Artist:Barns Courtney
Song:99
Album:404
Barns Courtney will probably remind fans of Ed Sheeran. I'm not sure the comparison does Courtney any favors. He actually toured with Sheeran a few years ago. Virgin Records keeps placing his songs in movies but he hasn't broken through yet. Courtney was born Nov. 17, 1990 in Aylesbury, England. His family moved to Seattle when he was four and they returned to England when he was 15. Courtney led the band SleeperCell who were featured on Channel 4's Orange Unsigned competition. Then he led Dive Bella Dive. They signed with Island Records and played the 2012 Download Festival. They recorded an album that was never released and Island dropped them. Courtney signed a solo deal with Virgin. The song Fire appeared in the 2015 film Burnt starring Bradley Cooper. It got some radio airplay in the US and Courtney appeared on Conan O'Brien's TBS talk show. He released the album The Attractions of Youth and he went on tour. 99 is from his 2019 album 404. It also got some radio play. Courtney has done well on Spotify but that doesn't seem to have converted to sales. Courtney writes all his songs with Dive Bella Dive bandmate Sam Battle. 99 was produced by Arctic Monkeys producer Mike Crossey. But most of the album was produced by Band of Skulls producer Tom Dalgety. I noticed that Virgin keeps placing Courtney's songs in video games. Maybe it's time for a new strategy Here's the video for 99 by Barns Courtney.
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