Astronauts (band)

Astronauts
Background information
Origin London, England
Genres indie, folk, alternative, rock
Years active 2013–present
Labels Lo Recordings

Astronauts is the solo musical project of the UK songwriter, Dan Carney. He is signed to London-based imprint Lo Recordings.[1]

History

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]

Miscellaneous

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]

Discography

Singles

  • "Skydive" (2014, Lo Recordings)
  • "In My Direction" (2015, Lo Recordings)
  • "Civil Engineer" (2016, Lo Recordings)
  • "You Can Turn It Off" (2016, Lo Recordings)
  • "Breakout" (2016, Lo Recordings)

EPs

  • "Four Songs" (2014, Lo Recordings)

Albums

  • Hollow Ponds (2014, Lo Recordings)
  • End Codes (2016, Lo Recordings)
  • Living in Symbol (2018, Coqueiro Verde Records)

References

  1. ↑ "Astronauts – Lo & Behold". Lorecordings.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hollow Ponds – Lo & Behold". Lorecordings.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Astronauts". SoundCloud. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "BBC Radio 6 Music – 6 Music Recommends, With Tom Ravenscroft". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "BBC Radio 6 Music – Gideon Coe, If in concert at the Paris Theatre in 1972". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 6 Music – Cerys on 6, Professor Nick Groom on the gothic and Jane Peyton on beer". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "BBC Playlists – Steve Lamacq". BBC Playlister. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "BBC Radio Scotland – Roddy Hart, 15/05/2014". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "BBC Radio 2 – Huey Morgan, 07/06/2014". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Astronauts – Skydive – All Things Go". Allthingsgomusic.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  11. ↑ Jason Grishkoff (6 June 2014). "Astronauts – Skydive :: Indie Shuffle". Indieshuffle.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Popular MP3 & Music Blog Tracks / Hype Machine". Hype Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Astronauts – Skydive (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Astronauts". Nära is Near. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Hollow Ponds – Lo & Behold". Lorecordings.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "Astronauts – Lo & Behold". Lorecordings.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "Astronauts – Lo & Behold". Lorecordings.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "Astronauts – "Skydive" (Official Video)". DAN DIGS. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  19. ↑ "Review: Astronauts – Hollow Ponds". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "End Codes release information: Lo Recordings". lorecordings.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "There Are No Goodbyes – Sophia – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  22. ↑ City Slang, Berlin, Germany. "Sophia: There Are No Goodbyes". City Slang. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  23. ↑ "Astronauts". Nära is Near. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  24. ↑ Cowan R & Carney DP. "Calendrical savants: exceptionality and practice". Cognition. 100: B1–9. doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2005.08.001. PMID 16157326.
  25. ↑ Carney DP; et al. "Using developmental trajectories to examine verbal and visuospatial short-term memory development in children and adolescents with Williams and Down syndromes". Res Dev Disabil. 34: 3421–32. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2013.07.012. PMID 23920025.
  26. ↑ Carney DP; et al. "Executive function in Williams and Down syndromes". Res Dev Disabil. 34: 46–55. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.013. PMID 22940158.
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