Charlie Barnes (musician)

Born in Lichfield, Barnes developed an interest in music at an early age and studied at the University of Huddersfield.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/music/gig-preview-charlie-barnes-at-brudenell-social-club-leeds-1-7246897|title=Gig preview: Charlie Barnes at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds|website=Yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-01-06}} 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.,{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Charlie-Barnes-Geekk/master/1114358|title=Charlie Barnes – Geekk.|website=Discogs.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-07}} as part of his final project.{{Cite news|url=http://www.incendiarymag.com/interviews/charliebarnes/introducingcharlie_barnes|title=Introducing...Charlie Barnes|last=Aubergine|first=Cath|date=10 April 2010|website=Incendiarymag.com|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107175342/http://www.incendiarymag.com/interviews/charliebarnes/introducingcharlie_barnes|archive-date=7 January 2018|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://flyingwithanna.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/gig-review-ellen-smith-and-charlie-barnes-bar-122-huddersfield/|title=Gig Review: Ellen Smith and Charlie Barnes @ Bar 1:22, Huddersfield|last=Purnauna|first=Anna|date=1 June 2010|work=flying with anna|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en-US}} In 2009, he befriended the band Amplifier and performed support slots for them. After moving to Leeds, he joined the band as a touring musician. In 2015, he signed to Superball Music and released his debut album More Stately Mansions on 11 May 2015.{{cite web |url= http://www.superballmusic.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=15598&IdCompany=4 |title=Charlie Barnes Signs To Superball Music For Release Of 'More Stately Mansions' |website=Superballmusic.com |accessdate=12 September 2015}} The album was produced by Steve Durose of Oceansize,{{Cite web|url=http://slatethedisco.com/2015/10/in-conversation-charlie-barnes/|title=in conversation // Charlie Barnes|last=Worland|first=Jordan|date=21 October 2015|website=slatethedisco.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-07}} and partly inspired by the recent death of his mother.{{Cite news|url=http://noisefull.com/interviews/charlie-barnes|title=Charlie Barnes|last=Ioannou|first=Dimosthenis|date=22 July 2015|work=Noisefull|access-date=2018-01-07|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107175521/http://noisefull.com/interviews/charlie-barnes|archive-date=7 January 2018|url-status=dead}} The song "Sing to God" featured as the first single of the album.

On 4 June 2015, Bastille announced that Barnes would be joining them as a touring musician after an audition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/33284625/bastille-weve-been-experimenting-with-our-new-music|title=Bastille: 'We've been experimenting with our new music' – BBC Newsbeat|date=2015-06-26|website=BBC Newsbeat|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-01-06}} With Bastille, Barnes plays guitar, bass, keyboards and percussion.{{Cite news|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/10-questions-for-charlie-barnes-628904|title=10 questions for Charlie Barnes|last=Astley-Brown|first=Michael|date=October 5, 2015|website=MusicRadar.com|access-date=2018-01-06|language=en}}

Barnes started his first solo UK tour on 6 October 2015, his first show was in Leeds, and his last in Cambridge (23 October). 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'.

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.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htpQHFL2dcY |title=Alma - To The Stars (Charlie Barnes Rework) OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO |date=2017-02-21 |last=Charlie Barnes |access-date=2025-02-24 |via=YouTube}}

In December 2017, Barnes announced the album Oceanography to be released in March 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.superballmusic.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=22144&IdCompany=4|title=Superball Music – Charlie Barnes : : announces new album 'Oceanography'|website=Superballmusic.com|access-date=2018-01-06}} Also in 2017 he began working on the side project, The Society Pages, with guitarist Benjamin Wall. "The So Called Debut Album by the Society Pages" was released in November 2020.{{Cite web |title=The so-called 'DEBUT ALBUM' by The Society Pages, by The Society Pages |url=https://thesocietypages.bandcamp.com/album/the-so-called-debut-album-by-the-society-pages |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The Society Pages |language=en}}

In April 2018, he was a supporting act along with To Kill a King during Bastille's 'Reorchestrated' tour.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-18 |title=Review: Bastille Reorchestrated |url=https://epigram.org.uk/review/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Epigram |language=en}}

• Geekk. (30 May 2010)
• More Stately Mansions (11 May 2015)
• Oceanography (9 March 2018)
• Last Night's Glitter (3 July 2020)
• The Heart of The Home (18 October 2024)

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• [http://charliebarnes.tumblr.com Charlie Barnes]
• [https://charliebarnes.bandcamp.com/ Charlie Barnes Bandcamp]

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