Astronauts is the solo musical project of the UK songwriter, Dan Carney. He is signed to London-based imprint Lo Recordings.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Indie, folk, alternative, rock |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Lo Recordings |
| Website | https://soundcloud.com/astronauts-new-songs |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
Singles edit
- "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 edit
- "Four Songs" (2014, Lo Recordings)
Albums edit
- Hollow Ponds (2014, Lo Recordings)
- End Codes (2016, Lo Recordings)
References edit
- ^ "Astronauts – Lo & Behold". Lorecordings.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Hollow Ponds – Lo & Behold". Lorecordings.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Astronauts". SoundCloud. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music – 6 Music Recommends, With Tom Ravenscroft". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music – Gideon Coe, If in concert at the Paris Theatre in 1972". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music – Cerys on 6, Professor Nick Groom on the gothic and Jane Peyton on beer". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "BBC Playlists – Steve Lamacq". BBC Playlister. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "BBC Radio Scotland – Roddy Hart, 15/05/2014". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 – Huey Morgan, 07/06/2014". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Astronauts – Skydive – All Things Go". Allthingsgomusic.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Jason Grishkoff (6 June 2014). "Astronauts – Skydive :: Indie Shuffle". Indieshuffle.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Popular MP3 & Music Blog Tracks / Hype Machine". Hype Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Astronauts – Skydive (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Astronauts". Nära is Near. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Hollow Ponds – Lo & Behold". Lorecordings.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Astronauts – Lo & Behold". Lorecordings.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Astronauts – Lo & Behold". Lorecordings.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Astronauts – "Skydive" (Official Video)". DAN DIGS. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Review: Astronauts – Hollow Ponds". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "End Codes release information: Lo Recordings". lorecordings.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "There Are No Goodbyes – Sophia – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Astronauts". Nära is Near. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.