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 four albums; the latest, The Heart of The Home, was released in October 2024.
Charlie Barnes | |
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 Charlie Barnes performing with Bastille at Stavernfestivalen 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 31 May 1989 Lichfield, England |
| Origin | Leeds, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Superball |
| Website | www |
Career
editBorn 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
edit- Geekk. (30 May 2010)
- More Stately Mansions (11 May 2015)
- Oceanography (9 March 2018)
- Last Night's Glitter (3 July 2020)
- The Heart of The Home (18 October 2024)
References
edit- ^ a b "Gig preview: Charlie Barnes at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds". Yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Charlie Barnes – Geekk". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Aubergine, Cath (10 April 2010). "Introducing...Charlie Barnes". Incendiarymag.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Purnauna, Anna (1 June 2010). "Gig Review: Ellen Smith and Charlie Barnes @ Bar 1:22, Huddersfield". flying with anna. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d Astley-Brown, Michael (5 October 2015). "10 questions for Charlie Barnes". MusicRadar.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Charlie Barnes Signs To Superball Music For Release Of 'More Stately Mansions'". Superballmusic.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ Worland, Jordan (21 October 2015). "in conversation // Charlie Barnes". slatethedisco.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Ioannou, Dimosthenis (22 July 2015). "Charlie Barnes". Noisefull. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Bastille: 'We've been experimenting with our new music' – BBC Newsbeat". BBC Newsbeat. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Superball Music – Charlie Barnes : : announces new album 'Oceanography'". Superballmusic.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.