Self-titled, download only mini album released June 4th. Plus tour datesAfter 8 years on bass with Spiritualized & 3 years as lead singer with Lupine Howl, Sean Cook returns and emerges as the frontman of The Flies with a self-titled, download only mini album released on June 4th on No Carbon Records. A dark, haunting but timelessly beautiful collection of songs, they will be available on the usual sites such as iTunes, Napster, OD2 Network, Wippit, HMV, Virgin etc.An effortlessly cool, charismatically calm and gracefully catchy record, it features the following 6 tracks: All Too Human / The Lord Of Flies / Ruby Tuesday / One Less Heart Beats / In This World / Harmonica. All songs were written by Sean Cook, Bob Locke and Tim Norfolk – except Jagger & Richards’ “Ruby Tuesday”. All songs produced by Bristol based production team The Insects. The Flies’ musical heritage is nothing short of impeccable as the three band members have worked with such luminaries as Massive Attack, Tricky, Goldfrapp , The Jesus & Mary Chain, Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) and various members of Portishead - to name a few. The Insects have also composed several film soundtracks including recent cult horror flick ‘Creep’. The Flies began loosely as a studio project in 2005 when The Insects invited Sean to sing on a track. The collaboration grew, taking on its own spirit and sonic quality, bound together by Cook’s unique and haunting vocals. Musically, much of the music has the aural feel of a David Lynch movie with influences ranging from Roy Orbison & The Doors to Kraftwerk. Shunning the normal routes to releasing music and gaining a following, The Flies put a massive emphasis on the Internet being the main outlet for the band. This approach lead to a pioneering deal with Universal Digital. Strong online support for the band came over a series of three digital – only releases (We Began / Walking On The Sand / The Temptress). Over 28,000 tracks were downloaded via legal download services during 2006 (with 100’s of thousands of illegal downloads on top!).
Established as a cult band online, The Flies played their first gig supporting Massive Attack at Westonbirt Aboretum in July 2006. They have now moved into a full recording deal with new Universal label NoCarbon Records and are currently in the studio finishing the debut album due for release in the Autumn.
The Flies will be playing some live shows throughout April, May and June at these places:.
20th April - Bristol The Cooler
27th April - Cardiff Ifor Bach
23rd May – Oxford Jericho Tavern
31st May - Bath Moles
15th June - Taunton Aura
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