Iain Archer
| Iain Archer | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Iain Denis Archer |
| Born | Bangor, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Rock, folk, indie |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Sticky Music, Bright Star, Play It Again Sam |
| Website | www.iainarcher.co.uk |
Iain Archer[1] is a singer–songwriter/producer from Bangor, Northern Ireland. Archer comes from a musical background and released several solo albums in the mid 90s on the small Scottish independent label Sticky Music. After a stint with Snow Patrol and a side project with Snow Patrol's frontman Gary Lightbody in The Reindeer Section, he returned to his solo career. In 2004, he released the album Flood the Tanks, and in 2006 Magnetic North, co-produced with David Kosten (Bat for Lashes, Everything Everything), both to critical acclaim. His most recent album, To the Pine Roots, was released in 2009.
In 2005, Archer saw UK top 5 success with Snow Patrol's hit Run which became a UK No.1 in 2008. He is an Ivor Novello Award winner (Album Award – Final Straw by Snow Patrol) and a 2013 Ivor Novello Award nominee (Best Song Musically & Lyrically – Two Fingers by Jake Bugg). Archer is a member of Tired Pony, a band comprising Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol), Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Scott McCaughey (R.E.M.), Richard Colburn (Belle and Sebastian), Jacknife Lee and Troy Stewart. Tired Pony released their debut record The Place We Ran From in July 2010 which featured contributions from Zooey Deschanel, M Ward, Tom Smith (Editors) and was recorded in Portland, Oregon. They completed their follow-up, titled The Ghost of the Mountain in early 2013, recorded in Topanga Canyon, L.A.. Archer is married to singer Miriam Kaufmann.[2][3]
Discography
| Artist | Title | Notes | Credit | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Patrol | Run Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking Ways and Means | Final Straw album UK #3 | Writer | Fiction/Universal |
| Leona Lewis | Run | UK #1 | Writer | Sony BMG/SyCo |
| Example | Playing in the Shadows Two Lives | album UK #1 | Writer Remix/Add Prod | Ministry Of Sound |
| Tired Pony | The Place We Ran From | All album tracks | Writer/Guitar/Vox/Lapsteel/Banjo | Fiction/Universal |
| Jake Bugg | Trouble Town Lightning Bolt Taste It Two Fingers Note to Self Seen It All Slide Ballad of Mr. Jones | debut single March 2012 single May 2012 single June 2012 single Oct 2012 Jake Bugg Album Oct 2012 Jake Bugg Album Oct 2012 Jake Bugg Album Oct 2012 Jake Bugg Album Oct 2012 | Producer/Writer Producer/Writer Producer/Writer Writer Producer/Writer Producer/Writer Producer/Writer Producer/Writer | Mercury/Universal |
| Hudson Taylor | Hideaway | Battles EP Sept 2012 | Writer | Polydor |
| Gabrielle Aplin | Stranger Side | Please Don't EP Nov 2012 | Producer/Writer | Parlophone/EMI |
| Lewis Watson | Even If | EP Nov 2012 | Producer/Writer | Warner |
| Luke Sital-Singh | Fail for You | EP Sept 2012 | Producer | iTunes |
| Mikko Sipola | Beat the Winter | Winner The Voice Finland Album Oct 2012 | Writer | Universal |
| Chew Lips | Razor's Edge | Album Summer 2012 | Writer | Sony |
| Charlie Simpson | If I Lose It Riverbanks | Young Pilgrim album UK #6 | Writer | Pledge |
| Rosi Golan | Seeing Ghosts A Lot of Things Hazy | | Writer/Guitar/Vox | Self-Release/Universal |
| Athlete | Long Way to Run | | Writer | Fiction/Universal |
| Lissie | Here Before (with Band of Horses) | EP | Writer | Columbia |
| Rea Garvey (Reamonn) | Sorry Days | Can't Stand the Silence Album – Germany #4 | Writer | Universal Germany |
| Reindeer Section | You Are My Joy Cartwheels Who Told You I'll Be There Your Sweet Voice Grand Parade | Son of Evil Reindeer Album | Writer/Guitar/Vox | Fiction |
| Duke Special | The Best at the Worst of Times | EP | Writer | Self Release |
| Fionn Regan | Hotel Room | EP | Guitar | Anvil |
| Jacob Golden | Hallelujah World | Album tracks | Guitar/Vox | Rough Trade |
Charts
- "Summer Jets" (2004) - 159 (UK)[4]
References
- ↑ "Run - Writers". ASCAP. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ↑ Commins, Shane (29 September 2009). "Iain Archer - To the Pine Roots". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ↑ "Iain Archer/To The Pine Roots". Planet Sound. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ↑ "Chart Log UK 1994–2008: A – Azzido Da Bass". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
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