Charlie Barnes | |
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![]() Charlie Barnes performing with Bastille at Stavernfestivalen 2019 | |
Background information | |
Born | Lichfield, England | 31 May 1989
Origin | Leeds, England |
Genres | |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Superball |
Website | www |
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 three albums; the latest, Last Night's Glitter, was released in July 2020.
Born 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]