Charlie Barnes (musician)

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 July 2020.[1]

Charlie Barnes
Charlie Barnes performing with Bastille at Stavernfestivalen 2019
Background information
OriginLeeds, England
Genres
Years active2007–present
LabelsSuperball
Associated acts
Websitecharliebarnes.tumblr.com
Members
  • Charlie Barnes
Past members
  • Jon Taylor
  • Joshua Hughes
  • Sean Balcombe
  • Steven Anderson
  • Ed Wetenhall
  • Ben Wall

Career

Born in Lichfield, Barnes developed an interest in music at an early age and studied at the University of Huddersfield.[2] 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.,[3] as part of his final project.[4][5] In 2009 he befriended the band Amplifier and performed support slots for them.[6] After moving to Leeds, he joined the band as a touring musician.[6] In 2015 he signed to Superball Music and released his debut album More Stately Mansions on 11 May 2015.[7] The album was produced by Steve Durose of Oceansize,[2][8] and partly inspired by the recent passing of his mother.[9] The song "Sing to God" featured as the first single of the album.[9]

On 4 June 2015, Bastille announced that Barnes would be joining them as a touring musician after an audition.[10] With Bastille, Barnes plays guitar, bass, keyboards and percussion.[6]

Charlie Barnes started his first solo UK tour on 6 October 2015, his first show was in Leeds, and his last in Cambridge (23 October).[6] In early November, Charlie 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'.[9]

In 2016, Charlie Barnes created a remix for the duo Alma. The song he edited is called To the Stars, and it is featured on an album alongside other reworks and remixes of Alma's work.

In December 2017, Barnes announced the album Oceanography to be released in March 2018.[11][1]

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


Discography
  • Geekk. (30 May 2010)
  • More Stately Mansions (11 May 2015)
  • Oceanography (9 March 2018)
  • Last Night's Glitter (3 July 2020)

References
  1. Frometa, RJ (18 December 2017). "Charlie Barnes (Bastille live member) announces new album 'Oceanography' -". ventsmagazine.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. "Gig preview: Charlie Barnes at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. "Charlie Barnes – Geekk". Discogs. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. Aubergine, Cath (10 April 2010). "Introducing...Charlie Barnes". www.incendiarymag.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. Purnauna, Anna (1 June 2010). "Gig Review: Ellen Smith and Charlie Barnes @ Bar 1:22, Huddersfield". flying with anna. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. Astley-Brown, Michael (5 October 2015). "10 questions for Charlie Barnes". MusicRadar. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. Superball Music. "Charlie Barnes Signs To Superball Music For Release Of 'More Stately Mansions'". superballmusic.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  8. Worland, Jordan (21 October 2015). "in conversation // Charlie Barnes". slatethedisco.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  9. Ioannou, Dimosthenis (22 July 2015). "Charlie Barnes". Noisefull. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  10. "Bastille: 'We've been experimenting with our new music' – BBC Newsbeat". BBC Newsbeat. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  11. "Superball Music – Charlie Barnes : : announces new album 'Oceanography'". www.superballmusic.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.


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