C Duncan

C Duncan
Birth name Christopher Duncan
Born (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genres Indie pop, indie folk, dream pop
Instruments Keyboards, guitar, vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels FatCat Records
Website Official website

C Duncan (born Christopher Duncan, 29 July 1989) is a Scottish composer and musician. His compositions have been featured on various television programmes, including Waterloo Road, and have been performed by Icebreaker and the Sirens of Titan choir.[1] His first solo single, "For", was released in December 2014.[2] He is currently signed to Fat Cat Records. His debut album Architect was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize.[3] In October 2016 he released his second album The Midnight Sun.[4]

Life and career

Duncan's parents are both classical musicians. He initially took up piano and viola as instruments, but playing with bands in his teenage years, he also learned to play guitar, bass and drums. He enrolled in Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) to study music composition. His pieces were performed by various ensembles across the UK.[1]

Duncan's solo music takes in both classical and modern music and has been described as combining lush choral harmonies and acoustic instrumentation, textured like contemporary dreampop, and a cross of lo-fi folk with the harmonic width of choral composition. He has toured extensively with his band to support both his albums. Duncan is also an artist and has painted the pictures used as covers for his solo releases.[5][1]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
SCO BE (Wa) NL
Architect 5215499
The Midnight Sun
  • Release: 7 October 2016
  • Label: FatCat Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP
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Singles

Year Title Album
2014 "For" Architect
2015 "Say"
"Garden"
"Here to There"
"For"[A]
(Autumn Rebuild)
2016 "Wanted to Want It Too" The Midnight Sun
"On Course"
"Other Side"
2017 "Like You Do"

Notes

A ^ The autumn rebuild version of "For" is included on the expanded edition of the album Architect.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New band of the week: C Duncan (No 36)". The Guardian. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Listen: C Duncan - For". Clash Magazine. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mercury Prize 2015 shortlist". BBC. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  4. ↑ "C Duncan eclipses all expectations with The Midnight Sun". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  5. ↑ "C Duncan Biography". Fat Cat Records. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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