Young Aviators
| Young Aviators | |
|---|---|
 Young Aviators (from L to R) Melling, McKay, Markey and Haughey performing in December 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Warrenpoint, County Down, Ireland |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-grunge, indie rock, britpop, punk rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Electric Honey (UK) |
| Website |
youngaviators |
| Members |
Declan McKay John Markey Kyle Haughey Oliver Melling |
Young Aviators (Irish: An Fógráin Óga) are an Irish rock band from Warrenpoint, County Down, currently based in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] They released their début album Self Help with the label Electric Honey in 2013.[2]
History
Young Aviators were formed in 2009 by childhood friends Declan McKay (singer/songwriter), Kyle Haughey (bassist) and John Markey (drummer).[3][4] In 2014 keyboardist Oliver Melling joined the band.[5]
In 2009 they toured the UK with indie rock band Reef.[6] In 2011 they released their EP Hunting for Heaven, which was favourably reviewed in musicOMH,[7] and toured with The Subways in the UK.[8]
In 2013 they released their debut album Self Help under the indie label Electric Honey.[9]
The band toured in the UK, Germany and Austria tour supporting Sportfreunde Stiller[10] and had a supporting slot on tour with indie group Travis.[11][12]
References
- ↑ "Introducing Young Aviators". Culture Northern Ireland.
- ↑ "Young Aviators – Self Help". theskinny.co.uk.
- ↑ Culture Northern Ireland. "Introducing Young Aviators". belfastmusic.org.
- ↑ "Young Aviators". amazingtunes.com.
- ↑ "goomusic-management". goomusic-management.
- ↑ Mary McCool. "Young Aviators support Travis in Edinburgh - STV Edinburgh - Edinburgh". STV Edinburgh.
- ↑ "Young Aviators – Self Help". musicOMH.
- ↑ "Live photoreview: The Subways / Young Aviators / Man of Moon". is this music?.
- ↑ "Young Aviators - Forward Thinking". Clash Magazine.
- ↑ Christian Bolza, xhoch4 - designpluskultur. "Sportfreunde Stiller - 29.10.2013 Ravensburg Oberschwabenklub (ausverkauft)". Sportfreunde Stiller - Die offizielle Webseite der Sportfreunde Stiller.
- ↑ "Travis support slots for the Young Aviators". STV Glasgow.
- ↑ Mary McCool. "Young Aviators play with Bwani Junction in Glasgow - STV Glasgow - Glasgow". STV Glasgow.