Kingfishers Catch Fire 2008-2014

One autumn afternoon, not so long ago, songwriter William Robertson discovered a Victorian poem. The poem was by Gerard Manley Hopkins and was called “As Kingfishers Catch Fire”. Simultaneously, somewhere across London, his then partner and bandmate picked up a novel in a library. The novel was by Rumer Godden and was called “Kingfishers Catch Fire”. When that evening they each brought to light their respective discoveries, they agreed the happenstance was too great to ignore. And so the band name was born.

Over the next few years, members came and went, relationships formed and faded, until a line up was established of musicians – Tristan Irvine (guitar), Marcus Mozley (drums), and Darran Paul Smith (bass) – whose unique brand of jangle-folk, reminiscent of acts such as early R.E.M., the Byrds and the Smiths, well befitted William’s delicately impassioned vocal style. Venting dark lyrical themes through uplifting melody and dense vocal harmony, William called upon the heartbreak and loss associated with the band’s brief history to inform the processes of songwriting and performance.

Kingfishers’ two official releases, “Ballerina EP” and double A-side single “A Fear Of Mirrors” / “Dahlia”, received positive reviews and radio play from the likes of Tom Robinson and Gary Crowley.

Free downloads: http://kingfishers.bandcamp.com

Contact: kingfisherscatchfiremusic@gmail.com

"Powerful pop!" Gary Crowley (BBC Introducing)

"A pastoral opposite to the urban indie of so many bands, as if flowers and foxes have colonised a brown field site." Supajam

"Kingfishers Catch Fire's music makes me feel a Victorian picnic by a bubbling brook. A decadent garden party at a manor house. A place where Bright Young Things can congregate in the last hedonistic summer of their youth, where simply looking divine gives you immortality. Somewhere where people love and feel too deeply to survive very long." Condemned to Rock 'N Roll

"Damn good job. Damn good. Reduced my wife to tears. In a good way." Jim Murdoch (poet and novelist)

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Known for his prosaic lyrics and abstract influences (everyone from Jeff Buckley and Michael Jackson to Morris Day and The Time) this "Pop Poet" creates synth-dripping Electro-Pop with an arsenal of Producers and Indie collaborators the world over.  

After his debut record "Narcissus Drowned" released in early 2012 this NYC based singer-songwriter took a handful of songs back into the studio to begin work on his next oeuvre.  Moving away from concept-heavy themes, Angelo originally intended his new "Bring Me Down" as a solo release with co-collaborator The Sanfernando Sound.  When principal recording began, The San Fernando Sound took on a handful of complimentary tracks as B-Sides, and what began as a single soon became a sophomore EP.  The bridge between "Narcissus" and a hint toward future work, "Words & Stones" served as progressive Electronic-Pop pulling production references from late 80's and 90's dance while relying heavily on the singers talent for broken hearted harmony and a soaring range.  With collaboration from indie-pop DJ/Artist Outputmessage, Brooklyn based Chezdune and The Sanfernando Sound onboard as Executive Producer, Angelo created an ambitious step forward as both Artist and Curator of his own sound.  

A third generation musician, with a lineage that reaches back into NYC's own Jazz heavy past, Angelo has carved out a niche as both a vocalist and songwriter.  "Words & Stones" is available worldwide via digital retailers everywhere.  

In recent years in and out of the studio, D'Agostino continues to guide and direct his talents in the broader world of music.  Currently serving as VP of Creative Innovation for Live Nation Entertainment, Angelo resides in NYC.

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