Astronauts (band)

For other uses, see Astronaut (disambiguation).

Astronauts
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresIndie, folk, alternative, rock
Years active2013–present
LabelsLo Recordings
Websitehttps://soundcloud.com/astronauts-new-songs

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)

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. 23 May 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ "Astronauts". Nära is Near. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  24. ^ Cowan R, Carney DP (2006). "Calendrical savants: exceptionality and practice" (PDF). Cognition. 100 (2): B1-9. doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2005.08.001. PMID 16157326. S2CID 34912923.
  25. ^ Carney DP; et al. (2013). "Using developmental trajectories to examine verbal and visuospatial short-term memory development in children and adolescents with Williams and Down syndromes" (PDF). Res Dev Disabil. 34 (10): 3421–32. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2013.07.012. PMID 23920025.
  26. ^ Carney DP; et al. (2013). "Executive function in Williams and Down syndromes" (PDF). Res Dev Disabil. 34 (1): 46–55. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.013. PMID 22940158.