Fiction Plane
{{Short description|Rock band from England}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Fiction Plane
| image = Fiction Plane Cologne.jpg
| landscape = yes
| alt = Fiction Plane in Cologne, Germany
| caption = Fiction Plane in Cologne, Germany in 2010
| background = group_or_band
| origin = London, England
| genre = {{Flatlist|
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| years_active = {{Start date|1999}}–present
| label = {{Flatlist|
- MCA
- Bieler Bros.
- XIII Bis
- Roadrunner
- Verycords
}}
| associated_acts = {{Flatlist|
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| website = {{URL|fictionplane.com}}
| current_members = * Joe Sumner
| past_members = * Dan Brown
}}
Fiction Plane are an English rock band consisting of lead vocalist and bass player Joe Sumner, guitarist Seton Daunt, and drummer Pete Wilhoit.
History
When Sumner was a teenager in England, he was inspired to write songs after he heard Nirvana's album Nevermind. Sumner, having grown up around the music industry with his father Gordon “Sting” Sumner, already knew how to play guitar and drums, so he started a band with Dan Brown, a friend from school who played bass. Fiction Plane began to form in 1999 when they were joined by guitarist Seton Daunt.
At a live performance a few years later, they attracted the attention of David Kahne, a producer who escorted them into a studio to record their debut album, Everything Will Never Be OK. Lacking a full-time drummer, they invited Abe Laboriel Jr., a session musician who had played with them before. After the album was released, they hired Pete Wilhoit, a drummer from Bloomington, Indiana, and Fiction Plane was launched.{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Alex|title=Artist Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fiction-plane-mn0000173762/biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=29 May 2016}}{{cite magazine|title=Fiction Plane Prepares For Takeoff|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72413/fiction-plane-prepares-for-takeoff|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 May 2016}}
The band contributed the song "If Only" to the film Holes. The song's lyrics are mostly based on a recurring poem from the film and its source novel. The film's soundtrack album was released in April 2003, only a month after the release of Everything Will Never Be OK.
Following their debut, the band released Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses (2005), Left Side of the Brain (2007), Paradiso (2009), Sparks (2010), and Mondo Lumina (2015).{{cite magazine|last1=Cohen|first1=Jonathan|title=Fiction Plane Resumes Flight With New Album|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053156/fiction-plane-resumes-flight-with-new-album|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 May 2016}}
Fiction Plane's popularity increased in 2007 when they were the opening act for The Police's reunion tour - Joe Sumner is the son of Police lead singer Sting.
Discography
=Studio albums=
==Extended plays==
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==Live albums==
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Band members
=Current=
- Joe Sumner – lead vocals, bass (1999–present)
- Seton Daunt – guitar (1999–present)
- Pete Wilhoit – drums (1999–present)
=Former=
- Dan Brown – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1999–2006)
References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Fiction Plane}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:English musical trios
Category:Musical groups established in 1999
Category:1999 establishments in England
Category:Roadrunner Records artists
Category:Bieler Bros. Records artists