [7] and partly inspired by the recent death of his mother. [8] The song "Sing to God" featured as the first single of the album. [8]

On 4 June 2015, Bastille announced that Barnes would be joining them as a touring musician after an audition. [9] With Bastille, Barnes plays guitar, bass, keyboards and percussion. [5]

Barnes started his first solo UK tour on 6 October 2015, his first show was in Leeds, and his last in Cambridge (23 October). [5] In early November, Barnes had another solo tour, this took place in Germany. He described the playing live of the songs his band as 'honing [them] together to give the songs I write an identity beyond the words and the chords and the melody'. [8]

In 2016, Charlie Barnes created a remix for the duo Alma. The song he edited, "To the Stars", was featured on an album alongside other reworks and remixes of Alma's work.[ citation needed ]

In December 2017, Barnes announced the album Oceanography to be released in March 2018. [10]

In April 2018, he was a supporting act along with To Kill a King during Bastille's 'Reorchestrated' tour.[ citation needed ]

Discography

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References

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  2. ↑ "Charlie Barnes – Geekk". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Aubergine, Cath (10 April 2010). "Introducing...Charlie Barnes". Incendiarymag.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Purnauna, Anna (1 June 2010). "Gig Review: Ellen Smith and Charlie Barnes @ Bar 1:22, Huddersfield". flying with anna. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Astley-Brown, Michael (5 October 2015). "10 questions for Charlie Barnes". MusicRadar.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Charlie Barnes Signs To Superball Music For Release Of 'More Stately Mansions'". Superballmusic.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Worland, Jordan (21 October 2015). "in conversation // Charlie Barnes". slatethedisco.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 Ioannou, Dimosthenis (22 July 2015). "Charlie Barnes". Noisefull. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bastille: 'We've been experimenting with our new music' – BBC Newsbeat". BBC Newsbeat. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Superball Music – Charlie Barnes : : announces new album 'Oceanography'". Superballmusic.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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