Flyte is a British folk pop band consisting of Will Taylor, Jon Supran and Nicolas Hill. Available since May 13, the first offer of their next album "Easy Tiger". This track, written during the lockdown by the singer of the group Will Taylor is intimate. Indeed, Flyte gives us a timeless, abstract and above all free of personal appropriations: "Take it, give it your own meaning, and with many repeated listens and for years to come, make it entirely yours. With these words, we let you discover our interview with this London band for Justfocus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDws-YNv0Yc
1. Is your band's name the same as Sebastian Flyte, a fictional character created by Evelyn Waugh in her 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited? Why this choice?
There was something about this book that really stuck with me deeply when I first read it in my late teens. I felt such an affinity with the narrator Charles Ryder, a character from a lower class. Looking into a world that did not belong to him, the upper class. In England, class permeates everything, even now. You can't see it, but it's there. My father taught in a school for very privileged people and I and my brothers grew up around this environment while going to state school on the road and living half the time with our mother on the rougher side of town. It has instilled a kind of cultural duality in the way we see the world. When he came to name the band, the book had been such an influence on me that it seemed right to use the name Flyte, the embodiment of a world I would never enter. A doomed world that I could never understand.
2. How do I create/write a song? Is it first of all the idea of a melody, a lyrical, a feeling? And what are your inspirations or artists that you admire right now?
When it comes to writing a song, there is no fixed process, and in our experience, there shouldn't be. Before you start creating, you must first admit that you do not have an idea of how to write anything and you never have. When Thom Yorke was asked what his greatest strength was, he replied, "I have no idea what I'm doing." We always strive to stay in the world of the passionate amateur, where everything is a discovery. One band that felt really authentic to us recently was Big Thief. We had the chance to work with their producer Andrew Sarlo for some of the tracks for this upcoming album.
3. The coronavirus has changed our daily lives. How did you overcome the situation? Was quarantine an inspiring or depressing experience for you?
Oh, it was really inspiring. And then it was depressing. It was a strange relief at first, a novelty. In the beginning, there were so many positive things creatively, psychologically, a lot of new songs written, good habits taken, old friends gathered on FaceTime etc. Then I think after a month, it went wrong. I didn't write anything for over a month. We have to get back on the road soon or I'm afraid we'll end up completely disturbed.
4. The first single from your album "Easy Tiger" has been available for several weeks. Why did you choose an abrupt writing style to express a personal feeling like a difficult romantic breakup?
Well, we felt the frankness and brevity of the song. It is surprising and gives us the feeling that there is still a story to come. It's really more of a prologue to the album than an opening single.
5. Can we expect a new album? If so, what can we expect from your new album, can you tell us a little more?
Yes, there is really an album attached to Easy tiger, it sets up what the record is all about: an ode to a year full of grief and loss. These songs are a way to exorcise our demons and overcome the pain we experienced last year. There are almost all kinds of emotions in there, the ten stages of breakup.
6. You've already released a few singles, EPs, an album and maybe another one in progress. Have you ever thought that your career would go in this direction? Do you have the time or desire to do something other than music?
We never really questioned that. That's what we've always done, since we were kids, I don't think we've ever considered anything else. I'm sure some activities outside of music-related ones will start to be felt, but that hasn't happened yet.
7. And finally: if you had to describe yourself in a single adjective, which word would you choose?
"I don't know what."
We can't wait to discover Flyte's new album!
Flyte is a British folk-pop band composed of Will Taylor, Jon Supran and Nicolas Hill. Available since May 13, the first release of their upcoming album « Easy Tiger ». This title, written during the quarantine by the singer of the band Will Taylor is intimate. Indeed, Flyte gives us a timeless song, abstract and above all free of personal appropriations: « Take it, give it your own meaning, and with many listens repeated and for years to come, make it entirely yours. With these words, we let you discover our interview with this band from London for Justfocus.
1. The name for your band is the same as Sebastian Flyte, fictional character created by Evelyn Waugh in his novel Brideshead Revisited written in 1945? Why this choice?
There was something about that book that really cut deep into my soul when I first read it in my late teens. I felt such an affinity with the narrator Charles Ryder, a character from a lower class looking into a world that didn't belong to him, the upper class. In England, class permeates everything, even now. You can't see it but it's there. My Dad taught at a school for very privileged people and me and my brothers grew up around that environment actually whilst going to the state school up the road and living half the time with our Mum on the rougher side of town. This instilled a kind of cultural duality in how we viewed the world. When it came to naming the band, the book had been such an influence on me that it felt right to use the name Flyte, the embodiment of a world I would never penetrate. A doomed world I could never understand.
2. How do you create/write a song ? Is it at first with the idea of a melody, a lyric, a feeling? And what are your inspirations or artists that you admire right now?
Well, when it comes to writing a song there's no fixed process- and in our experience there shouldn't be. Before starting to create you have to first admit that you haven't got a clue how to write anything and you never have. When Thom Yorke was asked what his greatest strength was, he answered – "That I have no idea what I'm doing". We always strive to stay in the world of the amateur enthusiast, where everything is a discovery. A band that's felt truly genuine to us recently has been Big Thief. We were lucky enough to work with their producer Andrew Sarlo for some of the tracks on this upcoming album.
3. The Coronavirus has changed our daily life. How did you get through the situation? Was the quarantine : an inspiring or depressing experience to you?
Oh, it was definitely inspiring. And then it was depressing. It was a strange relief at first, a novelty. Initially there were so many positives creatively, psychologically, lots of new songs written, good habits taken up, old friends reunited with on factimes etc. Then I think after a month or so it took a bad turn. I haven't written a thing in over a month. We need to get back on the road soon or I worry we may end up completely deranged.
4. The first single on your album "Easy Tiger" has been available for several weeks, why did you choose an abrupt style of writing to express a personal feeling such as a difficult romantic breakup ?
Well, we felt the frankness and the brevity of the song would feel surprising and give people a sense that there's more of a story still to come. It really is more of a prologue to the album than an opening single.
5. Can we expect a new album ? If yes, what can we expect from your new album, can you tell us a little bit more about it ?
Yes there's very much an album attached to Easy tiger, it sets up what the record's all about: an ode to a year full of heartbreak and loss. These songs are us exorcising the demons and pushing through the pain of last year. It has almost every shade of emotion in there- the ten stages of breaking up.
6. You've already released a few singles, EPs, one album and maybe another one in progress. Did you ever think that your career would go this way? Do you have the time or the desire for anything other than music?
We've never really questioned it. It's what we've always done, ever since we were children, I don't think we ever considered anything else. I'm sure some extra curricular activities are going to start creeping in, but it's not happened yet.
7. Last question, if you had to describe yourself in one adjective, which word would you pick ?
"I don't know what."
We are in a hurry, discover Flyte's new album!
